6 citations
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October 1989 in “PubMed” This study describes optimized methods for culturing hair cells from 4-day-old C3H mice, leading to successful maintenance of hair-specific cytoskeletal protein expression under the experimental conditions.
5 citations
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November 2024 in “Advanced Science” This study reported the establishment of a chemically defined culture system that supports tooth reconstitution and detailed how co-stimulation of specific signaling pathways can sustain tooth development stages and initiate enamel formation, providing insights into tooth regeneration mechanisms.
5 citations
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July 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found histopathological evidence of hypertrophy in nerve endings that may explain the cutaneous neurosensory symptoms in some long COVID-19 patients.
5 citations
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February 2019 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that extracellular vesicles derived from 3D cultures of cervical cancer cells have small RNA profiles more similar to those in patient plasma than those from 2D cultures.
5 citations
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October 1988 in “Clinics in Dermatology” A method was developed to grow hair follicles in a lab for research on hair growth and health.
4 citations
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July 2023 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that incorporating human adipose subcutaneous tissue in 3D organotypic skin cultures mimicking hypertrophic scar conditions improved epidermal homeostasis, formed a basement membrane similar to native skin, and reduced myofibroblast presence, indicating an anti-fibrotic effect.
4 citations
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January 2017 in “International journal of trichology” This case study reports that sudden hair matting occurred in a patient after using coconut and castor oils on long hair, requiring the hair to be cut off due to irreversible felting.
4 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Cardiology” Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) worsens heart enlargement, and blocking it may help prevent heart issues.
4 citations
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December 1995 in “Archives of Dermatological Research”
3 citations
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October 2022 in “PloS one” This study developed a method to culture and maintain chicken feather follicles in vitro, preserving structure and biology similar to their in vivo state, though some gene expression was altered.
3 citations
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August 2018 in “Stem cells international” This study found that cultured hair follicle dermal cells support maintenance and potentially aid in the clinical application of pluripotent and haematopoietic stem cells.
3 citations
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January 2018 in “Methods in molecular biology” This paper describes a protocol for isolating and culturing skin-derived precursors to potentially induce hair growth and regenerate hair follicles, but reports no new experimental findings.
3 citations
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January 2011 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study found that EGFR inhibitors and ligands did not significantly affect the expression of inflammatory biomarkers in cultured sebocytes, except for a notable increase in IL-1 expression with EGF treatment.
3 citations
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January 1991 in “Toxicology in Vitro” This study reports that hair follicle cultures are effective for gap junctional intercellular communication studies and can be used to assess the tumor-promoting activity of certain environmental chemicals.
3 citations
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July 1990 in “PubMed” This study demonstrated that plucked human hair follicles cultured in a collagen gel matrix developed spike-like structures, suggesting a useful method to study outer root sheath cell growth and differentiation in vitro.
3 citations
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January 1988 in “The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology” This study found that minoxidil concentrations at 1, 10, and 100 μg/ml inhibited the proliferation of cultured hair follicle cells without causing morphological changes.
2 citations
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June 2022 in “Scientific reports” In this study, one type of commercial culture medium supported expression of stem cell markers in hair follicle epithelial stem cells, but their differentiation potential and hair follicle-inducing ability declined over time.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “Ethnobotany research and applications” This study documented the indigenous uses of 68 medicinal plant species for food and beverages across three ethnic communities in Southwest Pakistan, with implications for sustainable development and cross-cultural understanding.
2 citations
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January 2020 in “Journal of Experimental Social Psychology” This study found that men with male pattern baldness are perceived as older, and shaving heads increased perceived dominance, but neither influenced leader preference in different contexts.
2 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research” This study found that human hair follicles can be maintained in vitro for at least seven days before they start to show signs of transitioning into the catagen phase.
2 citations
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August 2011 in “InTech eBooks” New methods for growing skin cells can improve skin grafts by building blood vessels within them.
2 citations
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November 2003 in “Humana Press eBooks” This article explains the significance of culturing the pilosebaceous unit for studying related diseases and skin epithelial stem cells, but it reports no new findings.
2 citations
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September 1996 in “Neuroscience letters” This study found that fetal calf serum can protect Merkel cells from cell death and alter their morphology in culture from newborn rat whisker pads.
2 citations
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January 1989 This study describes a new tissue culture method that successfully induces outer root sheath cells from hair follicles to differentiate into a multilayered epithelium with characteristics similar to normal interfollicular epidermis.
1 citations
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September 2024 in “Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus” This study found that spraying melon plants with 0.1 mg·L–1 molybdenum significantly improved growth, photosynthetic characteristics, carbohydrate metabolism, and fruit quality under high-temperature stress, boosting fruit weight by 27.9% and yield per plant by 20.1% compared to untreated controls.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “Biomaterials Advances” This study investigated how 2D and 3D cell culturing methods influence hair follicle morphogenesis, finding that 3D cultures responded more expectedly to minoxidil while 2D cultures reacted better to DHT treatment, challenging the assumption that 3D cultures are always superior.
1 citations
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August 2024 in “Heliyon” This study reports that hair follicle neural crest stem cells in mice can be differentiated into melanocytes, potentially aiding repigmentation in vitiligo-affected areas.
1 citations
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March 2024 in “Nanomaterials” This review article summarizes recent advancements in biomimetic scaffolds, highlighting their promise in tissue engineering and personalized medicine, particularly for skin and musculoskeletal system regeneration, while emphasizing the need for more extensive research to ensure their safety for human use.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “E3S web of conferences” This study found that adding yeast extract or coconut water to Panax ginseng root hair cultures did not increase ginsenoside levels, though coconut water increased biomass.
1 citations
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October 2021 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study on cultured human dermal papilla cells, researchers found that niacinamide may enhance hair growth by reducing oxidative stress-induced cell senescence and delaying catagen entry, suggesting potential applications against hair loss.