July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TRIV-509 quickly improves skin barrier and cell health in atopic dermatitis.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, researchers found that TSPyV T antigens can disrupt normal cell differentiation and proliferation in hair follicles and interfollicular epidermis, possibly contributing to trichodysplasia spinulosa pathology.
24 citations
,
December 2013 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” 12 citations
,
May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that disrupting Lm332 expression in mice changes keratinocyte genetic expression, alters cell shape, and disrupts epidermal homeostasis, despite some compensatory anchorage by hair follicle basal cells.
15 citations
,
June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identifies KLK14 as a significant factor contributing to hair defects and skin inflammation in a mouse model of Netherton syndrome.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this ex vivo study, inhibiting Ezh2 with a small molecule slowed human hair growth by decreasing proliferation and increasing apoptosis in the outer root sheath.
46 citations
,
May 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that the vitamin D receptor is essential for the self-renewal, migration, and differentiation of epidermal stem cells during skin wound healing in mice.
96 citations
,
December 2002 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that NGAL expression in embryonic skin is spatio-temporally regulated and strongly induced in adult skin conditions with dysregulated differentiation, suggesting a role in epithelial differentiation pathways.
12 citations
,
January 1987 in “Carcinogenesis” This study found that a single application of TCDD on the skin of hairless mice altered epidermal differentiation, changing keratin expression patterns similarly to a known tumor promoter.
73 citations
,
November 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This review examines histochemical and immunohistochemical markers to differentiate apocrine and eccrine sweat glands, highlighting their distinct markers, though it reports no new clinical findings.
119 citations
,
January 2000 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that keratin expression patterns vary within nail unit structures, with the nail matrix uniquely expressing the acidic hair-type keratin Ha1.
31 citations
,
December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This study found that distinct keratin profiles enabled the evaluation of epithelial differentiation in human hair follicles, with mesenchymal cells playing a critical role in epidermoid differentiation of follicular cells.
14 citations
,
April 1995 in “Transplantation” This study suggests that human outer root sheath cells are suitable for skin replacement, as they can form a stratified epithelium similar to normal epidermis in organotypic cultures.
August 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that epidermal turnover could be a regulated mechanism of iron excretion, with systemic iron levels influencing keratinocyte behavior and differentiation markers in the skin.
August 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that tight junctions extend to the most superficial layer of the stratum granulosum in human skin, challenging previous claims of their limited presence in the epidermis.
January 2023 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” This study found that the synthetic retinoid EC23 effectively induces keratinocyte hyperproliferation and enhances hair growth in mice, showing more potency than all-trans retinoic acid.
26 citations
,
July 2012 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects” This review discusses the identification and roles of different epidermal stem cell types in skin homeostasis and repair, and reports no new experimental findings.
25 citations
,
December 1992 in “Seminars in cell biology” This review discusses how epidermal Langerhan's cells and dermal cells may influence keratinocyte environments, potentially aiding in the formation of stem cell niches and cellular variety in the basal layer, without providing novel results.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, the researchers introduced a mutation in mice to mimic Olmsted syndrome and found that the mutation caused hair loss due to impaired keratinocyte differentiation and depletion of hair follicle stem cells.
78 citations
,
October 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Delta1 is crucial for controlling skin cell growth and preventing tumors in mice.
23 citations
,
June 2023 in “Cell Reports” In this study, researchers used transcriptomics and modeling to uncover previously unknown cell populations and marker genes in developing hair follicles, providing insights into early cell fate establishment and offering tools for further research on skin appendages.
24 citations
,
September 2019 in “Experimental cell research” This study found that BMP2 increased PTEN expression and induced autophagy, promoting hair follicle stem cell differentiation in both in vitro models and a mouse wound model.
1 citations
,
April 2012 in “Cancer Research” This study found that overexpression of antizyme in MEK-activated transgenic mice reduced skin tumor development and restored normal differentiation of keratinocyte progenitor cells, highlighting the role of polyamines in keratinocyte biology.
1 citations
,
July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A 4kb fragment of the desmocollin 3 promoter targets gene expression to specific skin and hair follicle areas.
November 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers mapped gene expression in developing hair follicles to reveal unknown cell populations and markers, suggesting early establishment of cell fates in hair placodes.
23 citations
,
January 1986 This review discusses the chemical stability of protein envelopes found in the epidermis and other stratified squamous epithelia, but reports no new clinical results.
12 citations
,
May 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” The researchers concluded that their new reconstructed human epidermis model from plucked hair follicle-derived keratinocytes offers a safer and simpler alternative to traditional skin-derived models for studying epidermal function.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that DNA-damaged hair follicle stem cells in mouse models do not show typical senescent markers but are dynamically expelled to maintain tissue health and prevent hair loss.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” This study found that COL17 plays a key role in regulating epidermal keratinocyte differentiation and proliferation, influencing the expression of differentiation markers and cellular growth in specific conditions.
28 citations
,
February 2014 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” In this study, researchers observed that keratoacanthoma exhibits dynamic follicular differentiation throughout its stages, with changes in specific keratin expressions, and regressed lesions showing epidermal rather than follicular characteristics.