4 citations
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December 2022 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review discusses the role of exosomes in medical aesthetics, focusing on their mechanisms, production, and preservation, but reports no new clinical results and highlights barriers to their widespread application.
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March 2025 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This review discusses the potential therapeutic effects of exosomes from various cell sources in treating acute kidney injury and explores their mechanisms, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This review explores the evidence for platelet-rich plasma, exosomes, and other regenerative therapies as adjuncts in hair transplantation, finding that PRP has the most support, but highlights the need for standardization and transplantation-specific studies.
This review explores plant-derived exosomes as promising alternatives to synthetic wound-healing agents due to their ability to regulate signaling pathways involved in skin repair, while also addressing challenges in their clinical application.
February 2026 in “MedScien” This study found that mesenchymal stem cells mainly promote skin regeneration and delay aging through paracrine activity, releasing growth factors and cytokines that protect against oxidative stress and stimulate healing.
December 2025 in “Medical Sciences” This study critically reviewed recent evidence (2020–2025) on treatments like platelet-rich plasma, photobiomodulation, stem cells, and exosomes for androgenetic alopecia, finding emerging but limited efficacy data and emphasizing the need for standardized protocols to enhance transparency and patient safety.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review examined 40 studies on exosome-based therapies for alopecia areata, reporting significant hair regrowth and improvements in hair count, length, and thickness, but highlighted the need for standardized methodologies and robust RCTs before clinical application.
November 2025 in “International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences” In this review, recent innovations in hair transplantation, such as AI-assisted graft selection, robotic systems, stem cell therapy, and advanced drug delivery techniques, are reported to enhance hair density and thickness for more natural results and higher patient satisfaction by addressing limitations of traditional methods.
October 2025 in “Gene Expression” This review explores the potential of exosomes, which contain substances that may stimulate hair follicle activity, as a new therapeutic strategy for alopecia, and discusses their possible benefits and risks based on current knowledge of microRNAs and intracellular signaling in hair follicle morphogenesis.
October 2025 in “Preprints.org” This research concludes that adipose mesenchymal stem cells are uniquely evolved to manage skin inflammation in newborns and their released molecules are the safest and most effective for skin therapeutics.
July 2024 in “Gene & Protein in Disease” This review discusses the potential of exosome-based therapies in dermatology, highlighting their ability to treat conditions like alopecia and accelerate wound healing, though further research is needed to understand long-term safety and develop standardized clinical protocols.
2 citations
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December 2024 in “Neural Regeneration Research” This research review highlights the potential of exosome therapy to transform stroke treatment, reporting that in animal models, exosomes can reduce neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and cell death, while promoting brain repair and regeneration. However, more evidence is needed before clinical applications in humans are established.
March 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology/Indian journal of dermatology” This review discusses the potential of exosomes as cell-free treatments for skin aging and various dermatological diseases, highlighting their role in preventing scarring and promoting wound healing, while acknowledging the need for further research and quality control methodologies.
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December 2018 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review explores how preconditioning mesenchymal stromal cells can impact their secretome's therapeutic potential in regenerative medicine, emphasizing immunomodulatory and regenerative functions, but provides no new clinical results.
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April 2019 in “ACS nano” In a mouse model, this study demonstrated that a microneedle patch system using keratin and integrated with MSC-derived exosomes and UK5099 promoted hair regrowth more efficiently than traditional delivery methods.
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August 2022 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that encapsulating hADSCs-derived exosomes in PF-127 hydrogel improved wound healing in mice, suggesting a promising approach for enhancing skin repair.
45 citations
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June 2018 in “Frontiers in immunology” This study found that MDSC exosomes promoted partial hair regrowth and modulated immune responses in mice with alopecia areata, suggesting potential as a treatment for autoimmune diseases.
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February 2023 in “Aging” This study found that exosomes from hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing lncRNA H19 promoted diabetic skin wound healing by enhancing cell proliferation, migration, and reducing pyroptosis.
9 citations
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July 2024 in “JAAD reviews.” This review discusses the role of extracellular vesicles in dermatology for therapeutic, diagnostic, and prognostic purposes, highlighting the lack of validated findings and the necessity for more rigorous clinical trials.
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December 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that hucMSC-EXOs delivered via intratympanic injection effectively target vestibular sensory tissues, significantly reducing gentamicin-induced balance issues and high-frequency hearing loss, with some measured outcomes surpassing those achieved with dexamethasone.
1 citations
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June 2023 in “Cells” This review highlights exosomes as a promising treatment for skin damage from UV light, infrared radiation, burns, and disorders due to their anti-inflammatory properties, ability to induce macrophage polarization, and acceleration of skin repair and regeneration.
June 2026 in “International Science Journal” This study reviewed recent advances in regenerative technologies for aesthetic and reconstructive medicine and found that adipose-derived stem cells and platelet-rich plasma are well-established for tissue repair due to their safety and effectiveness, while emerging technologies like exosome-based therapies hold future potential.
March 2026 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports”
February 2026 in “Cosmetics” This study found that bovine milk-derived exosomes (MEV-miRNAs) significantly increased hair follicle dermal papilla cell viability and up-regulated key WNT signaling components in human hair follicles, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits for androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium through modulation of hair growth pathways.
February 2026 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” This narrative review examines advancements in regenerative aesthetic medicine, focusing on injectable modalities like PRP, polynucleotides, and exosomes, but highlights the need for more robust evidence and standardization in clinical applications.
November 2025 in “IECCMEXICO” This review found that adipose-derived stem cells and stromal vascular fraction have robust clinical benefits in aesthetic surgery, particularly in facial rejuvenation, scar treatment, and volumetric restoration, with favorable safety profiles.
September 2025 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” This study found that exosomes from human umbilical cord stem cells, pretreated with lithium chloride, significantly enhance hair regeneration in mice by activating the Wnt signaling pathway through miR-146a-5p.
September 2025 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review highlights that exosome-like nanovesicles derived from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs show potential in enhancing wound healing processes such as inflammation resolution and angiogenesis, suggesting promising applications in skin regeneration and therapeutic development.
July 2024 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” This study found that dermal papilla cell-derived exosomes promote hair follicle regeneration during wound healing by enhancing fibroblast activity and activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in mice.
July 2024 in “Journal Of Stem Cell Research” In this review, the authors highlight the crucial role of mesenchymal stem cells in dermatologic therapies, noting their potential to enhance skin structure and appearance through regenerative mechanisms like inflammation induction, angiogenesis, and recruitment of tissue-specific progenitors.