April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that a 3D culture model of hair follicle cells showed an anagen-like phase between days 3 to 6 and transitioned to a catagen-like phase by day 7, highlighting cell differentiation and structural development over time.
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September 2016 in “PLoS ONE” The researchers reported that in hairless mice, epidermal cell division orientations and epidermal thickness varied by body site, with dorsal and ear epidermis primarily dividing parallel to the basement membrane, unlike hind paw and tail epidermis.
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December 2023 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This study reviewed the challenges of delivering nucleic acids for gene therapy, highlighting the limitations of non-viral vehicles and exploring bioinspired strategies using cell membrane camouflage for improved delivery efficacy.
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May 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This review compiles EV proteomics data and reports that while MSC-derived EVs show promise in skin therapeutics, variability in protein cargo highlights the need for standardized methodologies in understanding process impacts.
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June 2010 in “Development” This review summarizes discussions from a 2010 stem cell biology meeting, covering the origin, behavior, and therapeutic potential of pluripotent and multipotent stem cells, without reporting new experimental findings.
May 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that plucked hair follicles can serve as a practical and scalable source for regenerative medicine, as researchers successfully isolated and expanded keratinocytes and mesenchymal stem cells for potential cell-based and cell-free therapies, demonstrating significant wound-healing bioactivity in vitro.
November 2023 in “The Bovine practitioner” In this study, a 5-year-old Angus bull experienced systemic granulomatous disease and vasculitis potentially associated with grazing on hairy vetch, but other bulls in the same pasture showed no symptoms, suggesting variability in disease manifestation from similar exposures.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study analyzed blood samples from individuals with alopecia areata and found that NKG2D+ immune cells, particularly memory-like NK cells, may better correlate with disease activity compared to CD8+ cells, though significant variability among individuals complicates these findings.
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March 2012 in “BMC biology” This forum article in BMC Biology discusses evolving views on the concept of the stem cell niche, highlighting varied mechanisms and the need for better understanding of the niche's roles and functions.
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March 2024 in “Small Science” This review discusses the potential applications and advantages of encapsulating single cells for use in therapeutics and diagnostics, while also evaluating various methods for effectively creating and sorting single-cell units despite challenges in production and cost.
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January 2017 in “Polymers” This review discusses how engineering cell surfaces with polyelectrolytes can address challenges in cell therapy and related biomedical fields and reports no new research findings.
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July 2019 in “Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” This review discusses the potential of stem cell therapies for regenerating hair in nonautoimmune hair loss and calls for more studies to evaluate their efficacy.
February 2026 in “Cosmetics” This study found that upcycled postbiotic cell-free supernatants from Limosilactobacillus fermentum MG901 and MG4237 protected human dermal papilla cells from oxidative stress, enhancing wound-healing capacity and mitochondrial function, suggesting potential as a sustainable cosmetic ingredient for hair loss alleviation.
This review examines the potential of stem cells and their derived products, such as exosomes and conditioned media, in improving burn wound healing but presents no new clinical data.
January 2004 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that storing hair micrografts in DMEM with apoptotic cell death inhibitors improved in vitro hair shaft elongation and reduced apoptosis, potentially enhancing micrograft transplantation outcomes.
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January 2022 in “Lab on a Chip” This study demonstrates that a 3D-printed agarose microwell platform supports the growth of size-uniform, viable NSCLC cancer spheroids, and can effectively evaluate drug responses using limited tumor material from biopsies, particularly with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib and osimertinib.
This study concluded that pretreatment with finasteride or bicalutamide did not significantly affect the heat sensitivity of prostate cancer cells, although some cell lines showed increased viability at higher temperatures.
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December 2024 in “Protein & Cell” MultiKano accurately identifies cell types in complex data better than existing methods.
February 2026 in “American Journal Of Pathology” Skin organoids can mimic human skin responses to injury and inflammation, making them useful for studying skin diseases and testing treatments.
December 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights the potential of drug-loaded extracellular vesicles as a promising drug delivery platform but notes that clinical translation faces challenges due to variability in methods and the need for standardization and safety evaluation.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, researchers investigated changes in ribosomal RNA modifications associated with stress-induced cellular senescence in human skin cells, identifying potential biomarkers and targets for interventions to mitigate skin aging.
April 2024 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” This study explored the diversity of melanocyte stem cell subpopulations in the hair follicles of adult female mice and identified novel groups with distinct immune privilege regulation, suggesting a heterogeneous landscape that future research should consider.
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January 2021 in “Journal of Materials Chemistry B” In this study, shear-thinning silk nanofiber hydrogels were found to enhance retention of mesenchymal stem cells and accelerate wound healing in rat models.
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September 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that suspension culture was more effective than hydrogel-based systems for maintaining spheroid morphology and differentiation of human iPSC-derived definitive endoderm cells.
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October 2019 in “Iranian Biomedical Journal” This study found that a 5 µM concentration of simvastatin significantly increased the differentiation of hair follicle stem cells into keratinocytes in vitro.
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July 2019 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This study found that incorporating collagenase type I into a noncultured hair follicle cell suspension technique improved cell yield and enhanced repigmentation in patients with stable vitiligo compared to dermabrasion alone.
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January 2020 In this study, researchers found that cepharanthine significantly inhibited the growth of non-small cell lung cancer cells by inducing apoptosis through ROS generation and altering multiple signaling pathways, suggesting potential as a novel lung cancer treatment.
December 2025 in “EMBO Reports” This review discusses how stem and progenitor cells communicate to synchronize their differentiation responses, highlighting the challenges in identifying these mechanisms and surveying new technologies that may overcome these obstacles.
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September 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study provided an overview of skin organoids created from pluripotent stem cells, showcasing their potential in dermatologic research and future clinical applications, while noting challenges such as lengthy differentiation protocols that result in heterogeneous products.
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January 2015 in “Annals of Dermatology” In this study, herbal extracts commonly used in traditional medicine were observed to significantly increase the proliferation of human dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential as alternative therapies for enhancing hair growth.