3 citations
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April 2019 in “Stem cells international” This study found that CRABP1, Nestin, and Ephrin B2 are expressed in both the tumor stroma and invasive front of skin adnexal tumors and basal cell carcinomas.
March 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers discovered a honeycomb-like structure in the skin of spiny mice that facilitates tissue shedding and regeneration, attributed to a uniquely arranged collagen VI and influenced by spiny hair development.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that extracellular factors from a specific developmental stage can promote hair follicle neogenesis in adult skin by facilitating interactions between fibroblasts and keratinocytes.
January 2016 in “Springer eBooks” New materials and methods could improve skin healing and reduce scarring.
49 citations
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April 2003 in “Biomaterials” In this study, BS and BO combined showed a synergistic effect in enhancing wound healing in rat skin lesions compared to using either alone or Flamazine®.
10 citations
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March 2016 in “Development Growth & Differentiation” This study developed a bioengineering method to reconstruct embryonic dorsal skin from dissociated chick skin cells, allowing feather buds to form and grow in vitro, influenced by epithelial-mesenchymal interactions.
7 citations
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January 2019 in “Methods in molecular biology” This chapter describes methods for creating engineered skin substitutes with chimeric hair follicles using human and murine cell grafts in immunodeficient mice, but reports no clinical outcomes.
6 citations
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December 2022 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” This review examines diverse regenerative strategies in animals and highlights how biochemical, immunological, and mechanical signals can work together for successful skin regeneration in adult mammals, but it reports no new experimental results.
2 citations
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December 2022 in “Journal of toxicologic pathology” This review outlines the histological structures of the skin, highlighting species and regional differences in dermal absorption and obstacles encountered in toxicological assessments due to epidermal thickness variability, contact dermatitis reactions, and stem cell vulnerabilities.
January 2019 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” This study developed in vitro methods to regenerate hair follicles and erector muscles by mimicking their native structures and mechanical conditions, reconstructing hair follicle-like structures and forming muscle-like tissues.
3 citations
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March 2025 in “Science Advances” This study found that the unique crest feather formation in Polish chickens is driven by a 195-bp duplication in the HoxC10 gene region, which alters gene expression by modifying the genomic structure, suggesting a mechanism for diverse integumentary appendages in birds.
17 citations
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August 2014 in “The Anatomical Record” The researchers reported that scaffoldin, a protein identified in chicken embryos, likely plays a role in forming periderm granules and contributes to the soft cornification of embryonic epidermis.
February 2026 in “Middle European Scientific Bulletin” In this study, researchers explored the formation of the skin's epidermal barrier, its interplay with skin microbiota, and the role of skin appendages, suggesting that probiotics might offer promising avenues for treating scalp diseases, particularly those affecting hair loss.
293 citations
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September 2004 in “Development” This study found that WNT signaling is essential for the initiation of mammary gland morphogenesis in embryonic mice, promoting placode development and potentially playing a critical role in skin appendage formation.
45 citations
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October 2008 in “Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews” This review discusses the role of activin signaling in hair follicle formation, hair growth cycling, and skin healing, but presents no new clinical findings.
34 citations
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June 2005 in “Developmental dynamics” This study found that Runx3 deficiency in mice affects hair type and shape, suggesting it may regulate hair formation through interactions between dermal and epidermal layers.
January 2026 in “Materials Horizons” This source highlights the challenge in achieving scarless healing with skin appendage regeneration for wounds and notes that vitamin A derivatives show promise for promoting new follicle growth. However, specific results from this research are not reported in the abstract.
4 citations
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May 2009 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This study found that transplanting genetically modified dermal fibroblasts into full-thickness skin defects in rats led to the formation of hair follicles with mature pilosebaceous systems by 16 weeks.
41 citations
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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This review examines the differentiation potential of epithelial cells from various sources in hair follicle formation, concluding that complex interactions are required for hair-specific characteristics, which were achieved in vivo but not in vitro.
July 2026 in “Research Data Repository, Duke University” This study observed that DMAP scaffolds in a full-thickness wound model promote dermal appendage regeneration by activating humoral immunity, specifically through B cell activation and antibody production, even when adaptive immune cells' infiltration is restricted.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study developed protocols to create skin organoids with hair follicles and other appendages from human induced pluripotent stem cells, representing a significant step towards understanding hair follicle development and potential applications in modeling skin diseases and reconstructive surgeries.
5 citations
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January 1993 in “PubMed” In this study, retinoic acid treatments induced glandular and feather formation in embryos by altering positional values and activating specific retinoic acid nuclear receptor gene expression.
April 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identifies key transcriptomic features and a necessary dermal niche for eccrine gland development, advancing potential regenerative approaches for these vital skin appendages.
August 2023 in “Micromachines” In this study, researchers developed a multilayered gel bead culture model using a microgel-spotting device, successfully mimicking the early development of skin appendages and supporting in vitro hair follicle regeneration with structures resembling native hair follicles.
28 citations
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February 2014 in “PLoS ONE” This study reports that transplantation of an ESCs-collagen-chitin biomimetic membrane leads to successful in situ skin regeneration, including hair follicle cell proliferation and formation of dermatoglyphs, in nude mice with full-thickness skin defects.
20 citations
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December 2010 in “Journal of Morphology” In this study, researchers found that alpha-keratin homologs similar to those in mammalian hair are present in the claws of the lizard Anolis carolinensis, suggesting a structural role during claw formation.
46 citations
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July 2015 in “Wound repair and regeneration” This study found that keloid tissues exhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related changes and alterations in gene expression, implicating these processes in the pathogenesis of keloids.
38 citations
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July 2004 in “Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution” This article discusses a hypothesis on the development and evolution of scales, hairs, and feathers from fish to amniotes, based on regions of dermo-epidermal interactions in skin, but reports no new findings.
5 citations
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January 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” This study found that combining AMD-3100 with FK506 in subimmunosuppressive doses enhanced stem cell release from bone marrow, resulting in 25% faster epithelialization in excisional wounds in rats and mice.
85 citations
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July 2012 in “Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology” This article discusses the roles of epidermal stem cells in maintaining skin homeostasis and highlights how deregulation in signaling pathways may lead to cancer, but it reports no new experimental results.