January 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Bald men with male pattern baldness still have hair stem cells, but lack certain cells needed for hair growth.
January 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Bald men with male pattern baldness still have hair stem cells, but lack certain cells needed to grow hair.
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October 2020 in “Journal of Neural Transmission” In this study, CD34-positive progenitor cells in irradiated salivary glands were observed to potentially aid in blood vessel formation and remodeling, suggesting their role in tissue healing after radiotherapy.
January 2019 in “11th World congress for hair research” 13 citations
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January 2010 in “PubMed”
688 citations
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June 2007 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study found that deleting the ATR gene in adult mice led to rapid onset of age-related traits such as hair graying and osteoporosis through reduced regenerative capacity.
419 citations
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March 2005 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study demonstrated that ND-GFP stem cells from the hair-follicle bulge area can differentiate into various cell types, including neurons, suggesting their potential as a source for therapeutic applications.
319 citations
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November 2005 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study suggests that hair follicle stem cells from transgenic mice can improve nerve regeneration and function, highlighting their potential as an autologous source for regenerative medicine.
316 citations
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June 2017 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This review covers the potential of SVF and ADSC therapies in regenerative medicine and highlights the challenges of regulation and efficacy, without reporting new clinical results.
160 citations
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April 2012 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This study found that telocytes are present in the human dermis, suggesting a potential role in skin homeostasis, remodeling, regeneration, and repair.
144 citations
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June 2008 in “Cell Cycle” This study found that in mice, transplanting hair follicle stem cells promoted recovery from spinal cord injury, as these cells largely differentiated into Schwann cells aiding nerve repair.
106 citations
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March 2014 in “BioEssays” This review examines current knowledge on human epithelial hair follicle stem cells, their markers, and outlines challenges in translating findings from murine studies to human research, but does not report new experimental results.
96 citations
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July 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” This review discusses various stem cell compartments in adult murine and human epidermis, examining their expressed markers and characterization assays, and reports no new experimental results.
92 citations
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December 2005 in “The Journal of clinical investigation/The journal of clinical investigation” This study reports that human hair follicle stem cells express different surface markers than mouse stem cells, facilitating their isolation and potentially aiding in the development of cell-based skin treatments.
89 citations
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May 2005 in “Stem Cells” This study found that keratinocyte stem cells in mouse skin are closely related to side population or BCRP1-positive cells based on their localization and marker expression.
88 citations
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July 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study of patients with Androgenic Alopecia, micro-grafts containing HD-AFSCs resulted in significantly improved hair density and follicle count over 11 months compared to a saline solution, suggesting a potential alternative therapy for hair regrowth.
62 citations
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April 2009 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses the potential markers for identifying and studying stem cells in the epidermis and hair follicles, highlighting their role in understanding skin disease pathogenesis and expanding therapeutic options, but reports no new findings.
61 citations
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November 2004 in “Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore” This review examines the location and markers of hair follicle stem cells, finding that they are primarily located in the bulge region and can contribute to various skin structures, but challenges remain in distinguishing them from their progeny.
56 citations
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May 2017 in “Nature Cell Biology” Hair can regrow after certain stem cells are lost because other stem cells can take over their role.
54 citations
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December 2014 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This study observed that autologous PRP and PDRN injections improved hair thickness and density in women with pattern hair loss, with combined therapy showing greater improvement in thickness than PDRN alone.
53 citations
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April 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, ectopic Wnt10b-mediated β-catenin activation in hair follicles resulted in larger regenerating anagen hair structures, an effect modulated by the Wnt inhibitor DKK1.
52 citations
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February 2012 in “PloS one” This study found that the absence of Ctip2 in epidermal keratinocytes led to impaired wound healing in mice, affecting cell migration, proliferation, and hair follicle stem cell maintenance.
50 citations
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February 2007 in “Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy” This study found that hair follicle stem cells can effectively enhance nerve regeneration and restore function in peripheral nerve injuries in mice, suggesting their potential as a source for autologous stem cell therapy.
47 citations
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August 2016 in “American Journal Of Pathology” This study reports that in systemic sclerosis, CD34+ dermal fibroblasts transition to CD34−, podoplanin+, and CD90+ fibroblasts across the dermis, suggesting a role in unchecked fibrosis.
43 citations
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December 2008 in “Molecular biology of the cell” This study found that disrupting Smad4 signaling in young mice led to overactivation of follicle stem cells, causing hyperplasia and depletion of the stem cell niche.
39 citations
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January 2015 in “International journal for parasitology/International Journal for Parasitology” This study found that Schistosoma mansoni cercariae stimulate epidermal keratinocytes in mice, initiating pro-inflammatory responses and barrier repair mechanisms akin to those in wound healing.
37 citations
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October 2009 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This study identified and isolated highly proliferative canine keratinocytes in vitro, finding that follicular keratinocytes showed distinct proliferative capacity and marker expression indicative of putative epithelial stem cells.
37 citations
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January 2009 in “The Journal of Dermatology” In this study, hair follicle stem cells from ND-GFP transgenic mice were observed to be pluripotent, effectively repairing peripheral nerve and spinal cord injuries in mouse models.
35 citations
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December 2008 in “PubMed” In this study, researchers reported that specific immunoreactivity patterns observed in hair follicle stem cell markers suggest different origins for trichilemmoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma in human skin tissues.
33 citations
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March 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicle stem cells show signs of low oxygen levels, which may be important for hair growth and preventing baldness.