11 citations
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June 1979 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that the dehydroepiandrosterone hydroxylating enzyme system in hair follicles is similar to the liver monooxygenase system, sharing characteristics such as inhibition by carbon monoxide and dependency on NADPH.
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August 2022 in “Pharmaceuticals” This study observed that a self-emulsifying drug delivery system for finasteride significantly enhanced bioavailability in rats compared to commercial tablets, but the formulation was found to be thermodynamically unstable.
September 2002 in “Epiliepsy currents/Epilepsy currents” This study found that deoxycorticosterone-derived neurosteroids modulate GABA A receptor function and may influence stress-induced changes in seizure susceptibility by elevating seizure thresholds in animal models.
27 citations
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May 2017 in “Marine Drugs” This study found that Undariopsis peterseniana extract may promote hair growth by activating specific cellular pathways, suggesting potential for treating alopecia.
83 citations
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March 1995 in “PLANT PHYSIOLOGY” This study found that the Nod factor from Rhizobium meliloti, particularly at concentrations of 10-8 and 10-7 M, induced specific membrane depolarization and root-hair deformation in Medicago sativa, depending on the stage of cell differentiation.
21 citations
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June 2004 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that Ber-EP4 immunoreactivity is present in specific areas of hair follicles across different stages of the hair cycle, particularly in the secondary hair germ, but not in mature anagen follicles.
June 2022 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This article discusses the role of the hair follicle as a miniorgan involved in bioelectricity and energy transfer in living organisms, but it reports no new research findings.
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July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this open-label trial, Tofacitinib was well tolerated and improved IFN and cytokine scores, as well as overall skin pathology, in individuals with Down syndrome and immune skin conditions.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Secreted inhibitors of Wnt and IGF signaling control hair and tooth development, creating species-specific patterns.
April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” In this case study, the use of somatostatin analogues was effective in localizing and confirming a neuroendocrine lung tumor as the source of ectopic ACTH syndrome, leading to marked clinical improvement in a patient unable to undergo surgery.
19 citations
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March 1998 in “Endocrinology” This study found that sex differences in somatostatin biosynthesis in rat hypothalamic neurons develop between postnatal day 1 and 5, influenced by the conversion of testosterone to estrogen.
16 citations
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July 2014 in “Cell Biology International” This study found that the Wnt pathway activator lithium chloride promotes proliferation and odontoblast differentiation of hair follicle neural crest cells.
4 citations
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December 2020 in “International journal of research - granthaalayah” This study found that tetracycline can adhere to hair follicle structures and disrupt cell metabolism, potentially damaging healthy human cells as well as pathogens.
9 citations
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February 2016 in “Anatomical Science International” Hair proteins change location and structure as hair cells mature.
January 2001 in “Biomedical Research” This study observed that PAD type III and trichohyalin are expressed earlier than their deiminated form during the first and second hair cycles in rat hair follicles, indicating a potential additional factor is involved in triggering deimination.
81 citations
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September 2009 in “Birth defects research” This review discusses the mechanisms behind hair patterning during mouse embryonic development and reports no new experimental findings.
7 citations
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December 1971 in “European Journal of Endocrinology” Human hair follicles can process steroid hormones like DHEA.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study demonstrated that Tet2 and Tet3 enzymes are crucial for controlling gene expression related to hair differentiation in mice, suggesting DNA demethylation could be a new method for managing hair growth.
In this study, finasteride reduced the severity of dopaminergic behavior manifestations in rats without causing extrapyramidal side effects, unlike other antidopaminergic agents.
245 citations
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January 1998 in “Genes & Development” This study found that Hoxc13 mutations in mice cause defects in hair, nail, and tongue structures, with the most noticeable issue being brittle hair leading to alopecia.
February 2023 in “Reactions Weekly” January 2015 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews the recent understanding of carbonic anhydrase VI's functions, including its role in biological processes, but presents no new experimental results.
January 1998 in “The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology” A 7-year-old girl was diagnosed with Netherton's Syndrome, shown by skin and hair symptoms.
28 citations
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November 2018 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” This report describes a neurometabolic disorder linked to gain-of-function variants in the ODC1 gene, characterized by developmental delay, ectodermal abnormalities, and notable facial and neuroimaging features.
October 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study investigated NNAT expression in embryonic and postnatal rat tissues, finding its localization in both undifferentiated and differentiated cells across tissues such as the pancreas, tongue, and testis.
19 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell death and differentiation” This study found that disrupting the inturned gene in developing mouse epidermis halted hair follicle formation due to impaired keratinocyte differentiation, highlighting primary cilia's role in tissue-specific planar cell polarity signaling.
18 citations
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March 2002 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, 17β-estradiol increased VEGF production in differentiated THP-1 cells, while dihydrotestosterone counteracted this effect by modulating adenylate cyclase activity.
17 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This study reported that the concept of the onychodermis, defined by CD10 expression, is present in the developing nail organ and may play a role in nail plate formation.
June 2022 in “Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences” In this study, researchers identified high levels of multidrug resistance in E. coli samples from broiler chickens in Malang Regency, with all positive samples resistant to multiple antibiotics including Erythromycin, Bacitracin, and Amoxicillin.
130 citations
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March 2014 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study found that in mice, epidermal Wnt/β-catenin signaling influences adipocyte differentiation and hair growth, suggesting its critical role in synchronizing adipogenesis with the hair growth cycle.