5 citations
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January 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This study suggests that ADAM 10 and 12 proteases may play important roles in the regulation of hair cycling through their expression patterns in hair follicle structures.
149 citations
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June 2010 in “The FASEB journal” In this study, miR-31 was found to play a significant role in hair cycle regulation in mice by controlling key gene expressions involved in hair growth and differentiation.
92 citations
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November 2006 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study found that transgenic mice overexpressing the BMP antagonist noggin showed increased hair follicle size and altered hair type, linked to changes in cell proliferation and gene expression.
52 citations
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May 2003 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that overexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in mice resulted in 30–40% shorter hair due to premature transition into the catagen phase of the hair cycle.
8 citations
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January 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses the use of the human-on-mouse xenograft model for studying the human hair follicle cycle and emphasizes its utility for pharmacological testing, without reporting new clinical results.
1 citations
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September 2024 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Pigs are a good model for studying human hair growth and disorders.
1 citations
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September 2022 in “JAAD international” This study found that watching educational videos from a social media video library significantly improved patients' knowledge of hair loss disorders.
69 citations
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May 1997 in “Veterinary Pathology” This study found that the angora mouse mutation prolongs the anagen phase, resulting in excessively long hair and follicular abnormalities, without involving circulating hair cycle factors.
41 citations
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November 2011 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This review identifies genetic mutations associated with congenital hair loss disorders in Japanese populations, particularly highlighting common LIPH gene mutations linked to woolly hair/hypotrichosis, and reports no new clinical results.
38 citations
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April 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses immunohistological and immunofluorescent methods for studying the human hair follicle cell cycle, reporting no new results, and suggests its potential for advancing cell cycle research.
17 citations
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December 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that osteopontin mRNA is abundantly expressed in dermal papilla cells during the catagen phase of hair growth in rats, suggesting a role in this phase.
13 citations
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January 2021 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” In this study, human hair follicles showed varying expression of cholesterol transport proteins during the hair cycle, suggesting a potential role of cholesterol in hair growth and cycling.
9 citations
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July 2011 in “Scientific Reports” This study suggests that human evolution involved accelerated changes in the HR gene, affecting its role in mediating postnatal hair cycling.
January 2024 in “Editora Científica Digital eBooks” This study conducted an integrative review of bioactive substances and their effectiveness in controlling hair loss and scalp disorders, evaluating their potential to restore hair cycle balance and strengthen hair strands, while identifying knowledge gaps and opportunities for future research.
January 2014 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the genetic and molecular factors involved in human hair follicle development and cycling, highlighting identified genes and pathways associated with hair diseases but reports no new results.
4 citations
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August 1971 in “Pediatric clinics of North America/The Pediatric clinics of North America” Childhood hair and scalp disorders can be managed with treatments like cortisone and corticosteroids.
2 citations
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May 2001 in “Current problems in dermatology” The conclusion is that effectively treating hair disorders is difficult due to the complex factors affecting hair growth and more research is needed to improve treatments.
1 citations
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December 2010 in “InnovAiT” This article reviews common causes of hair loss and hair excess and discusses their management in primary care settings, but it reports no new clinical results.
December 2022 in “Cureus” This review discusses the hormonal impact on hair growth and the relationship between endocrine disorders and hair changes, reporting no new clinical results.
Recent discoveries have improved our understanding of hair loss, but challenges in treatment and knowledge among specialists still exist.
October 2022 in “Hair Transplantation” This chapter reviews the basic physiology and causal mechanisms of hair follicle disorders, but it reports no new clinical results.
36 citations
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December 2009 in “Skin pharmacology and physiology” In this study, helium-neon laser irradiation at approximately 1 J/cm² significantly increased the percentage of hair follicles in the anagen phase in both testosterone-treated and untreated mice, suggesting stimulation of hair growth.
11 citations
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June 2017 in “Mathematical Medicine and Biology A Journal of the IMA” This mathematical model of alopecia areata illustrates how inflammatory autoimmune responses interrupt the anagen phase of hair growth, and may help evaluate treatments and identify new therapeutic targets.
69 citations
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August 2016 in “PubMed” This article discusses the relationship between cortisol, stress, and hair follicle function and highlights oral supplementation with a specific proteoglycan as a promising treatment for stress-related hair growth disorders, but it does not present new clinical results.
38 citations
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June 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This article reviews various topics discussed at a workshop on hair disorders, focusing on hair biology, diagnosis, and challenges in therapy evaluation, without presenting new clinical findings.
31 citations
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May 2008 in “Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms” This review discusses the physiology of hair follicles, their disorders, and the principles behind developing treatments, reporting no new results.
11 citations
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January 2004 in “Exogenous dermatology” This review discusses the impact of various external factors like cosmetics, traction, and radiation on hair health and color, but reports no new findings.
This study reviewed existing literature to demonstrate that thyroid disorders have a significant and underestimated impact on hair loss, highlighting gaps in current knowledge and the need for further research to better diagnose and manage hair disorders linked to thyroid dysfunction.
1 citations
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December 2018 in “Veterinary dermatology” This study documented that symmetrical, noninflammatory alopecia in schipperkes is associated with hormonal abnormalities and hair cycle arrest, resembling Alopecia X clinically and histologically.
2 citations
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January 2014 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This review explores the molecular controls of hair follicle cycling and highlights the challenge of developing effective treatments for common hair disorders without providing new clinical results.