10 citations
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May 2019 in “BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine” This study found that Bacillus/Trapa japonica fruit ferment filtrate extracts enhanced human hair follicle dermal papilla cell proliferation through the Akt/ERK/GSK-3β signaling pathway, suggesting potential benefits for alopecia treatment.
4 citations
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November 2023 in “Frontiers in immunology” In this narrative review, researchers outlined the role of T cells in the autoimmune pathogenesis of alopecia areata and highlighted ongoing research into therapeutic pathways, beyond current JAK inhibitors, aimed at developing new treatments for the disease.
2 citations
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May 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that stem cells can temporarily act as non-professional phagocytes during hair cycle regeneration by clearing apoptotic cells through a process requiring local lipids and retinoids for activation, providing insights into their dual role in maintaining tissue integrity.
1 citations
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April 2022 in “Cell Death Discovery” This study found that SMAD2 overexpression in human hair follicle stem cells promoted differentiation and apoptosis while inhibiting proliferation, and Smurf2 upregulation limited mouse wound healing by suppressing the SMAD2/NANOG/DNMT1 axis.
1 citations
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January 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that CRISPR/Cas9 efficiently edited two cellulose synthase-like genes in spinach, significantly altering root hair growth patterns and suggesting potential for large-scale genome editing in this crop.
November 2023 in “Klìtinna ta organna transplantologìâ” This study reviews the regenerative potential and clinical applications of exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells in conditions like COVID-19, alopecia, skin aging, and osteoarthritis, highlighting their role as a promising tool in regenerative medicine.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This research found that the microtubule catastrophe factor KIF18B plays a crucial role in promoting spindle orientation in keratinocytes, linking this process to cell fate decisions during hair follicle morphogenesis.
136 citations
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May 2019 in “Cells” This review discusses the advancements in intraoperative stem cell therapies and highlights their potential to improve hair regrowth, but it reports no new clinical results.
39 citations
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August 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This study observed that autologous bone marrow derived mononuclear cells and follicular stem cells were both safe and effective for improving resistant alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia, with no serious adverse events.
26 citations
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October 2023 in “Neuroscience Bulletin” In this review, the authors discuss how understanding and co-regulating multiple signaling pathways could lead to effective regeneration of functional hair cells, highlighting current achievements and future approaches such as small molecule drugs and gene therapy for treating sensorineural hearing loss.
26 citations
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August 2019 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that PBX1 enhances the proliferation and reprogramming of hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells by activating the AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway, promoting NANOG expression, and inhibiting apoptosis.
23 citations
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review explores recent insights into how intrinsic gene oscillations and molecular interactions in hair follicle stem cells contribute to their regenerative potential, with potential implications for regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical results.
20 citations
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November 2019 in “Current Opinion in Systems Biology” This review discusses how recent studies use models and experiments to understand immune system signaling, but it reports no new clinical findings; the authors suggest strategies for improving these models.
19 citations
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September 2019 in “PLOS genetics” This study found that telomere shortening disrupts BMP/pSmad/P63 signaling, leading to skin atrophy via Follistatin up-regulation, and suggests potential therapeutic targets.
17 citations
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April 2021 in “Molecules/Molecules online/Molecules annual” This study found that linoleic acid from Malva verticillata seed extracts may promote hair follicle cell growth and counteract hair loss signaling in a lab setting.
12 citations
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May 2019 in “Stem cell reviews” In this study, fetal stem cells were identified in adult human hair follicles long after childbirth, indicating potential for autologous therapies due to their pluripotent characteristics.
9 citations
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May 2013 in “JAMA Dermatology” This report documents two cases of eruptive nevi occurring in the skin folds of children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
6 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature cell biology” In this study, re-activating SOX9 in adult epidermal stem cells led to a fate switch towards hair follicle stem cell identity, with altered chromatin dynamics and oncogenic activation, contributing insights into developmental processes and cancer pathways.
5 citations
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January 2005 in “Cytotherapy” This meeting in Heidelberg highlighted diverse contributions on stem cell research, including pre-clinical and clinical applications, but reported no new experimental results.
3 citations
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May 2023 in “Current Molecular Medicine” This review discusses the distinction between platelet-rich plasma and stem cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine, highlighting their different roles and stressing the importance of honest representation by commercial and health entities.
January 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, the researchers found that deleting ceramide synthase 4 in the skin's epidermis alters stem cell differentiation, disrupting hair follicle structure and barrier function, potentially leading to immune responses similar to atopic dermatitis.
September 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that mammary resident macrophages regulate mammary epithelium cell division and development, with implications for maintaining mammary stem cell activity and homeostasis.
January 2018 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” This paper reviews the role of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes in epidermal homeostasis, hair regeneration, and skin repair, noting contributions to 3D-genomic organization and suppression of UV-induced hyper-proliferation, without presenting new results.
124 citations
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February 2018 in “Nature Reviews Genetics” This review covers recent findings on stem cell plasticity under normal and cancerous conditions but presents no new experimental results, highlighting implications for regenerative medicine and cancer treatments.
19 citations
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December 2016 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that proteins secreted by early-passage dermal papilla cells, including SDF1, MMP3, biglycan, and LTBP1, may play significant roles in hair follicle regeneration.
321 citations
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March 2015 in “Nature” This study found that super-enhancers are essential for hair follicle stem cell identity, lineage commitment, and plasticity in mice, with SOX9 being a key regulator of these chromatin dynamics.
112 citations
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May 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study found that cardiac fibroblasts significantly enhance the maturation of neonatal mouse and human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, suggesting a pivotal role in postnatal heart development and disease.
66 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Molecular Biology” This review discusses how macro-environmental factors such as intradermal adipose tissue and sex hormones influence hair and feather stem cell niches, suggesting environmental targets for regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical results.
44 citations
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September 2019 in “The EMBO Journal” This study found that lymphatic vessels in mice are important for hair follicle development and organization, as their depletion blocks hair growth.
27 citations
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August 2006 in “Laboratory Investigation” In this study, the combination of SCF and ET-1 was found to significantly enhance skin pigmentation and melanin content in human skin xenografts on SCID mice compared to either treatment alone.