41 citations
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May 2018 in “Nutrition and healthy aging” This study suggests that age-related changes in skin elasticity reduce its stability against wrinkling, and anti-aging strategies should focus on addressing elastic mismatches between skin layers.
14 citations
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January 2018 in “Advances in Clinical Chemistry” This review discusses the evaluation of hyperandrogenemia in women and hypogonadism in men across different life stages and presents biomarkers used for diagnosing male hypogonadism, reporting no new clinical results.
1744 citations
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August 2006 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This review discusses definitions of polycystic ovary syndrome and reports no new clinical results; the authors support using modified 1990 NIH criteria and acknowledge ongoing evolution as research advances.
145 citations
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November 2018 in “Nature Communications” This study found that activating the Sonic hedgehog pathway in scarring wounds can remodel the dermis to promote hair follicle regeneration, highlighting a potential new approach to enhance healing.
138 citations
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June 2012 in “Genes & Development” This study found that dermal Shh signaling regulates specific dermal papilla signatures essential for maintaining hair follicle development, suggesting that the Shh-Noggin signaling loop is crucial for hair morphogenesis.
130 citations
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September 2018 in “Cell Reports” This study found that macrophages play a crucial role in nerve regeneration by regulating Schwann cell dynamics and remyelination, with Gas6 identified as a key factor in this process.
129 citations
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January 2007 in “Otology & Neurotology” This study found that delivering math1 via an adenovector led to vestibular hair cell regeneration and improved balance function in ototoxin-treated adult mice.
118 citations
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August 2010 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that the protein MIM is crucial for maintaining cilia and Sonic hedgehog signaling in mesenchymal cells by counteracting Src-mediated phosphorylation of Cortactin, impacting hair follicle formation.
117 citations
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March 2017 in “Nature Communications” This study shows that macrophage-induced TNF signaling can activate hair follicle stem cells and promote new hair follicle formation after wounding by regulating AKT/β-catenin pathways.
93 citations
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June 2011 in “Journal of Neuroscience” This study found that the transcription factor p63 is crucial for horizontal basal cell differentiation in the olfactory epithelium, suggesting a p63-dependent mechanism activates reserve stem cells after injury.
81 citations
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November 2012 in “Journal of the National Cancer Institute” This study found that FLCN deficiency in mice muscles led to increased mitochondrial biogenesis and a metabolic shift towards oxidative phosphorylation, with a similar advantage observed in FLCN-null kidney cancer cells.
68 citations
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November 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that PGD2 inhibits hair follicle regeneration in mice through the Gpr44 receptor, suggesting that blocking PGD2 or Gpr44 may enhance skin regeneration after wounds.
66 citations
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December 2013 in “Nature Cell Biology” This study found that quiescence in hair follicle stem cells acts as a tumor suppression mechanism for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, with Pten activity necessary to maintain this state.
60 citations
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August 2008 in “Human molecular genetics online/Human molecular genetics” This study suggests that a position effect disrupting TRPS1 expression may be linked to hypertrichosis in both Ambras syndrome in humans and a similar phenotype in Koa mice.
56 citations
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December 2011 in “The Plant Journal” AGD1 is important for root hair development in Arabidopsis, working with phosphoinositide signaling and the actin cytoskeleton.
55 citations
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June 2014 in “Nature Communications” This study found that overexpression of the transcription factor Tcf3 accelerates keratinocyte migration and skin wound healing in mice, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target for wound repair.
53 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article reviews therapy-related hair disorders in oncology patients, detailing underlying mechanisms and potential management strategies, but reports no new clinical findings.
53 citations
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October 2014 in “Free radical biology & medicine” This study found that oxidative damage is present in the mitochondria of PolG mice, which exhibit premature aging-like phenotypes due to mitochondrial dysfunction.
52 citations
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January 2005 in “International journal of experimental pathology” This study suggests that melatonin may have a radioprotective role against X-ray-induced skin damage in rats, as evidenced by milder injury markers in pretreated animals.
46 citations
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July 2007 in “Journal of comparative neurology” This study found that Florida manatees have unique types of specialized nerve endings in their vibrissae, which assist in their sensory and manipulative functions in aquatic environments.
32 citations
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May 2012 in “PloS one” This study found that despite the persistence of aberrant double-negative T-cells, functional immune-competence was maintained after thymic transplantation in a patient with a rare FOXN1 mutation.
26 citations
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July 2019 in “Fertility and Sterility” This study found that reproductive gynecologists are the primary source of referrals for male infertility evaluations, with many men referred before completing a male factor investigation even when using assisted reproductive technologies or lifestyle factors like testosterone replacement.
18 citations
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May 2014 in “Menopause” This study found that a 5-mg daily dose of transdermal testosterone cream in postmenopausal women restored testosterone levels to those typical of premenopausal women.
18 citations
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January 2015 in “Data series” This report describes a study of estuarine bed-sediment quality in New Jersey and New York post-Hurricane Sandy, focusing on contamination extent and potential long-term impacts, with no new findings included.
17 citations
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April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the synthetic thyroid hormone receptor modulator KB2115 significantly prolonged the growth phase of human hair follicles in culture without altering mitochondrial activity, suggesting potential as a safer hair loss treatment compared to traditional thyroid hormones.
8 citations
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December 2020 in “The FASEB Journal” Blocking adenosine A2B receptor may prevent or treat hearing loss.
7 citations
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July 2020 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” In this study, RT1640 was found to promote hair pigment system regeneration and expand melanocyte stem cell pools in a mouse model, suggesting potential applications for aging-related hair disorders.
5 citations
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April 2021 in “Biomedicines” This study found that engineered skin substitutes made with skin-derived precursors and epidermal stem cells can regenerate hair follicles after grafting into nude mice.
5 citations
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July 2014 in “Acta Crystallographica Section D-biological Crystallography” This study reports that mutations in human L-PGDS affect the entrance and exit of ligands in its binding cavity, suggesting these residues play a role in ligand interaction processes.
3 citations
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January 2016 in “Revista Brasileira de Higiene e Sanidade Animal” This review discusses the diagnosis of canine hypothyroidism, focusing on its clinical signs, diagnostic markers, and distinctive skin biopsy findings, but reports no new research results.