103 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of Cell Science” This review summarizes the major events and regulators of the hair cycle in mammals but reports no new experimental results; it emphasizes the complex regulation of stem cell activation and differentiation during hair growth.
52 citations
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May 2015 in “PLOS Genetics” This study found that the microRNA miR-22 is a key regulator of the hair cycle, influencing hair loss by promoting the transition from growth to rest phases and repressing keratinocyte differentiation.
29 citations
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December 2005 in “BioEssays” This study found that Wnt/β‐catenin signaling influences the hair follicle regeneration process by prompting quiescent stem cells to enter the cell cycle and is necessary for maintaining the stem cell pool.
25 citations
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September 2014 in “Biological Research” This study found that arctiin, a compound from Arctium lappa, demonstrated protective effects against oxidative stress-induced dysfunction in human hair dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential therapeutic use for alopecia.
17 citations
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December 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that osteopontin mRNA is abundantly expressed in dermal papilla cells during the catagen phase of hair growth in rats, suggesting a role in this phase.
12 citations
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August 2022 in “Biochemical Journal” This review discusses the mechanisms of skin-associated cell death and their potential role in treating inflammatory skin diseases, but presents no new clinical findings.
12 citations
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January 2013 in “International Journal of Genomics” In this study, researchers used mRNA sequencing to identify and categorize over 49,000 contigs in goat skin, revealing significant gene activity related to metabolism, cell cycle, and cell division during hair growth.
10 citations
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January 2016 in “PLOS ONE” This study investigated protein expression changes during mouse hair follicle cycles and suggested their involvement in biological networks, potentially identifying targets for hair disease therapy.
10 citations
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December 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study suggests that PDCD4 regulates keratinocyte proliferation and contact inhibition, playing a role in epidermal homeostasis and wound healing.
7 citations
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June 2022 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” In this study, researchers identified ten key genes involved in the periodic development of hair follicles in cashmere goats, highlighting the importance of the Wnt signaling pathway and cell cycle in this process.
4 citations
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February 2019 in “BioMed Research International” In this study, ebastine significantly increased the proliferation of human follicle dermal papilla cells and may contribute to hair regrowth by activating the ERK signaling pathway.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “Cell stem cell” This study reveals that stem cell descendants in mouse hair follicles can return to their niche to retain stemness and function as primary stem cells for future hair cycles.
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.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Medical Technology” This review discusses current knowledge of keratinocyte stem cell dynamics, including their regenerative roles and potential applications beyond wound healing, but presents no new clinical findings.
In this study, researchers found that FGF9 plays a significant role in sheep wool growth by accelerating the proliferation and cell cycle of dermal papilla cells, potentially through regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
October 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that in hairpoor mice, disruptions in hair follicle stem cell quiescence and signaling pathways lead to disturbed hair cycles, which may help explain alopecia development in Marie-Unna Hypotrichosis patients.
November 2022 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” In this study, researchers used a new method with platelet-rich plasma-loaded microcarriers to enhance dermal papilla cell activity and hair follicle regeneration, achieving significant hair and vessel growth in a mouse model compared to control groups.
82 citations
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December 2011 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study discovered that a network controlled by the gene p63 is crucial for keratinocyte differentiation and is linked to MYC through cell adhesion-related pathways.
31 citations
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October 2019 in “Genes & Diseases” This study identified significant gene expression differences in human basal cell carcinoma, including up-regulation of zinc finger encoding genes, which are not entirely reflected in current mouse models.
29 citations
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December 2016 in “The EMBO Journal” This study found that the transcription factor Gata6 plays a crucial role in adult mouse hair follicle regeneration by promoting the renewal and preventing DNA damage of rapidly proliferating progenitor cells.
15 citations
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June 2019 in “eLife” This study identified Activin A and follistatin as key regulators of hair cell differentiation in the mammalian auditory sensory epithelium, with Activin A signaling influencing the timing and pattern of cell differentiation.
13 citations
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May 2024 in “Frontiers in Aging” This article reviews how stem cell exhaustion contributes to aging, emphasizing the balance between proliferation and quiescence as crucial for long-term stem cell maintenance, but it reports no new results.
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.
5 citations
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April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study observed that in adult mice, a cell-autonomous size control mechanism involving the RB pathway determines the timing of S phase entry in epidermal stem cells based on their size, while external microenvironment factors influence growth rates but not this intrinsic coupling.
2 citations
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February 2022 in “Human Gene Therapy” This study found that upregulated miR-149 restricted hair follicle stem cell differentiation and hair growth by inhibiting the MAPK1/ERK2 pathway, which affects FGF2 and c-MYC expression.
1 citations
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October 2025 in “Nature Communications” This study observed that, in mouse ear epidermal stem cells, a cell-autonomous size control mechanism involving the RB pathway dictates S phase entry timing based on cell size, despite external environmental variations affecting growth rates.
1 citations
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January 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that injury-induced proliferation of wild-type cells can suppress oncogenic growth in Ras-mosaic skin.
1 citations
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May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” This chapter reviews signaling pathways related to androgenic alopecia in dermal papilla cells of balding human scalps, integrating published information and analysis of molecular interactions, without reporting new clinical results.
September 2025 in “Digital Commons - RU (Rockefeller University)” In this study, researchers found that mice lacking the transcription factor FOXC1 in their hair follicle stem cells had increased rounds of hair regeneration but experienced hair thinning due to impaired ability to maintain stem cell quiescence and adhesion.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt and SHH pathways help form hair follicles by coordinating cell processes.