305 citations
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March 2018 in “International journal of molecular sciences” In this review, the authors summarize classical and recent insights into the biology and treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids, concluding that while understanding and strategies have advanced, effective prevention and treatments remain unsatisfactory.
106 citations
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November 2014 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review discusses advanced techniques for investigating stem cell fate at the single-cell level, including lineage tracing, time-lapse imaging, and molecular profiling, but reports no new research results.
65 citations
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April 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review indicates that most studies reported positive effects of platelet-rich plasma injections for treating androgenic alopecia, with no major side effects, suggesting it may be a safe alternative to Minoxidil and Finasteride.
39 citations
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July 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that combining platelet-rich plasma with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells significantly improved diabetic wound healing in rats by enhancing angiogenesis and modulating the Notch signaling pathway.
24 citations
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January 2019 in “Science China Life Sciences” Chitosan/LiCl composite scaffolds help heal deep skin wounds better.
11 citations
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April 2020 in “Life sciences” In this study, pantothenic acid at 20 μg/ml was observed to promote dermal papilla cell proliferation and migration, likely through up-regulation of ID3 and inhibition of Notch signaling.
2 citations
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April 2021 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that the culture conditions, not species-specific differences, determined whether sika deer dermal papilla cells adopted a 3D spheroidal or 2D monolayer growth pattern, influencing their hair-inducing ability.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “Burns and trauma” This study found that tdDPC-EVs significantly improved wound healing by enhancing angiogenesis through the KLF4/VEGFA axis, offering advantages over traditional DPC-EVs.
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April 2022 in “Cell Death Discovery” This study found that SMAD2 overexpression in human hair follicle stem cells promoted differentiation and apoptosis while inhibiting proliferation, and Smurf2 upregulation limited mouse wound healing by suppressing the SMAD2/NANOG/DNMT1 axis.
June 2026 in “International Journal of Bioprinting” This review found that 3D bioprinting significantly advances skin tissue engineering by enabling the creation of complex, patient-specific skin structures, though technological and regulatory challenges persist, particularly in areas like scalability and physiological mimicry.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review suggests a shift toward genetically informed treatments for male pattern hair loss by integrating genetic insights and pharmacogenetic markers into therapeutic decision-making.
January 2025 in “Advances in Clinical Medicine” This review summarizes research on the use of Platelet-Rich Plasma for treating discogenic low back pain, showing potential therapeutic benefits but indicating varied results across studies and a need for more objective evaluation methods.
December 2024 in “Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology” This review discusses the potential of hair follicle stem cells in hair regeneration therapies but reports no new clinical results, highlighting the need for further research to address existing challenges in their application.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews” This review discusses the potential and current applications of platelet-rich plasma in otolaryngology and reports no new clinical results; the authors note varying evidence for its effectiveness across medical conditions.
June 2023 in “SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository” This study suggests that extracellular vesicles from prostate cancer cells could aid in identifying tumor heterogeneity and serve as biomarkers, while also playing a role in SARS-CoV-2 infection in nasopharyngeal mucus.
September 2022 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” Adipose-derived stem cells can be transformed into hair-forming cells using specific extracellular vesicles, offering potential for hair regeneration therapies.
This research concluded that the novel hydrogel PlacMA, derived from human placenta and curable by visible light, shows promise for cell culture and tissue engineering applications due to its tunable properties.
22 citations
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November 2023 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review examines the potential mechanisms by which stem cell-derived cell-free therapy may prevent skin aging, highlighting various molecular targets and pathways involved in regeneration, oxidative stress regulation, ECM preservation, cell activity modulation, and inflammation.
13 citations
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March 2020 in “Acta veterinaria Scandinavica” This study found that wounds in dogs treated with allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells showed faster and improved healing compared to wounds receiving conventional treatment.
8 citations
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January 2025 in “Cell Transplantation” This review discusses the advances and challenges of using mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in therapeutic applications and reports no new clinical findings.
8 citations
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September 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses how polymers can be customized to develop biomaterials that mimic the extracellular matrix, exploring their potential in biomedical and biotechnological applications by triggering cell functions similar to natural physiological systems.
April 2026 in “Biosaintifika Journal of Biology & Biology Education” This study found that in a fluconazole-induced alopecia-like rat model, a 14-day treatment with hypoxia-induced mesenchymal stem cell exosomes significantly increased TGF-β and PDGF levels, which may improve hair growth and suggests a potential therapeutic strategy for alopecia and other inflammation-related skin disorders.
9 citations
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June 2017 in “PubMed” This review discusses the potential of stem cell therapy for hair regrowth, emphasizing the advantages and promising outcomes, but reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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June 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This review discusses the potential of adipose-derived stem cell extracellular vesicles (ADSC-EVs) in skin regeneration, highlighting mechanisms like inflammation and angiogenesis, but reports no new clinical results; challenges and future prospects are also considered.
September 2025 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” This study found that exosomes from human umbilical cord stem cells, pretreated with lithium chloride, significantly enhance hair regeneration in mice by activating the Wnt signaling pathway through miR-146a-5p.
September 2024 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that extracellular vesicles derived from hyaluronic acid-stimulated induced pluripotent stem cells significantly improved hair growth in a model of androgenetic alopecia in mice by enhancing Wnt/β-catenin signaling and regulating androgen receptor activity, showing comparable results to the commonly used treatment finasteride.
February 2026 in “Veterinary Sciences” This study found that SPARC-overexpressing adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells significantly improved various aspects of skin wound healing in dogs, including re-epithelialization, collagen deposition, and angiogenesis, showing promise for enhancing treatment effectiveness under different physiological and pathological conditions.
426 citations
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August 2014 in “Nature Medicine” This narrative review examines the interactions between skin stem cells and their niches, finding new insights from advancements in genetic and imaging tools but reporting no new experimental results.
116 citations
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August 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This paper reviews the emerging potential of menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles in regenerative medicine, highlighting their promise for treating several diseases without providing new clinical results.
19 citations
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September 2013 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” In this study, researchers developed a method to efficiently derive contractile smooth muscle cells from human hair follicle stem cells using TGF-β1 and PDGF-BB, which may advance vascular tissue engineering.