3 citations
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January 2017 in “Yonsei Medical Journal” This study found that inhibiting 11β-HSD1 can partially reverse the negative impact of glucocorticoids on dermal papilla cells in human scalps, suggesting potential for treating stress-related hair loss.
77 citations
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February 2001 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” HGF activator helps convert HGF to its active form, promoting hair growth.
1 citations
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September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The researchers reported that inhibiting 11β-HSD1 activity in human dermal papilla cells may reduce the negative effects of glucocorticoids on hair growth, suggesting potential treatment for stress-related hair loss.
39 citations
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August 2018 in “Scientific reports” This study demonstrated that tight junction barriers exist in human hair follicles but are less tight in hair follicle keratinocytes than in interfollicular keratinocytes, highlighting claudin-1's key role in follicle barrier function and growth.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study generated a transcriptomic map of human hair follicle compartments, providing a database for identifying compartment-specific gene expression which may aid in developing targeted treatments for hair follicle disorders.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported that an HS-associated NCSTN mutation in iPSC-derived skin organoids led to altered hair follicle stem cell differentiation and increased expression of proteins linked to HS inflammation.
2 citations
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September 2022 in “World Rabbit Science” This study found that the WIF1 gene may play a crucial role in hair follicle growth and development in Angora rabbits by regulating specific genes and proteins.
33 citations
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October 1996 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
7 citations
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June 1989 in “Steroids” In this study, the synthesis of C-4 and C-6 bridged haptens of 11 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone revealed an unexpected formation of a C-4 substituted product using a 6-bromo derivative, contrary to prior reports.
January 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identified a new cis-regulatory element in the mouse Hr gene that influences its expression in skin and brain cells, highlighting a complex molecular network involved in hair follicle formation.
1 citations
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March 2022 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study concluded that overexpressing TERT and BMI1 in cultured human dermal papilla cells extended their lifespan and enhanced their ability to induce hair growth in mice.
16 citations
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November 2011 in “PubMed” This study found that a single intradermal injection of Hair Stimulating Complex significantly improved hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo.
32 citations
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June 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that reducing HDAC1 activity in the skin of mice led to defects in hair follicle structure and pigmentation, highlighting HDAC's role in skin and hair maintenance.
33 citations
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July 2007 in “Journal of cell science” This study found that knocking out the transactivation domain of Miz1 in mouse keratinocytes disrupted hair follicle orientation, caused irregular pigmentation, and increased keratinocyte proliferation, indicating Miz1's role in hair follicle development and morphogenesis.
85 citations
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June 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that Blimp1 plays a key role in promoting hair follicle morphogenesis and growth by mediating inductive signaling pathways in dermal papilla cells.
1 citations
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October 2010 in “2010 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics” This study successfully cloned and characterized the LEF-1 gene from Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats, potentially aiding efforts to enhance cashmere production through genetic modification.
11 citations
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April 2021 in “Cancers” This study identified a small molecule that activates GLI1, suppressing neuroblastoma cell growth, which may aid in developing new treatments for high-risk neuroblastoma cases.
74 citations
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March 2013 in “Development” This study found that Hopx labels a long-lived progenitor population in hair follicles, which contributes to hair follicle stem cell homeostasis and has an alternative origin from previously thought progenitors.
6 citations
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February 2023 in “Genes” This study found that overexpression of the CUX1 protein promotes proliferation of Hu sheep dermal papilla cells and affects key genes in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
June 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study using a mouse model, researchers found that expressing Lef1 in dermal fibroblasts may enhance skin regeneration without affecting normal development.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study observed that mice lacking epidermal HSD11b1 had increased non-histaminergic itch and changes in skin nerve fibers, potentially linked to higher TSLP expression.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that the absence of Hif-p4h-2 in specific mouse skin cells disrupted hair follicle development, leading to hair loss due to irregular keratin formation and pathway signaling.
35 citations
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August 2010 in “The American journal of pathology” This study reports that hypomorphic alleles of the Ass1 gene in mice resemble human CTLN1, providing a potential model for preclinical studies and indicating that standard treatments for CTLN1 can rescue phenotypes.
5 citations
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June 2015 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study identified "HTLV-1-associated lichenoid dermatitis" as a skin condition in HTLV-1-infected individuals, characterized by reactive eruptions associated with increased immunity toward infected CD4+ T cells.
8 citations
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April 1997 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that hHbl gene expression is localized in the cortical cells of the human hair shaft and is notably high in pilomatricoma cells transitioning to hair shaft keratinocytes.
29 citations
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” This study observed that isoproterenol directs hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in large numbers, forming tissue sheets of beating heart muscle cells in culture.
9 citations
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that PBX1 overexpression reduces hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cell senescence and apoptosis by alleviating ROS-mediated DNA damage, rather than enhancing DNA repair.
5 citations
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October 2022 in “Biology” This study found that CAP1 plays a significant role in reducing ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana by promoting shoot growth and maintaining reactive oxygen species homeostasis.
6 citations
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August 2007 in “Journal of Surgical Research” In this study, constitutive expression of Del1 in mice did not affect wound healing but was associated with increased hair growth following anagen induction.
August 2017 in “Academic Commons (Stony Brook University)” This study found that the enzyme Acer1 plays a crucial role in skin health and tumor prevention by regulating ceramide metabolism in mice.