8 citations
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October 2024 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review suggests that telocytes in male reproductive organs help organize tissue structure and paracrine factors, impacting organ development and pathology, but more research is needed on their molecular pathways.
24 citations
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July 1987 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article reviews various causes of hair loss linked to systemic factors, noting that careful history and examination can lead to accurate diagnosis, but reports no new clinical results.
44 citations
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February 2023 in “Cell” In this study, researchers found that human fingerprint ridges are formed through a modified hair follicle developmental process and spatial patterns influenced by specific signaling pathways.
This review compiles existing information on the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia, highlighting its genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors, but reports no new clinical findings.
January 2026 in “Applied Biological Chemistry” This study found that Ishophloroglucin A from brown seaweed may treat androgenic alopecia by inhibiting 5α-reductase and promoting hair growth-related factors in human dermal papilla cells.
3 citations
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January 2020 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” This review discusses the fundamental hallmarks of aging as they relate to skin aging and highlights the prominent roles of oxidative damage and the extracellular matrix in photoaging, reporting no new results.
In this study, researchers used two dermal papilla spheroid models to investigate hair cycle regression mechanisms and found that the vascular system enhances tissue physiology and gene modulation, while Retinol-based treatments can partially recover tissue degeneration observed over an extended culture period.
21 citations
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review covers the structure, development, cycle, and molecular regulation of hair follicles but does not report new results, aiming to offer insights for addressing hair follicle-related diseases.
30 citations
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December 2014 in “BMC Genetics” This study found thousands of differentially expressed genes and proteins that may be associated with wool growth, suggesting potential gene families involved in hair growth regulation.
14 citations
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April 2021 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This study found that human hematopoietic mesenchymal stem cells increased the viability and migration of human outer root sheath cells in an in vitro alopecia areata model, involving Wnt/β-catenin and JAK/STAT pathways.
November 2025 in “BMC Genomics” This study examined how melatonin affects cashmere growth in goats, identifying potential molecular targets like ATP6V0A4, DLX3, and SMOC2 for enhancing cashmere yield and quality.
13 citations
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June 1989 in “Pediatric clinics of North America/The Pediatric clinics of North America” This article reviews assessment and management strategies for adolescent females with excessive hair growth and highlights the importance of evaluating potential androgen sources.
25 citations
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March 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” Leptin helps start the growth phase of hair.
7 citations
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August 2025 in “Plants” This review highlights the role of plant-derived organic selenium compounds, noting their high bioavailability and low toxicity, and provides a comprehensive overview of selenium's uptake in plants and metabolism in humans, offering a theoretical basis for future nutritional research.
January 2024 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” In this mouse study, researchers found that nanoparticles loaded with umbilical cord-derived stem cell membranes and minoxidil enhanced hair growth by improving drug solubility and transdermal delivery, increasing VEGF, IGF-1, MKI67, and CTNNB protein levels in skin tissue compared to regular minoxidil.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “Journal of Human Immunity” This study found that administering minoxidil and PGE2 to pregnant mice with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome models corrected multiple developmental anomalies, including thymus growth and parathyroid positioning, by targeting prenatal mesenchymal differentiation.
October 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that an octapeptide binding to Lgr5 can enhance the proliferation and differentiation of human primary hair cells by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, suggesting its potential as a treatment for hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.
7 citations
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August 2021 in “Heliyon” This study suggests that the herbal formulation Phyllotex™ may promote hair growth in androgenetic alopecia by enhancing cell proliferation and reducing oxidative stress and TGF-β1 expression in vitro.
This source reviews current understanding of fibroblast lineage differentiation and its role in wound healing, highlighting the potential to reprogram adult cells for scar-free repair by emulating fetal-like regenerative states.
41 citations
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June 2024 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This study reviews how oxidative stress affects hair follicle development and hair growth, discusses antioxidant-based treatments for hair loss, and evaluates natural antioxidant products that promote hair growth, emphasizing the need for further research due to existing limitations.
December 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” In this study, araliadiol, a plant-derived compound, exhibited senomorphic effects in three dermal fibroblast senescence models, suggesting its potential as a topical treatment to mitigate skin aging by reducing certain senescence-related markers and increasing procollagen type I content.
In this study, the SFE-4 extract from coffee pulp demonstrated potential effects for treating androgenetic alopecia by enhancing cell proliferation and gene expression related to hair growth pathways in vitro, using human hair follicle dermal papilla and prostate cancer cells.
July 2023 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study found that exogenous melatonin binds to the nuclear receptor RORα in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats, stimulating secondary hair follicle development and promoting villus growth.
19 citations
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January 2015 in “Current problems in dermatology” This review discusses environmental factors like UV radiation and smoking that affect hair health and highlights the potential role of nutrition, but it reports no new results.
This article reviews various discoveries about hair follicle cycles, androgenic alopecia, and the role of dihydrotestosterone, emphasizing the effectiveness of hair transplantation and reports no new findings.
1 citations
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August 2021 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study suggests that melatonin may enhance wool growth in cashmere goats by activating sulfur metabolism genes and high-sulfur protein genes, which are crucial for providing sulfur-containing amino acids needed for wool quality.
4 citations
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November 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that filamin A plays a crucial role in fibroblasts' ability to sense and respond to mechanical stimuli, significantly affecting wound closure and fibroblast-mediated processes in mice.
24 citations
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March 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that Wnt signaling, crucial for lung development, may be disrupted in severe asthma, potentially affecting cell proliferation and senescence through complex mechanisms.
March 2026 in “Biomolecules” This review highlights the critical role of microRNAs in regulating hair follicle biology, significantly impacting wool and cashmere development by modulating gene expression and signaling pathways in sheep and goats.
October 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The meeting highlighted the genetic basis of female pattern hair loss and various skin health insights.