13 citations
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November 2013 in “Journal of Endocrinology/Journal of endocrinology” This study found that the vitamin D receptor, but not its ligand, regulates genes involved in hair cycle progression, suggesting a role in integrating hormone signaling pathways for hair and epidermal functions.
13 citations
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December 2005 in “Traffic” In this study, researchers found that syntaxin 9, a novel syntaxin family member, interacts specifically with the epidermal growth factor receptor and may influence its transport and signaling in some epithelial cells.
7 citations
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January 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This study found that Celsr1, not Celsr2, is the primary protein involved in establishing planar cell polarity and hair follicle polarization in the epidermis of mice.
6 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature cell biology” In this study, re-activating SOX9 in adult epidermal stem cells led to a fate switch towards hair follicle stem cell identity, with altered chromatin dynamics and oncogenic activation, contributing insights into developmental processes and cancer pathways.
6 citations
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May 2009 in “Cell transplantation” This study found that EGCG improved the integrity of skin grafts during cryopreservation, suggesting its potential usefulness for skin preservation, though the exact mechanism remains unclear.
4 citations
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July 2022 in “Annals of translational medicine” This study successfully developed 3D hair follicle organoids from neonatal mouse epidermal and dermal cells, showing structural and molecular resemblance to native anagen hair follicles.
4 citations
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December 2017 in “International Journal of Biomedicine” In this study, the introduction of autofibroblasts into ischemic wounds was found to be slightly less favorable for regenerative histogenesis compared to a dermal equivalent with heterofibroblasts, with minor differences in epidermis thickness, collagen fiber area, and blood vessel area.
4 citations
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January 2017 in “PubMed” This study found that adding epidermal growth factor to mesenchymal stem cells enhanced wound healing and hair follicle regeneration in rats compared to stem cells alone.
4 citations
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January 2015 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This review discusses melanocyte stem cells in hair follicles and their potential role in cell-based therapy for vitiligo, reporting no new experimental results.
3 citations
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September 2020 This study found that the medication dyclonine has a potent inhibitory effect on the TRPV3 channel, effectively rescuing cell death and alleviating pruritus symptoms in a mouse model with gain-of-function TRPV3 mutations, suggesting potential for treating skin inflammation.
3 citations
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February 2015 in “Mechanisms of development” This study observed that areola formation in mice requires exposure to pregnancy hormones and mechanical strain, beyond individual stimuli like hormonal milieu or strain alone.
2 citations
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June 2025 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review examines emerging biomaterial strategies designed to support both neural regeneration and cutaneous wound healing, emphasizing their potential to improve sensory function through mechanisms like axonal regrowth and vascular network formation, while noting the need for standardized assessments and clinically translatable designs.
1 citations
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October 2025 in “Nature Communications” This study observed that, in mouse ear epidermal stem cells, a cell-autonomous size control mechanism involving the RB pathway dictates S phase entry timing based on cell size, despite external environmental variations affecting growth rates.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “JCI Insight” This study found that Krox20 marks a diverse stem cell population in mouse hair follicles, which significantly contributes to the interfollicular epidermis and regulates epidermal homeostasis.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature communications” This study found that deleting the Mof gene in mouse skin leads to severe defects in skin cell self-renewal, differentiation, and hair follicle growth, indicating that MOF is crucial for mitochondrial and ciliary gene expression and essential for skin development.
1 citations
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October 1996 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses the advancements needed for gene therapy to become commonly used in dermatology and reports no new clinical results.
This study found that Plakophilin 1 regulates innate immune responses in keratinocytes by controlling RNA helicase activity, balancing inflammation during epidermal immune challenges.
January 2026 in “MEDS Clinical Medicine” This review highlights emerging evidence that biophysical and metabolic cues, such as oxygen levels and tissue mechanics, significantly influence skin stem cell behavior, which is crucial for developing advanced wound healing therapies beyond traditional infection and inflammation control.
February 2025 in “Theranostics” In this study, researchers used 3D bioprinting with skin stem cells and specific hydrogels to create artificial skin that successfully promoted complete wound healing and the regeneration of skin structures, including hair follicles and blood vessels, in mice.
May 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, researchers found that the expression of SLC1A6, a gene linked to calcium gradient and keratinocyte differentiation in the skin, significantly decreases with age, which may contribute to reduced skin barrier function in elderly individuals.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that gene-corrected 3D skin constructs from RDEB patient-derived iPSCs, grafted onto immunocompetent mice, showed normal collagen VII expression after two months.
January 2018 in “Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University)” This study found that donor age and culture medium significantly impact the quality of human full-thickness skin models, with implications for their use as animal model alternatives in research.
This study found that STAT5 activation and Sox18 are key in regulating hair follicle induction and cycling, while transducing SKPs with active STAT5B improved wound healing by reducing inflammation.
4 citations
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March 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” SPRY1 deficiency in skin cells causes stem cells to move to the skin surface, leading to increased pigmentation.
354 citations
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February 2011 in “Genes & Development” This study found that abolishing H3K27me3 in mouse skin by targeting Ezh2 and Ezh1 affects hair follicle development and epidermal behavior, revealing functional differences between these tissues.
338 citations
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April 2001 in “Current Biology” This study found that transient activation of c-Myc in transgenic mice stimulates keratinocyte proliferation and sebocyte differentiation, affecting normal epidermal and hair follicle development.
338 citations
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July 2009 in “Development” This study demonstrates that Sox2-positive dermal papilla cells specify particular hair follicle types by showing heterogeneity in gene expression and pathway activation in these cells.
209 citations
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October 2018 in “Cell Reports” This study found that Lgr5 and Lgr6 stem cells both activated wound-healing genes, but only Lgr5 stem cells changed their identity to contribute to new skin formation during wound repair.
205 citations
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April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study describes a system for generating hair follicles from dissociated cells in mice, suggesting that successful development requires a foundational epithelial platform.
201 citations
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May 2001 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study found that transgenic expression of COX-2 in mouse basal keratinocytes causes epidermal hyperplasia and certain dysplastic features at specific body sites.