81 citations
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February 2019 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” This review examines PAK4 signaling pathways in prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, and melanogenesis, focusing on the potential role of the PAK4-CREB axis, without reporting new clinical results.
27 citations
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May 2007 in “Archives of dermatological research” In this study, alopecia areata patients treated with diphencyprone showed a significant increase in CD8 lymphocytes around hair bulbs, which may be associated with hair regrowth.
44 citations
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January 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified KLHL24 as a new gene linked to a subtype of epidermolysis bullosa simplex, highlighting its role in unresolved cases by involving a degradation-resistant truncated protein impacting keratin turnover.
May 2023 in “The Journal of Immunology” In this study, treatment with IL-2C to expand Tregs effectively halted hair loss progression in a murine model of alopecia areata.
13 citations
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August 2000 in “Blood” This article discusses the evaluation of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia using molecular methods and reports no new findings.
64 citations
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March 2004 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” This study found that inhibiting the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) prevented UVB-induced basal cell carcinomas in a mouse model, suggesting ODC is a potential target for chemoprevention strategies.
5 citations
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August 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” This study suggests that Merkel cell polyomavirus T antigen-positive cells resembling Merkel cell carcinoma may originate from epithelial cells in human hair follicles, potentially informing future transgenic mouse models for this cancer.
1 citations
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July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A 4kb fragment of the desmocollin 3 promoter targets gene expression to specific skin and hair follicle areas.
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.
In preclinical studies, topical CUR61414 reduced Hh signaling and shrank BCCs in mice, but this study found no clinical efficacy in human superficial or nodular BCCs.
14 citations
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October 2000 in “Genomics” This study demonstrated that dermal papilla cells are molecularly distinct from fibroblasts and identified many novel molecules, including a new member of the CTGF protein family.
December 2025 in “Babcock University Medical Journal” This study found that in patients with Alopecia Areata, CD27 and IL-35 levels were significantly higher in those with bacterial infections, suggesting they may be useful as immunological biomarkers.
97 citations
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March 2002 in “Molecular and cellular biology” This study found that mice with a mutant CDP/Cux protein lacking the homeodomain showed severely impaired growth, high postnatal mortality, and reduced fertility, highlighting CDP/Cux's role in developmental regulation.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that circAGK was highly expressed in AGA patients and promoted dermal papilla cell apoptosis, suggesting it as a potential target for treating androgen alopecia.
This study found that expression and variants of the KRT84 gene are associated with important wool traits in Gansu Alpine Fine-wool sheep, suggesting its potential use as a genetic marker for wool trait selection.
This study found that VDAC2 promotes apoptosis in secondary hair follicle stem cells of Albas cashmere goats by activating the P53 signaling pathway, with knockdown of VDAC2 reducing apoptosis and a P53 inhibitor partially rescuing VDAC2-induced apoptosis.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported improvement in hair loss lesions in C3H/HeJ mice with alopecia areata following treatment with the CCR5 inhibitor maraviroc, alongside reduced infiltration of specific T cells in the lesions.
45 citations
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March 1997 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TCDD changes skin gene expression and may harm skin health.
15 citations
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February 2015 in “Cell & tissue research/Cell and tissue research” This review examines the role of P-cadherin in skin and hair biology, emphasizing its importance in human hair growth, cycling, and pigmentation, and reports no new research findings.
45 citations
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January 2010 in “Journal of Veterinary Medical Science” This study identified a mutation in the keratin 71 gene that causes curly hair in certain rats, advancing our understanding of hair formation.
421 citations
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September 2003 in “Development” This study concluded that label-retaining cells in mouse epidermis differ in their sensitivity to proliferative stimuli, influencing their division and potential transdifferentiation without consistently depleting their population.
215 citations
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November 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the tetracycline-regulated transcription system effectively controls conditional gene expression in the mouse epidermis, allowing suppression and activation of specific genes with doxycycline.
32 citations
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December 2019 in “The Journal of clinical investigation/The journal of clinical investigation” This study found that EGFR and MEK inhibitors may induce acneiform skin toxicities by interacting with the skin bacterium Cutibacterium acnes to increase IL-36γ and IL-8 production in keratinocytes.
May 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hedgehog signaling is crucial for hair development, cadherins affect cell adhesion, neutrophils play a role in skin lesions, and BP230 autoantibodies impact skin stability.
20 citations
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September 2010 in “Cell Cycle” This study reports that in MRL mice, loss of p53 does not impair ear regeneration, suggesting p21's potential role in this process may involve the Tgfb/Smad pathway.
11 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of virological methods” In this study, rabies virus antigens were detected in the outer root sheath of the follicle-sinus complex in the muzzle skin of rabid dogs, suggesting its usefulness as an alternative diagnostic specimen.
87 citations
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January 1999 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that trichoblastic fibroma and basal cell carcinoma cannot be differentiated by cytokeratin expression patterns, while trichoepithelioma lacks CK7 expression, distinguishing it from the other two neoplasms.
June 2026 in “Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)” In this study, researchers found that inhibiting IKKα in patient-derived CCS tumour models reduces tumour viability, supporting the potential for topical IKKα inhibitors as a treatment for CCS.
11 citations
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June 2016 in “Stem Cell Research” This study found that a multicolor panel of four surface markers can identify new stem cell populations in mouse hair follicles, providing insights into stem cell diversity and gene expression discrepancies during tissue culture.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that with aging, mouse corneal renewal increasingly relies on Lrig1+ stem cells as CD44 expression and Wnt activity decline.