November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that stimulating the olfactory receptor OR2A4/7 with cyclohexyl salicylate promoted human hair growth and increased progeny of hair follicle epithelial stem cells in an ex vivo setting.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the cosmetic olfactory receptor agonist cyclohexyl salicylate may stimulate hair growth and expand stem cell progeny, suggesting potential as a cosmetic adjuvant for hair loss.
233 citations
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October 2004 in “Differentiation” Stem cells are in deep skin layers, while differentiating cells are in shallow layers.
17 citations
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February 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that keratinocyte stem/progenitor cell-conditioned medium significantly enhanced hair growth in mice and increased the proliferation of human hair follicle cells.
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.
28 citations
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January 2013 in “Stem cells” This study found that the CD44(+) ALDH(+) population of neonatal human keratinocytes exhibited enhanced stem cell properties, including significantly increased long-term epidermal regeneration and multipotency, compared to unfractionated cells.
February 2026 in “Experimental Dermatology” In human hair follicle cultures, this study found that cyclohexyl salicylate, an OR2A4/7 agonist, promoted hair growth by delaying catagen development and expanding epithelial stem cell progeny, suggesting its potential as a non-drug hair loss treatment.
2 citations
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November 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that bulge keratinocytes in mice develop resistance to glucocorticoid treatment more slowly than interfollicular keratinocytes and do not significantly aid in repairing glucocorticoid-induced skin atrophy within five days.
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.
2 citations
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December 2016 in “Experimental cell research” This study reveals that CSPG4-positive basal cell keratinocytes show distinct global gene expression from CSPG4-negative cells, despite similar colony-forming efficiency.
June 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This article reviews current research on epidermal stem cells and differentiation, presenting models of basal layer composition, but reports no new experimental findings.
165 citations
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June 2007 in “European Journal of Cell Biology” This review discusses the various stem cell populations associated with hair follicles and their potential in regenerative medicine, highlighting differences between murine and human hair follicles but reports no new clinical results.
85 citations
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September 2013 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review evaluates existing research on Keratin 15 to assess its validity as a marker for epidermal stem cells, reporting no new results.
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November 2020 in “Biochemical Society transactions” This narrative review discusses the discovery of plasticity in epidermal stem cells using single-cell transcriptomics, but reports no new results; it highlights the potential implications for regenerative medicine.
143 citations
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September 2008 in “Experimental gerontology” This review discusses the diverse roles and characteristics of epidermal and dermal stem cells in skin regeneration and aging, highlighting their potential applications in regenerative medicine and reports no new clinical results.
133 citations
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September 2013 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Different types of stem cells and their environments are key to skin repair and maintenance.
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.
57 citations
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March 2018 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights recent advances in understanding how the extracellular matrix regulates epidermal stem cell fate, emphasizing the importance of the hair follicle stem cell niche, but reports no new empirical findings.
34 citations
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June 2008 in “In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal” This study established a new cell line from human hair follicle stem cells that maintains stem cell properties and differentiation capabilities, providing a useful in vitro model for stem cell research.
16 citations
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January 2007 in “Dermatology” This review summarizes recent progress in human hair follicle bulge cell research, particularly the characterization and isolation of these stem cells, but reports no new experimental results.
14 citations
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April 2011 in “Cell Proliferation” This study demonstrates that human hair follicle stem cells can be cultured and expanded without major changes to their phenotypes, which suggests potential for use in regenerative medicine.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that stem cells and their environments are crucial for skin and hair health and have potential for medical treatments.
March 2022 in “Indian Journal of Animal Research” In this study, canine hair follicle stem cells were shown to be multipotent, capable of differentiating into various cell types like adipocytes in vitro.
This review discusses the roles and characteristics of skin stem cells, their niches, and signaling pathways in skin maintenance, aging, and cancer, highlighting their potential in therapeutic applications but presenting no new clinical findings.
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.
26 citations
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July 2012 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects” This review discusses the identification and roles of different epidermal stem cell types in skin homeostasis and repair, and reports no new experimental findings.
2 citations
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in immunology” This review highlights advances in understanding inflammatory memory in epidermal stem cells, focusing on their capacity to remember prior inflammatory responses and respond more quickly to future stimuli, potentially aiding strategies against skin-related diseases.
1 citations
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January 2021 In this study, CD4+ non-haematopoietic, skin-resident stem cell-like populations were identified in both murine and human epidermis, suggesting they may serve as potential basal cell carcinoma precursors.
232 citations
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October 2015 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review discusses the role of epidermal and other adult stem cells in skin repair, focusing on their potential therapeutic applications for non-healing wounds and other skin disorders, but reports no new research results.
65 citations
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June 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This review discusses recent advances in how proinflammatory cytokines affect epidermal stem cell function during skin wound healing and introduces potential therapies targeting these cells and cytokines.