20 citations
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study found that certain T cell-associated genes were upregulated in dogs with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and vitiligo, suggesting a shared immunopathogenesis with humans.
February 2024 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that IGFBP‐rP1 levels were lower in individuals with androgenic alopecia compared to healthy controls, and subcutaneous injection of IGFBP‐rP1 showed potential in slowing hair loss progression in a mouse model by affecting the hair cycle transition.
January 2010 in “Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University)” This review discusses the growth factors produced by adipose tissue-derived stem cells that are associated with hair growth stimulation and reports no new clinical findings.
September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that zebrafish and stickleback fish use similar genetic programs for tooth regeneration, despite differences in their dental structures.
October 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study synthesizes knowledge of how dendritic cell signals, epithelial integrins, and fibroblast activity converge on TGF-β1 to maintain or disrupt skin healing, contrasting normal and fibrotic scar formation and suggesting possible integrin and immune-targeted treatments for skin fibrosis.
314 citations
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April 2010 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that in mice, inactivating beta-catenin in the dermal papilla reduces hair follicle progenitor proliferation and disrupts the hair cycle.
45 citations
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October 2008 in “Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews” This review discusses the role of activin signaling in hair follicle formation, hair growth cycling, and skin healing, but presents no new clinical findings.
44 citations
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April 2012 in “BMB Reports” This study identified several DPC-specific proteins, including ITGB1, IGFBP3, and THBS1, as potential biomarkers for hair growth modulation through proteomic and network analysis.
21 citations
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September 2010 in “Cancer Prevention Research” This study suggests that IGFBP-2 may play a role in basal cell carcinoma development by mediating epidermal progenitor cell expansion in hair follicles with activated Shh signaling.
44 citations
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June 2017 in “The EMBO Journal” This study reports that the autotaxin–LPA–LPA3 signaling pathway at the embryo-epithelial boundary plays a critical role in decidualization by up-regulating HB-EGF and COX-2 in the uterine epithelium.
77 citations
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March 2004 in “Human Reproduction” This study found that women with symptoms of oligomenorrhoea and/or hirsutism are more likely to have polycystic ovaries and less favorable biochemical and clinical markers compared to asymptomatic women.
42 citations
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March 2008 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” This review explores the potential (neuro-)endocrine influences on hair follicle epithelial stem cell biology and emphasizes the need for more systematic research, but it provides no new empirical results.
19 citations
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December 2016 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that proteins secreted by early-passage dermal papilla cells, including SDF1, MMP3, biglycan, and LTBP1, may play significant roles in hair follicle regeneration.
20 citations
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November 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing PRL-1 inhibited adipogenesis in orbital fibroblasts from Graves’ ophthalmopathy patients by modulating specific signaling pathways, suggesting a potential therapeutic strategy.
9 citations
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January 2023 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This study found that intrauterine administration of botulinum toxin A improved endometrial environment and receptivity in a murine model of thin endometrium through mechanisms involving IGFBP3 and osteopontin.
September 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that PD-MSCs overexpressing PRL-1 inhibited adipogenesis in orbital fibroblasts from Graves' ophthalmopathy patients by modulating key signaling pathways, suggesting a novel therapeutic approach for degenerative diseases.
August 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that PD-MSCs overexpressing PRL-1 inhibited adipogenesis in orbital fibroblasts from Graves' ophthalmopathy patients, potentially offering a new therapeutic approach for degenerative diseases.
This study found that PRL-1-overexpressing PD-MSCs reduced adipogenesis in orbital fibroblasts from Graves' ophthalmopathy patients by secreting IGFBPs and modulating the FAK pathway.
6 citations
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July 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, treatment with human follicular keratinocyte-conditioned media improved the trichogenicity of cultured dermal cells by activating key signalling pathways, suggesting its potential use in cell therapy for hair loss.
5 citations
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September 2010 in “Cancer Prevention Research” This perspective discusses Villani et al.'s findings on the role of the IGF regulatory protein Igfbp2 in basal cell carcinogenesis and highlights potential therapeutic and preventive targets, while raising questions about the cell of origin.
41 citations
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February 2005 in “Experimental Cell Research” This study suggests that the MAEG protein may facilitate epithelial–mesenchymal interactions during hair follicle development by binding to RGD-binding integrins like α8β1.
15 citations
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May 2017 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” This review discusses the role of the hairless protein (HR) in alopecia and cancer, noting its potential importance in cancer cell growth and survival, and reports no new experimental results.
April 2024 in “Journal of pharmacy & pharmacognosy research” This study used in silico analysis to identify 4-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylcarbamoyl]benzenesulfonyl as a potential inhibitor of the EGFR mutant associated with NSCLC, highlighting the need for further in vitro and in vivo validation.
27 citations
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February 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that dermal papilla cells from balding scalp follicles secrete significantly less insulin-like growth factor-1 and its binding proteins, suggesting a mechanism contributing to male pattern baldness.
5 citations
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June 2023 in “BMC genomics” This study found that a specific genetic mutation in the Fgf5 gene may contribute to the long-hair trait in Angora rabbits by reducing the binding capacity of the FGF5 protein.
110 citations
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April 2009 in “Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton” This review discusses the intracellular activity of β-thymosins and their role in modulating the actin cytoskeleton, but it reports no new experimental results.
4 citations
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January 2017 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that inhibiting arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase (ALOX12) may enhance hair cuticle maturation by increasing S100A3 protein citrullination and promoting cuticular differentiation in isolated human hair follicles.
15 citations
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September 1973 in “PubMed” This study observed that in cases of moderately severe male-pattern hirsutism, elevated free plasma androgen levels occur in 85% of patients, suggesting a subtle hyperandrogenic state as a common underlying factor.
1 citations
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May 2003 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This paper reviews several dermatological studies, including findings on hair growth, skin damage, bullous pemphigoid, and psoriasis treatments, and reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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June 2020 in “Journal of Drugs in Dermatology” This review discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma for treating various types of alopecia, reporting promising preliminary hair regrowth results but noting a lack of quantitative evidence from well-designed clinical trials.