215 citations
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March 2011 in “Clinical Cancer Research” This study found that sorafenib was active against desmoid tumors, with 25% of patients achieving a partial response and 70% maintaining stable disease.
87 citations
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February 2004 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” In this study, researchers achieved complete reepithelialization and hair growth on a burn-injured scalp using a tissue-engineered dermal template with early micrograft hair follicle implantation.
68 citations
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August 2014 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” This study found that composite skin constructs containing dermal papilla cells promoted better skin healing and hair regeneration in nude mice, highlighting their role in tissue-engineered skin for severe injuries.
61 citations
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June 2022 in “IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics” This study introduced a novel deep clustering approach for melanoma detection from dermoscopic images, demonstrating improved performance over existing methods by mitigating class imbalance issues using a center-oriented margin-free triplet loss.
57 citations
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March 2018 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights recent advances in understanding how the extracellular matrix regulates epidermal stem cell fate, emphasizing the importance of the hair follicle stem cell niche, but reports no new empirical findings.
43 citations
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January 2012 in “Biological Research” This review discusses the embryonic origins and characteristics of various stem cell populations in the skin, but it provides no new experimental results.
39 citations
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August 2022 in “Cell Death and Disease” This study found that a dopamine-methacrylated hyaluronic acid hydrogel enhances the efficacy of adipose-derived stem cells in promoting skin regeneration, potentially involving the Notch signaling pathway.
25 citations
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December 1992 in “Seminars in cell biology” This review discusses how epidermal Langerhan's cells and dermal cells may influence keratinocyte environments, potentially aiding in the formation of stem cell niches and cellular variety in the basal layer, without providing novel results.
24 citations
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November 2016 in “Cell death and disease” This review discusses the generation of germ cell-like cells from skin-derived stem cells and reports no new results; the potential for these cells to produce viable progeny remains unclear.
16 citations
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December 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This clinical case study describes an aggressive squamous cell carcinoma developing within a giant epidermal cyst on the abdomen.
13 citations
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January 2022 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” This study found that using cultured mesenchymal stem cells from mouse whisker hair follicle outer root sheath in wound healing reduced inflammation, accelerated closure, and resulted in less hypertrophic scarring in mice.
12 citations
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December 2002 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a 49-year-old woman with Sweet syndrome who experienced complete resolution of skin lesions after a prednisone treatment regimen.
11 citations
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October 2018 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that decorin may help maintain hair follicle stem cells and its reduced expression could contribute to age-related hair loss.
10 citations
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December 2011 in “Cell Transplantation” This study suggests that cultured human hair follicle cells can potentially recreate epidermis and produce bioengineered hair follicles in a GMP cell factory for regenerative therapy in alopecia.
4 citations
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October 2017 in “Advances in tissue engineering & regenerative medicine” In this study, a bioengineered construct using a biodegradable polycaprolactone mat cocultured with human keratinocyte and rabbit dermal fibroblast cells demonstrated potential as a tissue-engineered skin substitute, showing good cell adhesion and growth.
4 citations
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January 2013 in “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” This article reviews mammalian skin epidermis as a model for studying stem cell regulation, noting the utility of in vitro and ex vivo platforms, but it reports no new empirical findings.
2 citations
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May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” This review discusses the regenerative potential of hair follicle stem cell populations and current approaches to reconstructing folliculogenesis for alopecia therapy, but reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study used two-photon microscopy to reveal that the dermal papilla is crucial for hair follicle regeneration and cannot be replaced by neighboring cells, providing new insights into stem cell behavior.
January 2026 in “Theoretical and Natural Science” In this study, the authors explored the role of Lgr5+ hair follicle stem cells and their regulation through the Wnt/-catenin pathway, highlighting how precise modulation of this pathway is crucial for treating hair loss safely and effectively.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The researchers reported that DHT may reduce the inflammatory responses induced by C. acnes in androgen-sensitive human sebocyte cells, suggesting a potential link between androgens and infection in sebaceous disorders.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, deep phenotyping of 68 patients with XPD gene defects successfully separated individuals by clinical diagnosis and survival status, potentially improving diagnosis and prognosis for xeroderma pigmentosum and trichothiodystrophy.
This review discusses recent advances in using stem cells for skin repair and regeneration after severe burn injuries, but it reports no new clinical results.
22 citations
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February 2014 in “Arquivos Brasileiros De Endocrinologia E Metabologia” An 81-year-old woman's severe male hormone symptoms were caused by an ovarian tumor, which was treated with surgery.
356 citations
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December 1986 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” This study found that specific human hair keratins are differentially expressed in the hair follicle, suggesting a shared pathway of epithelial differentiation between hair cortex and nail plate cells.
26 citations
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July 2012 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects” This review discusses the identification and roles of different epidermal stem cell types in skin homeostasis and repair, and reports no new experimental findings.
555 citations
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July 2001 in “Genes & Development” This study found that Tcf3 and Lef1 differently regulate cell differentiation in multipotent skin stem cells, with Tcf3 promoting follicle-like features and Lef1, when modified, promoting sebocyte differentiation.
301 citations
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February 2019 in “Nature Communications” In this study, researchers found that wound healing in mouse skin recruits diverse fibroblasts, including myeloid-derived cells, which contribute to regenerating adipocytes.
265 citations
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July 2012 in “Cell” This study found multipotent progenitors in sweat ducts that become unipotent after sweat gland development, highlighting distinct regenerative capabilities in adult glandular skin stem cell populations.
253 citations
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March 1994 in “Developmental dynamics” This study suggests that programmed cell death plays a crucial role in shaping the structure of the human epidermis and its appendages during development.
232 citations
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October 2015 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review discusses the role of epidermal and other adult stem cells in skin repair, focusing on their potential therapeutic applications for non-healing wounds and other skin disorders, but reports no new research results.