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January 2016 in “Recenti Progressi in Medicina” This article discusses the limitations of relying on literature and regulatory documents for pharmaceutical evidence, proposing public health decisions be based on independent trials like those by the Mario Negri Institute.
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February 2004 in “Environmental Health Perspectives” This article analyzes various cases of weak or low-dose endocrine effects in laboratory animals and highlights challenges in data interpretation due to variability among controls, but reports no new experimental findings.
December 2024 in “Animals” In this study, researchers found that RORA directly regulates the expression of the Bnip3 gene, which is crucial for hair follicle stem cell health, using rat HFSCs as a model. They propose that targeting RORA could modulate HFSC status.
1 citations
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July 2016 in “Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham)” This study developed mathematical models to simulate phosphate uptake in rice and Arabidopsis, suggesting a phosphate-sensitive repressor could regulate PHO2 mRNA levels, and highlighting potential targets and traits for improving phosphorus-use efficiency.
November 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that γδTregs significantly reduced autoimmune effects in humanized alopecia areata models, suggesting their potential as a novel cell-based therapeutic approach for managing the condition.
84 citations
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October 2007 in “The Journal of Immunology” This study found that chronic eczema supports the expansion of myeloid suppressor cells, which contribute to silencing autoreactive T cells and partially promote hair regrowth in alopecia areata.
This study suggests that the growth arrest of nevus melanocytes is not due to oncogene-induced senescence but rather to collective cell interactions, similar to those in normal tissue size regulation.
17 citations
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November 2017 in “Experimental physiology” This study found that in newborn rats, progesterone's effects on apnoea frequency are influenced by a sex-specific balance between its metabolite allopregnanolone and progesterone receptors.
138 citations
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June 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses the regulation of involucrin gene expression, focusing on transcription factors and signaling pathways, and reports no new experimental findings.
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November 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
April 2024 in “Communications biology” The researchers reported that disrupting ATRA signaling by deleting RDHE genes in the hair follicle led to altered hair follicle cycles, composition, and gene expression, indicating RDHEs' role in hair follicle signaling coordination.
December 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study elucidates a mechanism for male pattern baldness involving tension in scalp muscles that leads to reduced blood flow and hypoxia around hair follicles, proposing a multi-targeted therapeutic approach.
3 citations
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October 2023 in “Frontiers in physiology” This study reviewed competing endogenous RNA networks related to skin aging and wound healing, finding mechanisms like UVB-induced senescence and photoaging, as well as potential therapeutic targets for improving skin health and recovery.
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April 2023 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” This mini-review highlights emerging themes on how tissue stiffness, a fundamental material property, influences morphogenetic processes in living organisms, an area gaining increased attention alongside the role of mechanical forces in shaping cell behavior.
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October 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that alopecia areata patients had a higher serum CRP/albumin ratio compared to healthy controls, and this elevation was linked to disease severity, indicating its potential as an inflammatory marker.
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May 2025 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study found that microinfusion of 0.5% minoxidil in the scalp led to a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure, indicating systemic absorption, while the control group experienced a rise in systolic pressure possibly due to procedural pain.
18 citations
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July 2021 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This review summarizes existing knowledge of how the WNT signaling pathway affects mesenchymal stem cells under various conditions, highlighting challenges and mechanisms for clinical applications.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that monitoring CD8+ TEMRA cells in patients with rapidly progressive alopecia areata treated with intravenous corticosteroids could help predict therapeutic outcomes.
2 citations
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August 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study observed that distinct subsets of Hoxd genes in murine vibrissae and chicken feather primordia are regulated by different lineage-specific enhancers, indicating evolutionary changes in chromatin topology contribute to transcriptional robustness.
5 citations
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May 2020 in “Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology” This article reviews the mechanisms controlling long bone growth and suggests that new research approaches are needed to explore the role of extrinsic signals and tissue interactions.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Expanding regulatory T cells may help treat alopecia areata by reducing harmful immune cells.
11 citations
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July 2014 in “Gene” This study reports a unique case of common variable immunodeficiency with autoimmunity linked to a heterozygous S250C variant in the autoimmune regulator gene, suggesting a potential molecular basis for this combination.
79 citations
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December 1990 in “Clinical endocrinology” This review explores the mechanisms of intratesticular control of steroidogenesis and indicates the need for further controlled studies; it presents no new experimental findings.
October 2025 in “Cell Reports” This study found that regulatory T cells accumulate in hair follicle epithelium via the Cxcr4-Cxcl12 axis, partially influenced by glucocorticoid receptor signaling, promoting hair regeneration; similar mechanisms were observed in human and murine skin.
43 citations
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October 2005 in “Molecular and cellular endocrinology” This review discusses how the CRH/POMC systems may regulate human hair follicle pigmentation and highlights the concept of "self-similarity" in melanocortin systems at both local and systemic levels, without presenting new experimental results.
September 2025 in “PubMed” This study describes an innovative hair restoration technique combining traditional hair transplantation with autologous stem cells, which enhances hair density and quality by optimizing transplantation results through the treatment of both native and transplanted follicles.
127 citations
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December 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review examines regenerative hair waves and complex hair cycle domains in transgenic mice, highlighting how these dynamic processes contribute to skin regeneration and the physiological regulation of organs, but reports no new experimental results.
February 2026 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Hair cortisol concentration partly reflects HPA axis regulation but doesn't capture all its complexities.
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May 2018 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study found that miR-339-5p negatively regulates loureirin A-induced differentiation of hair follicle stem cells, potentially impacting skin repair and regeneration by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
December 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that inducing miR-205 reduces actin contractility and stiffness in hair follicle stem cells and progenitors, stimulating hair regeneration in both young and old mice.