41 citations
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May 2012 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study found that human hair keratin coatings enhanced adhesion and proliferation of L929 mouse fibroblasts compared to uncoated and collagen type 1 surfaces, suggesting keratin's potential as a surface coating for cell cultures.
41 citations
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January 2006 in “Dermatology” This study found that noncultured epidermal cell transplantation is promising for treating stable vitiligo, achieving significant repigmentation and patient satisfaction based on objective and subjective evaluations.
38 citations
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July 2019 in “Nature Communications” This study found that Par3 plays a crucial role in maintaining epidermal homeostasis by regulating Rho/actomyosin contractility and ensuring mitotic accuracy, with potential implications for other self-renewing epithelia.
30 citations
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September 2000 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study reports that the fatty acid composition in cell membranes of stratified squamous epithelium varies with keratinization patterns, showing a partial essential fatty acid-deficient state in cultured keratinocytes.
25 citations
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August 2010 in “Acta Biomaterialia” This study achieved a first by successfully forming large quantities of dermal papilla spheroidal microtissues, which retained their hair induction potential, using a micropatterned culture system.
21 citations
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April 2008 in “Pediatric Research”
9 citations
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November 2018 in “Drug Discovery Today” This review discusses insights from scar-free animal models and cellular factors in skin regeneration, suggesting potential strategies for developing scar-free treatments in clinical and cosmetic practices, but reports no new clinical results.
9 citations
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November 1999 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” This study found that ruby laser hair removal causes microscopic epidermal damage but does not lead to cellular hyperproliferation, unlike ultraviolet-irradiated cell damage.
7 citations
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August 2021 in “Heliyon” This study suggests that the herbal formulation Phyllotex™ may promote hair growth in androgenetic alopecia by enhancing cell proliferation and reducing oxidative stress and TGF-β1 expression in vitro.
5 citations
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September 2023 in “Molecules” This review examines physical methods like electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry, highlighting their complementary capabilities in analyzing biomolecular structures and mycobacterial interactions with reactive oxygen species and antioxidants.
4 citations
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January 2025 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This review explores how spiny mice (Acomys spp.) exhibit unique regenerative healing abilities, with findings indicating that these rodents use specialized injury response mechanisms and proregenerative pathways to enhance tissue repair and regeneration compared to scar-forming mammals.
3 citations
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January 2023 in “Journal of Hard Tissue Biology” This study found that Wnt10a expression in odontoblasts increased with dental pulp regeneration and may be a potential non-cellular agent for inducing dental pulp regeneration with dentine-inducing capacity.
2 citations
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December 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that mesenchymal stem cells from chronically inflamed human livers maintain their key cellular characteristics, supporting their potential use in developing liver cell therapies.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This review discusses the dual role of apoptotic vesicles in disease and therapy, emphasizing their potential in cancer treatment and tissue regeneration, but reports no new results.
July 2026 in “Expert Review of Clinical Immunology” This review highlights that alopecia areata is characterized by three immune endotypes, and while JAK inhibitors offer temporary control, upcoming multi-omics diagnostics and immune reprogramming strategies may achieve longer-lasting remission, according to this analysis.
June 2026 in “Cell Regeneration” This review highlights the roles of key transcription factors and signaling pathways in regulating olfactory epithelium regeneration, discussing recent advances in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics as well as organoid models to enhance understanding of olfactory regeneration mechanisms.
May 2026 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” This study found that individualized homeopathic medicine can significantly improve outcomes in patients with alopecia areata, including complete hair regrowth and reduced SALT scores within 5 to 12 months, without relapse, and shows promise for alopecia universalis through targeted miasmatic and constitutional remedies.
March 2026 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study developed an in vitro model using NTERT keratinocytes expressing AEC-related TP63 mutations, which replicated skin defects observed in AEC patients and offers a valuable tool for understanding the disorder and developing new treatments.
January 2026 in “Florence Research (University of Florence)” This perspective reviews current knowledge about cellular and molecular mechanisms in wound healing from 2023–2025, highlighting inadequately understood pathways associated with conditions like keloids and chronic wounds, and discusses proposed novel therapies for these conditions.
December 2025 in “Drug Discovery and Molecular Docking (DDMD)” This review highlights how single-cell transcriptomics has advanced understanding of tissue regeneration by revealing cellular diversity and key molecular interactions in animal models, despite methodological challenges, suggesting future applications in developing targeted regenerative therapies.
November 2025 in “Chemistry - An Asian Journal” This perspective reviews enzyme-instructed self-assembly (EISA) as a conceptual framework for supramolecular chemical biology, emphasizing its innovative role in developing adaptive biomaterials and synthetic cellular machines without providing new experimental results.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
January 2025 in “Journal of Medical Biochemistry” This review explores the roles of superoxide dismutases in cellular processes and cancer, highlighting the potential of SOD mimetics in enhancing cancer treatment strategies, but it reports no new clinical findings.
January 2013 in “University Libraries (University of Maryland)” This study suggests that selenium deficiency contributes to aging signs and health deterioration in a mouse model, supporting selenium's role in genome maintenance and protection against oxidative stress.
January 1987 in “Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)” This article discusses the metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene in chemical carcinogenesis and reports no new experimental findings.
March 2014 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This review describes the hair follicle's structure, particularly its role as a stem cell niche, and discusses its potential application in skin tissue engineering, but does not present new research findings.
320 citations
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December 2018 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review explores how preconditioning mesenchymal stromal cells can impact their secretome's therapeutic potential in regenerative medicine, emphasizing immunomodulatory and regenerative functions, but provides no new clinical results.
105 citations
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May 2013 in “Biomaterials” In this study, the researchers found that a keratin hydrogel filler in nerve conduits led to earlier Schwann cell migration and improved cellular behaviors compared to other fillers in a rat sciatic nerve model.
41 citations
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July 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified molecular differences between dysplastic nevi and common melanocytic nevi, including altered keratinocyte differentiation, increased hair follicle-related molecule expression, and distinct immune microenvironment characteristics in dysplastic nevi.
32 citations
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July 2017 in “Oncotarget” This study found that intermittent treatment with FTI lonafarnib and sulforaphane may be a promising therapeutic approach for children with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, as it improved the cellular phenotype.