June 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that the HoxC gene cluster is crucial for the development of hair and nails in mice, with key regulation by two mammalian-specific enhancers.
31 citations
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September 2013 in “Stem Cells” This study suggests that canonical BMP signaling, particularly involving Smad1 and Smad5, plays a critical role in hair follicle stem cell regulation and hair morphogenesis, with distinct roles from pSmad8.
January 2023 in “Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii” This review discusses the clinical applications of adipose tissue-derived stem cells in dermatology and plastic surgery, highlighting their potential benefits but also noting existing limitations and concerns.
106 citations
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October 2016 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study found that PDGFA is critical for the proliferation and maintenance of adipocyte stem cells in skin but not other white adipose tissues, highlighting unique regulatory mechanisms in different tissue depots.
74 citations
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September 2006 in “Cell Cycle” This review examines the role of Hairless, a nuclear receptor corepressor, in regulating Wnt signaling during hair cycling and reports no new clinical results.
85 citations
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September 2013 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review evaluates existing research on Keratin 15 to assess its validity as a marker for epidermal stem cells, reporting no new results.
46 citations
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January 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that Insig deficiency in the skin of mice causes cholesterol precursors to accumulate, leading to defective hair development and skin abnormalities, which were alleviated by simvastatin treatment.
July 2024 in “Journal Of Stem Cell Research” In this review, the authors highlight the crucial role of mesenchymal stem cells in dermatologic therapies, noting their potential to enhance skin structure and appearance through regenerative mechanisms like inflammation induction, angiogenesis, and recruitment of tissue-specific progenitors.
71 citations
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January 2019 in “International journal of biological sciences” This study proposes the miR-22-5p-LEF1 axis as a novel pathway that may regulate hair follicle stem cell proliferation.
23 citations
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January 2021 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, hair follicle germs containing vascular endothelial cells showed improved hair regeneration and morphogenesis-related gene expression in mice, suggesting a promising strategy for hair regenerative medicine.
18 citations
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This study found that extracellular vesicles from low-passage dermal papilla cells may activate hair growth by delivering miR-140-5p, which downregulates BMP2 signaling, suggesting potential therapeutic targets for alopecia.
17 citations
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February 2019 in “PubMed” This review discusses strategies to regenerate human hair follicles using stem cells and reports no new experimental results; the authors note existing challenges and the potential of hiPSCs for future applications.
12 citations
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August 2018 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study observed that adipose-derived stem cells modified with trichogenic factors have similar properties to dermal papilla cells and show enhanced hair regeneration potential compared to unmodified adipose-derived stem cells.
149 citations
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July 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” This article provides contact information for Bruce A. Morgan and features no new research findings.
133 citations
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September 2013 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Different types of stem cells and their environments are key to skin repair and maintenance.
124 citations
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February 2018 in “Nature Reviews Genetics” This review covers recent findings on stem cell plasticity under normal and cancerous conditions but presents no new experimental results, highlighting implications for regenerative medicine and cancer treatments.
84 citations
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January 2008 in “Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology” This article reviews recent advancements in understanding skin stem cells and their roles in maintaining epidermal homeostasis and repairing wounds, without presenting new experimental findings.
83 citations
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January 2015 in “World Journal of Stem Cells” This review discusses current experimental approaches for regenerating human hair follicles using tissue engineering and isolated cells, but reports no successful strategies with adult cells yet found.
59 citations
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February 2012 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This review discusses the multiple layers of environmental controls on hair stem cell homeostasis and suggests that targeting these layers could offer safer regenerative medicine therapies without directly using stem cells.
40 citations
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March 2019 in “Nature Communications” This study found that deleting Stim1 and Stim2 in mature T regulatory cells disrupts Ca 2+ signaling, preventing their differentiation and leading to severe autoimmune disorders in mice.
36 citations
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September 2009 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This review addresses the role of skin-resident adult stem/progenitor cells in skin homeostasis, disease, and cancer development, and reports no new research results.
26 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study developed an in vitro system to analyze human skin progenitor cells' ability to form hair peg-like structures, providing insights for engineering hair follicle organoids.
26 citations
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February 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that dermal papilla cells from human hair follicles can be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells, but their efficiency is similar to that of fibroblasts, unlike in mice.
11 citations
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August 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This study reviewed the prospects and challenges of using stem cells from adipose tissue in regenerative medicine for facial rejuvenation, emphasizing the need for further research to ensure patient safety before these methods can become routine in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
9 citations
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September 2021 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports” This study concluded that hair-derived stem cells from older donors may offer a promising alternative for autologous corneal endothelial replacement, potentially benefitting patients of various age groups.
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.
3 citations
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January 2014 in “Elsevier eBooks” Different stem cells have benefits and challenges for tissue repair, and more research is needed to find the best types for each use.
1 citations
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May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” This chapter reviews signaling pathways related to androgenic alopecia in dermal papilla cells of balding human scalps, integrating published information and analysis of molecular interactions, without reporting new clinical results.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Medical Technology” This review discusses current knowledge of keratinocyte stem cell dynamics, including their regenerative roles and potential applications beyond wound healing, but presents no new clinical findings.
April 2025 in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” This study found that human dermal stem/progenitor cells demonstrated greater proliferation and differentiation potential than hair follicle dermal papilla cells, which showed increased expression of hair regeneration markers.