research Biomechanics of Hair Fiber Growth: A Multi-Scale Modeling Approach
The model shows that factors like follicle shape and stiffness are key for hair growth and anchoring.
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60-90 / 336 resultsresearch Autosomal Recessive Monilethrix: Novel Variants of the DSG4 Gene in Three Chinese Families
New gene variants linked to a rare inherited hair loss disorder were found in three Chinese families.
research Key Factors in the Complex and Coordinated Network of Skin Keratinization: Their Significance and Involvement in Common Skin Conditions
Understanding keratinization is crucial for treating skin conditions like ichthyoses and psoriasis.
research Research on Hair Bleach That Causes Less Hair Damage and Smells Less Pungent Than Ammonium Hydroxide
AMPD is a better and less damaging alternative to ammonium hydroxide for hair bleaching.
research Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Candidate Ligand-Receptor Pairs and Signaling Networks Mediating Intercellular Communication between Hair Matrix Cells and Dermal Papilla Cells from Cashmere Goats
The research identified key molecules that help hair matrix and dermal papilla cells communicate and influence hair growth in cashmere goats.
research SnapshotDx Quiz: May 2020 Study on BIVV009 in Bullous Pemphigoid
BIVV009 is a safe treatment for bullous pemphigoid that reduces C3 deposition without harmful side effects.
research Mutations in the Desmoglein 4 Gene Are Associated with Monilethrix-Like Congenital Hypotrichosis
Mutations in the DSG4 gene can cause a rare hair disorder similar to monilethrix.
research The Lanceolate Hair Rat Phenotype Results from a Missense Mutation in a Calcium Coordinating Site of the Desmoglein 4 Gene
A gene mutation causes lanceolate hair in rats by disrupting hair shaft integrity.
research Smad4-Dependent Desmoglein-4 Expression Contributes to Hair Follicle Integrity
Smad4 is important for healthy hair follicles because it helps produce a protein needed for hair to stick together and grow.
research Intragenic Deletion in the Desmoglein 4 Gene Underlies the Skin Phenotype in the Iffa Credo Hairless Rat
A gene deletion causes the "hairless" trait in Iffa Credo rats.
research Localized Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis Due to a Frameshift Mutation in the Desmoglein 4 Gene Exhibits Extensive Phenotypic Variability Within a Pakistani Family
A specific gene mutation causes varying hair loss severity in a Pakistani family.
research Transgenic Kallikrein 14 Mice Display Major Hair Shaft Defects Associated with Desmoglein 3 and 4 Degradation, Abnormal Epidermal Differentiation, and IL-36 Signature
Mice with extra human KLK14 had hair and skin problems, including weaker cell bonds and inflammation, linked to Netherton syndrome.
research A Novel In Vivo Active Pemphigus Model Targeting Desmoglein 1 and Desmoglein 3: A Tool Representing All Pemphigus Variants
New mouse models of Pemphigus show severe symptoms and need better treatments.
research Localized Hypotrichosis Type 1 Due to Intragenic Deletion of Exons 5-8 in Desmoglein Gene in a Neonate from Indian Family
A baby from an Indian family had a rare genetic disorder causing no scalp or body hair due to a specific gene deletion.
research Desmoglein 3-Mediated Mechanical Transadhesion Controls Epithelial Stem Cell Quiescence
Desmoglein 3 is important for keeping hair follicle stem cells inactive and maintaining their special properties.
research A Novel Animal Model of Desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) Deficiency Reveals an Essential Role for Dsg1 in Epidermal Barrier Formation
Dsg1 is essential for maintaining a healthy skin barrier in mice.
research Imaging Nanoscale Changes in Desmosome Protein Organization
Desmoglein 3 organization in cell connections changes without calcium, affecting cell adhesion.
research Molecular Biology of Hair Morphogenesis: Development and Cycling
Understanding hair growth involves complex interactions between molecules and could help treat hair disorders.
research Vesicle Formation and Follicular Root Sheath Separation in Mice Homozygous for Deleterious Alleles at the Balding Locus
A mutation in mice causes hair loss and skin issues due to a defect in a gene affecting cell adhesion.
research Combined Deletion of the Vitamin D Receptor and Calcium-Sensing Receptor Delays Wound Re-Epithelialization
Removing vitamin D and calcium receptors in mice skin cells slows down skin wound healing.
research The Role of Natural Killer Cells in Autoimmune Blistering Diseases
Natural killer cells play a key role in autoimmune skin diseases like pemphigus vulgaris.
research Stem Cells and Their Niches
The document concludes that stem cells and their environments are crucial for skin and hair health and have potential for medical treatments.
research Uncoupling Desmosomal Cadherin Adhesion Activates Quiescent Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Orchestrates Self-Organized Regeneration Through Outside-In Signaling
Disrupting a specific protein's function in hair follicle stem cells triggers their activation and a self-healing process.
research SnapshotDx Quiz: November 2017
Pemphigus vulgaris involves specific immune cells and B cells that produce antibodies causing skin blisters.
research Clinical Snippets: Melanoma Risk Prediction, Monilethrix Mutation, Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome, Skin Wrinkling and Lung Aging, Oxidative Stress in Androgenetic Alopecia
Melanoma risk tools need improvement, a gene mutation causes a hair disorder that might be treated by managing cell stress, a potential therapy for a skin-ear disorder involves blocking cell channels, skin wrinkling may indicate lung aging regardless of smoking, and oxidative stress might contribute to common baldness.
research Genetics of Alopecia
Different genes are linked to various types of hair loss.
research No Mucosal Involvement in a Patient with Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Associated with Thymoma and Myasthenia Gravis
The patient had paraneoplastic pemphigus without mucosal involvement.
research Increased Risk of Severe Course of Pemphigus in Patients with Pemphigus-Associated Alopecia: A Prospective Observational Study
Pemphigus patients with alopecia have more severe and treatment-resistant disease.
research Clinical Snippets: Insights into Dermatological Health and Disease
Melanoma risk tools need improvement, certain gene mutations cause skin diseases and could be treated by targeting those mutations, skin wrinkling may relate to lung aging due to genetic factors, and oxidative stress affects hair loss but can be reduced in low oxygen.
research Individual Variation in Balance Between Platelet-Secreted Growth Factors Causing Contradictory Effects on Hair Follicle Could Potentially Impact Response to PRP Therapy in Patients With Scalp Hair Loss
People respond differently to hair loss treatment with PRP because of individual differences in growth factors from platelets.