May 2026 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers overexpressed Lrig3 in mouse skin and observed hair loss linked to changes in skin protein profiles and signaling pathways, suggesting a potential role for Lrig3 in maintaining skin homeostasis.
19 citations
,
April 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study identified distinct gene expression patterns in wool follicle bulbs that may play important roles in wool follicle cycling and regeneration in sheep.
6 citations
,
April 2010 in “Cellular Reprogramming” The study characterized the transcriptional changes in porcine SKP cells transitioning to fibroblast-like cells, indicating potential roles for specific signaling pathways in this cell fate transition.
1 citations
,
April 2023 in “Science Advances” This study found that sustained ERK activity during tissue regeneration in spiny mice is linked to fibroblast growth factor and ErbB signaling, while inhibiting ERK shifted regeneration toward scarring.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that in mutant NRAS melanoma, MEK inhibitors led to increased AKT signaling and reduced MIG6, a change that may enhance cell migration and invasiveness.
35 citations
,
April 1998 in “PubMed” This study found that activating the erbB-2 oncogene in transgenic mice led to severe skin abnormalities and fatal defects, indicating erbB-2's significant role in skin and hair follicle development.
27 citations
,
April 2021 in “Phytotherapy Research” This review describes how curcumin, a compound derived from turmeric, affects various cell signaling pathways involved in cancer progression, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic agent with fewer side effects compared to conventional cancer treatments.
November 2025 in “Scientific Reports” In this experimental study, researchers found that Notopterygii rhizoma et radix (Qiang Huo) significantly alleviated psoriasis symptoms in mice and cell models, primarily by modulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, indicating potential as a multi-target alternative therapy for psoriasis treatment.
65 citations
,
October 2015 in “Acta Biomaterialia” This study found that using a pH-sensitive layered double hydroxide nanocarrier to deliver etoposide significantly reduced liver toxicity and enhanced the drug’s effectiveness in targeting and suppressing non-small cell lung cancer.
September 2024 in “Genes” This study found significant genetic differences between pigs with and without hair whorls, suggesting potential implications for pig breeding strategies in China.
25 citations
,
September 2018 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” This study found that in mice lacking EGFR, elevated Wnt signaling disrupts hair follicle development by affecting cell proliferation and differentiation, revealing a critical role for EGFR in regulating these processes.
2 citations
,
January 2025 in “动物学研究” In this study, overexpression of YAP1 was found to promote adipogenic differentiation of goat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells by up-regulating LATS2 expression and activating the Hippo pathway's negative feedback loop.
November 2024 in “Journal of Translational Internal Medicine” This study found that umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes improved hair growth in mice with androgenetic alopecia by promoting hair follicle stem cell stemness through the RAS/ERK pathway, suggesting a potential new treatment strategy for this condition.
January 2025 in “Fitoterapia” This study reviewed literature on signaling pathways and concluded that these pathways are crucial pharmacological targets, influencing the mechanisms of drugs used in neurological, cardiovascular, and oncological treatments to correct signal transmission disturbances.
January 2016 in “Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)” Activating the Eda/Edar pathway improves wound healing by enhancing hair follicle growth.
April 2026 in “Inflammopharmacology” This study found that Punica granatum ethanolic leaf extract may alleviate skin fibrosis in rats by modulating inflammation-related pathways and reducing dermal alterations.
87 citations
,
March 2013 in “Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy” This article summarizes dermatologic adverse events in patients treated with afatinib in clinical trials and discusses strategies for managing these side effects, without providing new clinical results.
1 citations
,
November 2023 in “iScience” In this study, researchers found that disrupting desmoglein 3 signaling in a mouse model of pemphigus vulgaris activates normally quiescent hair follicle stem cells, compromising their multipotency but prompting a regenerative response that restores stem cell function and structures.
36 citations
,
October 2015 in “Cell reports” In this study, researchers found that Gab1 is critical in controlling the hair cycle and the self-renewal of hair follicle stem cells in mice.
25 citations
,
September 2014 in “Biological Research” This study found that arctiin, a compound from Arctium lappa, demonstrated protective effects against oxidative stress-induced dysfunction in human hair dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential therapeutic use for alopecia.
12 citations
,
February 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells and umbilical cord blood plasma enhanced wound healing and reduced scar formation in mice, suggesting their potential as therapeutic agents for skin repair.
3 citations
,
September 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review examines how mathematical modeling of the MAPK pathway, enhanced by single-cell proteomic data, improves understanding of regulatory mechanisms, predicts system behavior, and guides experimental research, emphasizing recent developments in modeling and inference.
3 citations
,
January 2018 in “Biomedical dermatology” This study found that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) may reduce paclitaxel-induced apoptosis in human dermal papilla cells by regulating microRNA expression related to apoptosis and cell proliferation.
May 2026 in “Research Square” This research reports that the polyG fragment within the Hoxc13 protein alters its gene regulatory functions, which could have influenced mammalian hair evolution by affecting pathways related to hair follicle development.
August 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that two microRNAs, oar-miR-23b and oar-miR-133, inhibit the development of hair follicles in superfine wool sheep by targeting genes involved in key signaling pathways, suggesting their potential use as molecular markers for breeding fine wool sheep.
July 2023 in “Frontiers in veterinary science” In this study, researchers analyzed skin samples from Dorper sheep to identify 395 differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) linked to hair follicle growth phases, suggesting these lncRNAs may play a role in the regulation of hair shedding through pathways like estrogen and PI3K-Akt signaling.
13 citations
,
September 2019 in “EBioMedicine” This study found that Secretory Phospholipase A2-IIA (sPLA2-IIA) promotes proliferation through JNK/c-Jun signaling, distinctively affecting normal stem cells and cancer cells, suggesting it as a potential target for cancer treatment.
September 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that overexpressing Rps14 in supporting cells promoted hair cell regeneration in the organ of Corti by facilitating cell proliferation and differentiation.
133 citations
,
September 2013 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Different types of stem cells and their environments are key to skin repair and maintenance.
60 citations
,
November 2013 in “Development” This study found that the creation of hair follicle lumens in mice is driven by the outward migration of keratin 79-positive cells, suggesting a novel mechanism for generating hollow cores in hair follicles.