1 citations
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January 2024 in “Advanced science” This study found that fibronectin-attached cell sheets significantly improved wound healing in vivo by increasing wound closure rates, reducing inflammation, and promoting tissue regeneration compared to conventional cell sheets.
1 citations
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February 2025 in “Cell Cycle” This study found that implanting hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cell sheets in mice significantly accelerated wound closure and reduced scar formation compared to non-implanted controls.
March 2025 in “Tissue and Cell” In this study, cryopreserved fibroblast cell sheets cultured on a new substrate showed significantly enhanced healing of cutaneous ulcers in diabetic and immunodeficient mice, suggesting potential effectiveness for refractory skin wounds.
177 citations
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November 2002 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this study, stable types of leucoderma such as segmental vitiligo and piebaldism showed 100% repigmentation after melanocyte transplantation, suggesting surgery as the preferred method for these conditions.
12 citations
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November 2023 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”
1 citations
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December 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review discusses various methods for processing and separating human skin samples for research purposes, evaluating factors like processing time and cell viability, but reports no new experimental findings.
1 citations
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June 2024 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that implanting hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cell sheets facilitated wound healing and early macrophage activity while reducing inflammation in a diabetic mouse model, suggesting clinical potential for difficult-to-heal diabetic ulcers.
December 2021 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study found that knocking out the Hars2 gene in mouse cochlear hair cells led to mitochondrial dysfunction and ROS stress, resulting in progressive hearing loss and differential effects on inner and outer hair cells.
119 citations
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March 2020 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review provides an overview of recent tissue engineering and regenerative medicine developments in Asia, highlighting significant advances, representative research achievements, and discussing future directions, without presenting new research results.
18 citations
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October 2013 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that combining polybrene and a ROCK inhibitor can effectively expand human keratinocyte stem/progenitor cells carrying a transgene, aiding their use in regenerative medicine.
18 citations
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October 2022 in “Biomedicines” This review presents clinical and preclinical evidence supporting innovative regenerative approaches to treat vitiligo, as existing treatments lack a specific cure and predictable long-term repigmentation outcomes.
March 2026 in “Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials” This study investigated the mechanical response of the human hair cuticle to strain and found that cuticular deformation directly corresponded with fiber elongation, revealing significant molecular-level changes in disulfide crosslinks but maintained structural stability, highlighting the role of the cuticle in stress resistance.
19 citations
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January 2009 in “International review of cell and molecular biology” This review explains the mechanical composition and molecular interactions that determine hair's mechanical properties, without providing any new experimental findings.
1 citations
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April 2023 in “Scientific Reports” This study reported that newly developed RADA16-I peptide hybrids, with active motifs like GHK and KGHK, demonstrated improved wound healing in a mouse skin injury model without cytotoxicity, suggesting they might be effective scaffolds for tissue engineering and regeneration.
July 2026 in “Advanced Science” In this study, researchers found that a scallop adhesive protein (Sbp9 Δ) forms strong adhesive coatings via disulfide-sticker strategies, which also promote hair regeneration in mouse models by activating Wnt signaling and enhancing angiogenesis, proving more effective than minoxidil for androgenetic alopecia.
162 citations
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December 2008 in “Stem Cells” This study found that murine vibrissa hair follicle stem cells can be differentiated into corneal epithelial-like cells in vitro using limbus-specific microenvironmental factors, suggesting a potential therapeutic source for ocular surface disorders.
14 citations
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April 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study demonstrated that using a perfusion culture bioreactor and 3D spheroid culture can enhance corneal endothelial cell expansion and support the construction of tissue-engineered corneal endothelial layers in vitro.
4 citations
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May 2012 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This study demonstrated the potential of epithelial cell scaffolds fabricated with various materials for effective hair regeneration, highlighting their promising application in tissue engineering for alopecia treatment.
In this study, a hydrogel loaded with SHP099 was shown to improve wound healing by targeting different cell types during various stages of the healing process.
October 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study found that treating secondary hair follicle stem cells from Arbas cashmere goats with quercetin at 10 μg/mL for 48 hours significantly enhanced cell proliferation and reduced apoptosis, suggesting potential strategies to improve cashmere production through various signaling pathways.
October 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” In a study on secondary hair follicle stem cells from Arbas cashmere goats, researchers found that 10 μg/mL quercetin for 48 hours enhances cell proliferation and inhibits apoptosis through multiple signaling pathways, potentially improving cashmere production.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that human hair follicle dermal papilla cells and keratinocytes self-assembled differently in 3D spheroid co-cultures, providing insights into cell distribution and organogenesis during skin regeneration.
January 2012 in “조직공학과 재생의학” This study demonstrated the potential of newly fabricated epithelial cell scaffolds to enhance hair regeneration, showing promise for future alopecia treatments.
29 citations
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” This study observed that isoproterenol directs hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in large numbers, forming tissue sheets of beating heart muscle cells in culture.
September 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study found that Ang1 improved survival and proliferation in human follicle dermal papilla cells under DHT-induced stress, suggesting potential as a therapeutic candidate for androgenetic alopecia.
This study demonstrates that a novel autologous hair follicle-derived epithelial sheet can effectively repigment skin in patients with stable vitiligo, offering a potential new treatment option.
35 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Theoretical Biology” This study introduced a theoretical model suggesting that the morphological transition from bud to cap in tooth germ development is driven by mechanical interactions among cells.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Hair follicle stem cells can become heart muscle cells.
40 citations
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March 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study visualized mitochondrial metabolism in cultured bovine hair follicles and plucked human hairs, finding that ROS and mitochondrial polarization correlate in specific hair follicle regions, particularly near keratin deposition sites.
This study demonstrated that cryogelation of human hair keratin allows the development of 3D scaffolds with tunable properties, supporting cell adhesion and proliferation for potential biomedical applications.