5 citations
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March 2020 in “Cell and Tissue Banking” This study found that injecting a mixture of epidermal stem cells and dermal papilla cells can induce hair follicle regeneration and well-ordered epidermis formation in mice.
4 citations
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January 2013 in “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” This article reviews mammalian skin epidermis as a model for studying stem cell regulation, noting the utility of in vitro and ex vivo platforms, but it reports no new empirical findings.
2 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study used two-photon microscopy to reveal that the dermal papilla is crucial for hair follicle regeneration and cannot be replaced by neighboring cells, providing new insights into stem cell behavior.
February 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that mice exposed to low humidity showed altered epidermal gene expression, which was modulated by topical emollient application; this suggests emollients may help manage dry skin in low-humidity environments by affecting specific gene pathways.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that deleting all three Desmoglein 1 genes in mice led to impaired skin barrier function, disorganized epidermis, and postnatal lethality, highlighting Dsg1's essential role in epidermal development and maintenance.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that sulfated CCK octapeptide reduces psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice, suggesting a new pathophysiological role for CCK in regulating epidermal inflammation.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrates that genome-edited epidermal stem cells can continuously monitor blood glucose levels in vivo and potentially aid in diabetes treatment through skin somatic gene therapy.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that mitochondrial function in keratinocytes is crucial for maintaining skin homeostasis and hair follicle development, as its impairment led to disrupted hair morphogenesis and early death in mice.
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.
February 2025 in “International Journal of Morphology” In this study conducted on mouse fetuses, valproic acid was found to reduce Sonic Hedgehog expression in the skin and hair follicles, but the inclusion of vitamin E helped mitigate this effect, supporting its potential role in managing valproic acid-induced changes.
188 citations
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October 2012 in “The AAPS Journal” This review discusses strategies for developing semi-solid topical generic products to match the quality of reference-listed drugs, using concepts like quality by design and reverse-engineering, but reports no new results.
91 citations
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March 2011 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports” This article describes protocols for isolating and expanding human epidermal neural crest stem cells and discusses their potential for cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical results.
48 citations
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November 1992 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses the history and terminology of toxic epidermal necrolysis but reports no new clinical results.
12 citations
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December 2017 in “Food and chemical toxicology” This study found that mixtures used in permanent hair dyes had irritant effects on reconstructed human epidermis, while individual ingredients alone did not.
2 citations
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December 2016 in “Experimental cell research” This study reveals that CSPG4-positive basal cell keratinocytes show distinct global gene expression from CSPG4-negative cells, despite similar colony-forming efficiency.
November 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, researchers used NIR-II fluorescence imaging to track the survival and migration of EPI-NCSCs in rat models, finding that these stem cells aided in repairing facial nerve defects when applied via acellular nerve allografts.
82 citations
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March 2012 in “Development” This study found that deleting the miRNA processing enzymes Drosha and Dicer from mouse skin epithelial cells disrupted normal hair follicle development and maintenance, leading to follicular degradation and stem cell loss during the growth phase.
28 citations
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March 2010 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” This study identified specific markers that can distinguish between stem cells in different regions of human scalp hair follicles, offering potential strategies for cell sorting and purification based on these markers.
17 citations
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January 2014 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” This study reports that epidermal neural crest stem cells from dogs (cEPI-NCSC) can generate neural crest derivatives and may offer a new cell-based therapy for canine spinal cord injury, with potential as a model for human treatments.
74 citations
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September 1980 in “Medical Clinics of North America” This article discusses toxic epidermal necrolysis, highlighting its high mortality rate despite aggressive treatment, and notes controversy over using high-dose systemic corticosteroids as therapy.
51 citations
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August 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that cultured human dermal papilla cells can induce full hair follicle formation when combined with neonatal foreskin keratinocytes in a grafted dermal-epidermal construct on mice.
43 citations
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December 2008 in “Molecular biology of the cell” This study found that disrupting Smad4 signaling in young mice led to overactivation of follicle stem cells, causing hyperplasia and depletion of the stem cell niche.
19 citations
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The researchers reported that hair follicle germinative epidermal cells can form complex structures when associating with papilla cells in culture, unlike other types of epidermal cells.
11 citations
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April 2009 in “Pharmacotherapy” Minoxidil can cause deadly skin reaction; monitor patients closely.
6 citations
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October 2016 in “Journal of Cellular Physiology” This study found that human dermal fibroblasts can promote the viability and proliferation of microvascular endothelial cells in vitro, revealing important interactions at play in hair growth.
January 2026 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study evaluated nonculture epidermal suspension for stable vitiligo and found it to be effective, with 68% mean repigmentation and 43.1% of patients achieving excellent results; it showed sustained benefits over long-term follow-up and was generally safe with minor adverse events in 13.7% of participants.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that treating human skin explants with TPA increased the number of certain melanocyte phenotypes in the interfollicular epidermis, suggesting that this ex vivo model can effectively replicate human skin's pharmacologic responses for studying potential treatments.
27 citations
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June 2015 in “Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology” This study reported that sunscreen with SPF50+ provides a high level of DNA protection against UV-induced damage in a reconstituted human epidermis model, comparable to that in skin explants.
December 2023 in “Frontiers in plant physiology” This review discusses recent findings on how root hairs and root exudate secretion play critical roles in recruiting nitrogen-fixing bacteria, potentially aiding the development of cereal crops that can use atmospheric nitrogen, which may reduce reliance on synthetic fertilizers.
March 2023 in “Scientific reports” This study presents evidence that hair matrix progenitors and the enzyme Stearoyl CoA Desaturase 1 may play a role in maintaining the dermal papilla niche via autocrine Wnt and paracrine Hedgehog signaling in mice.