65 citations
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March 2018 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This review discusses the role of mechanical forces in skin homeostasis and disease development, including their impact on conditions like keloids, androgenetic alopecia, and acral melanoma, and reports no clinical results; the authors propose modifying these forces as a potential therapeutic strategy.
61 citations
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October 2013 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that amplifying Wnt signaling, either genetically or through topical application of liposomal Wnt3a, improved skin wound healing in a mouse model.
48 citations
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March 2019 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This review discusses the typical wound healing process in skin and the oral cavity, and emphasizes the research focus on achieving scarless healing in adult skin, but reports no new clinical results.
46 citations
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March 2015 in “Regeneration” This review revisits the mechanisms of wound induced hair follicle neogenesis in mice and concludes that the process involves canonical WNT signaling activated by Fgf9 from γδ T cells, but more research is needed to fully understand its cellular bases.
35 citations
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August 2021 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” This review examines how fibroblasts contribute to regeneration in various organs and explores the potential of reverting adult fibroblasts to a fetal-like state for regenerative therapies, but reports no new empirical findings.
35 citations
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October 2017 in “Trends in Molecular Medicine” This research suggests that targeting the HIF-1α pathway via PHD inhibitors may enable regeneration similar to amphibians in mammals, potentially fast-tracking regenerative therapies from mice to humans.
28 citations
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October 2019 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This article discusses the advances in understanding wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) and highlights the roles of specific signaling pathways and cellular plasticity, noting no clinical results but suggesting potential areas for further research.
27 citations
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March 2018 in “Biomaterials” This study found that a cocktail of three proteins from embryonic skin can enable adult fibroblasts to regenerate hair follicles by altering gene expression and activating regenerative signaling pathways.
19 citations
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August 2019 in “Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets” This review discusses emerging targets for developing drugs to treat hair loss and reports no new clinical results; the authors emphasize the potential for therapies that regenerate hair follicles.
15 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, full-thickness wounding on Lanyu pigs led to scar formation and disrupted cell markers, while partial-thickness wounding allowed limited regeneration of rete ridges and papillary dermis.
12 citations
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August 2016 in “Current opinion in genetics & development” In this study, researchers using the hair paradigm highlighted how periodic patterning and compartmentalization enable diverse regenerative behaviors, including region-specific renewal cycles and emergent properties like regenerative waves in organ populations.
11 citations
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June 2016 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” This symposium discussed why regenerative capacity varies among species and diminishes with age, exploring how these insights could inform regenerative medicine approaches, without presenting new experimental results.
10 citations
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October 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review explores the cellular and molecular basis of wound-induced hair neogenesis and its relationship with aging but does not report new clinical results, highlighting areas for future research.
10 citations
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September 2018 in “Regenerative Medicine” This review explores the mechanism and potential applications of wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis but reports no new clinical results, highlighting the need for further research in hair regeneration therapies.
9 citations
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November 2018 in “Drug Discovery Today” This review discusses insights from scar-free animal models and cellular factors in skin regeneration, suggesting potential strategies for developing scar-free treatments in clinical and cosmetic practices, but reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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November 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” This article reviews skin regeneration and fibrosis, identifying key cellular and molecular players, and emphasizing the potential to manipulate the postwound environment to promote regeneration over fibrosis.
7 citations
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September 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that recombinant murine IL-36α increased the number of regenerated hair follicles and accelerated wound healing in a mouse model of wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis.
7 citations
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January 2018 in “Journal of Tissue Viability” This case report describes an 80-year-old patient whose scalp wound healed by secondary intention, with unexpected hair regrowth observed at 180 days, suggesting hair neogenesis is possible even in older adults.
6 citations
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April 2022 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This study reports that a new protocol using Angio PRP improved wound healing in mice by enhancing key healing processes and regulating inflammation, suggesting potential for clinical advancements.
6 citations
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November 2018 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” This study observed that gerbils exhibit a different wound healing mechanism compared to mice, with lower TGF-B1 expression and distinct tissue responses, yet achieve similar healing outcomes.
5 citations
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January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews skin components, wound healing mechanisms, and the potential of biomaterials to enhance skin repair and regeneration, without offering new experimental results.
4 citations
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January 2026 in “Cell Discovery” This study introduced the concept of spatiotemporal clocks to understand how different phases of mammalian wound healing are coordinated, with a focus on the spatial domains and oscillatory molecular signals involved, while highlighting the potential for regenerative therapeutic strategies.
2 citations
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April 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” The article concludes that studying how skin forms is key to understanding skin diseases and improving regenerative medicine.
2 citations
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May 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that large excisional wounds in mice can regenerate new hair follicles and fat, whereas similar wounds in rats across seven strains failed to do so, highlighting interspecies differences in regenerative capacity.
2 citations
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August 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses the dynamic changes in chromatin organization and nuclear morphology during cellular processes like differentiation and disease, highlighting recent advances in understanding these epigenetic mechanisms without presenting new experimental findings.
1 citations
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April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that laboratory and African spiny mice have distinct spatiotemporal patterns in wound-induced hair neogenesis, with the Twist1 pathway playing a central role in epidermal-dermal interactions for hair primordia formation.
1 citations
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March 2014 in “TURKDERM” This review discusses the life cycle and homeostasis of hair follicles, highlighting their development and the complex signaling between dermal and epithelial cells, but it reports no new clinical results.
This study found that Fraser's Dolphin, a tight-skinned mammal, can regenerate complex skin architecture with minimal scarring after large full-thickness wounds, even in high-tension environments, offering insights into regenerative healing mechanisms typically obscured by fibrotic responses.
December 2022 in “KSBB Journal” This study suggests that autophagy is essential for regulating TLR3-mediated regenerative processes in human keratinocytes.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that skin bacteria promote regeneration in wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis, suggesting a role for IL-1β signaling and challenging the belief that infection inhibits healing.