31 citations
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December 2022 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” This review discusses the concept of epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in wound healing and highlights restricting EMT for effective reepithelialization, but reports no new clinical results.
26 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the acceleration of endothelial to mesenchymal transition due to loss of Notch signaling led to delayed wound healing and increased scarring in skin wounds.
11 citations
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January 2022 in “Theranostics” In this study, Wnt4 was identified as a key factor in cardiac repair, where its regulation in cardiac fibroblasts improved cardiac function and revascularization following ischemic reperfusion injury.
28 citations
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April 2023 in “Stem cell research & therapy” This study reviews the roles and mechanisms of MSC-derived exosomes in wound healing, noting their potential as promising cell-free therapies for cutaneous regeneration.
In this study using a mouse model, researchers utilized single-cell RNA sequencing to create a comprehensive cellular atlas of infected versus uninfected wounds, revealing that Enterococcus faecalis infections lead to immunosuppressive changes in skin cells and disrupt normal wound healing processes.
113 citations
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November 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that treatment with mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles enhanced hair growth in mice and stimulated dermal papilla cell activity and growth factor production in vitro.
August 2004 in “Journal of the American College of Surgeons” This study found that endothelial cells under serum deprivation significantly upregulated genes related to inflammation and coagulation, which may impact outcomes in tissue transfer procedures.
82 citations
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February 2017 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” The TGF-β family helps control how cells change and move, affecting skin, hair, and organ development.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the role of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in cutaneous fibrotic disorders and highlights potential molecular targets for therapy, but reports no new clinical results.
8 citations
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January 2016 in “Journal of Veterinary Medical Science” This study found that canine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived dermal papilla-like tissues promoted new hair follicle formation and increased vascularization in mice, suggesting potential for hair regeneration.
46 citations
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July 2015 in “Wound repair and regeneration” This study found that keloid tissues exhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related changes and alterations in gene expression, implicating these processes in the pathogenesis of keloids.
May 2023 in “Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction” This study found that in primary cicatricial alopecia, reducing cholesterol production and targeting EMT modulators like PPARγ, AhR, AGTR, and TGFβ with siRNA may help mitigate hair follicle damage by modulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies for slowing PCA progression.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Journal of Embryology & Stem Cell Research” This review discusses mesenchymal stem cells' role in tissue regeneration and skin anti-aging, highlighting their migration to damaged sites and secretome effects, but reports no new clinical results.
This study found that dermal papilla-like tissues derived from canine adipose stem cells promoted new hair follicle formation and increased vascularization in athymic nude mice.
12 citations
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December 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Medicine” This study found that human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) significantly prevented hair loss induced by dexamethasone in a mouse model and enhanced cell proliferation in human hair follicle cells, suggesting a protective effect against stress-related hair loss.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” This study found that a hair tonic containing 10% mesenchymal stem cell secretome significantly increased hair density in volunteers with alopecia after eight weeks, suggesting its potential as an effective treatment option for hair growth stimulation.
2 citations
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February 2024 in “Nature cell biology” In this research, the authors identify coordinated mechanical forces as crucial for hair follicle development in mammals, with contractile, proliferative, and proteolytic activities facilitating the formation and sectioning of epithelial structures crucial for forming a functional tissue.
132 citations
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April 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that exosome-incorporated human amniotic membrane scaffolds notably enhanced diabetic skin wound healing in mice, suggesting potential applications for ADSC-derived exosomes in clinical settings.
79 citations
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January 2018 in “Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology” This review discusses the experimental targets of fetal wound healing and evaluates existing therapies for scarless healing in adult skin, but reports no new research findings.
248 citations
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November 2011 in “The EMBO Journal” This study found that Wnt1/βcatenin signaling plays a crucial role in activating the epicardium and cardiac fibroblasts, which supports cardiac repair following acute ischemic injury.
132 citations
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August 2012 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects” This review discusses the roles of TGF-β family signaling in regulating normal and cancer stem cells and highlights the need for further research to develop potential cancer treatments; it reports no new results.
81 citations
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February 2019 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” This review examines PAK4 signaling pathways in prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, and melanogenesis, focusing on the potential role of the PAK4-CREB axis, without reporting new clinical results.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that a hypoxic microenvironment enhanced the proliferation and pluripotency of adipose mesenchymal stem cells, promoting hair follicle formation and upregulating specific growth factors in Arbas Cashmere goats.
This study found that a mesenchymal stromal cell-derived regenerative extracellular matrix (rECM) significantly accelerated wound closure and improved healing in diabetic mice, also enhancing nerve and blood vessel formation compared to controls.
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.
December 2013 in “Research Portal (King's College London)” This article discusses the anatomical and biological aspects of hair follicle stem cells in the bulge region but reports no new research findings.
The study found that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells obtained via laser-assisted liposuction with selective photo-stimulation are comparable in differentiation potential and tumorigenic risk to those from conventional liposuction for cell therapy applications.
August 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In a diabetic rat model, this study found that a novel scaffold loaded with stem cell-conditioned medium primed by specific Chinese herbal compounds significantly reduced early inflammation and accelerated wound healing.
September 2023 in “Nature communications” This study found that VE-cadherin and Alk1, traditionally linked to vascular functions, also play crucial roles in maintaining nerve homeostasis in mice during hair growth cycles by modulating certain cell populations.
73 citations
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April 2013 in “Stem cells” This study found that LGR5 is uniquely expressed in human corneal endothelial cells and maintains endothelial cell phenotypes while inhibiting mesenchymal transformation through the Wnt pathway.