5 citations
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June 2024 in “Free Radical Biology and Medicine” This review highlights that current in vitro models often fail to replicate the physiological oxygen levels experienced by different skin cell types, which could affect redox states and functions, potentially accelerating skin aging.
4 citations
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June 2023 in “Frontiers in Aging” This scoping review evaluates the connection between hypoxia and declining sex hormonal signaling in middle-aged individuals, proposing a "middle-aging hypovascularity hypoxia hypothesis" as a potential mechanism influencing age-related diseases, with implications for developing strategies to maintain healthspan.
November 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that lipid supplementation can enhance hair growth by promoting trichogenic gene expression and proliferation of human dermal papilla cells, suggesting lipids as a potential therapeutic target for treating hair loss through HIF-1 signaling pathways.
April 2011 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that profilin1 protein significantly accelerated wound healing in transgenic mice by reducing wound size and enhancing vascularization and cell migration compared to nontransgenic and 88R/L mice.
This study investigated the potential mechanisms of Curcuma aeruginosa in treating androgenetic alopecia and identified 66 bioactive compounds interacting with proteins involved in the disorder, suggesting its involvement in hormone response and specific signaling pathways.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that a hypoxic microenvironment enhanced the proliferation and pluripotency of adipose mesenchymal stem cells, promoting hair follicle formation and upregulating specific growth factors in Arbas Cashmere goats.
10 citations
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January 2024 in “Heliyon” This study found that dexpanthenol treatment reduced inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in rats, providing a protective effect against lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac and endothelial damage.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that an aqueous extract of Bacopa procumbens improved motor function and preserved neuronal structure in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease, suggesting its neuroprotective potential.
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July 2022 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers identified key transcriptome changes in male androgenetic alopecia hair follicles, suggesting that HIF-1 pathway genes and Wnt pathway inhibitors could be potential therapeutic targets.
3 citations
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October 2020 in “Internatuinal Journal of Radiation Research” This study reports that γ-ray exposure in rats led to dermal endothelial proliferation, new vessel formation around hair follicles, and increased inflammatory markers, suggesting possible early stimulatory effects on hair growth.
This study investigated the mechanisms of Platycladi Cacumen in treating androgenetic alopecia, identifying potential key components and targets but found no specific targets or regulatory mechanisms.
This review discusses the mechanisms regulating wound-induced hair-follicle neogenesis and highlights potential treatments, like Wnt signaling activators, for enhancing this process in humans, yet reports no new clinical results.
In this study, researchers explored how hypoxic preconditioning affects the survival and oxidative stress resilience of nestin-expressing hair follicle stem cells and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, focusing on changes in gene expression for HIF1α, BDNF, and VEGF.
February 2026 in “Scientific Reports” This study predicted that key components of Platycladi Cacumen, such as quercetin and apigenin, may have stable binding interactions with targets involved in androgenetic alopecia.
January 2024 in “Journal of Biosciences and Medicines” This research suggests that recent discoveries of signaling pathways in androgenic alopecia may pave the way for targeted therapies, providing potential new treatment options beyond the current FDA-approved drugs, minoxidil and finasteride.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study identified key proteins, FKBP10 and FBN2, that promote the growth cycle of secondary hair follicles in cashmere goats, with higher expression in the anagen phase, offering insights into mechanisms potentially enhancing cashmere yield and quality.
305 citations
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March 2008 in “AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism” This article reviews the regulation and roles of spermidine/spermine-N(1)-acetyltransferase (SSAT) in polyamine metabolism and its potential as a target in cancer and other diseases, without reporting new experimental results.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic skin condition best treated early with surgery for better outcomes and less recurrence.
December 2024 in “Animals” In this study, researchers found that RORA directly regulates the expression of the Bnip3 gene, which is crucial for hair follicle stem cell health, using rat HFSCs as a model. They propose that targeting RORA could modulate HFSC status.
July 2024 in “Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin” This study found that 18-β-Glycyrrhetinic acid, a licorice component, stimulated human hair follicle cell proliferation, inhibited testosterone 5α-reductase, and suppressed TGF-β1, suggesting potential for treating androgenetic alopecia by promoting hair growth and prolonging the anagen phase.
1 citations
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September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported that introducing the TERT and Bmi1 genes into mouse dermal papilla cells resulted in immortal cells capable of inducing new hair follicles in vivo, and human immortal DPCs were also developed.
43 citations
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December 2013 in “Stem Cells” Stretching skin increases a certain protein that attracts stem cells, helping skin regeneration.
3 citations
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July 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that the purified compound VB1 from Vitex negundo seeds may reduce UVA-induced skin aging by targeting MAPK1 and demonstrated its potential in mice.
53 citations
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September 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This review discusses strategies to enhance mesenchymal stem cell therapy effectiveness but reports no new clinical results; it highlights the need for improved consistency and efficacy in MSC-based treatments.
29 citations
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September 2012 in “Birth Defects Research” This review discusses the developmental regulation of wound healing mechanisms in mammals, focusing on the role of the Wnt and TGF‐β signaling pathways, and reports no new clinical findings.
14 citations
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July 2021 in “Reviews in endocrine and metabolic disorders” This study explores how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with endocrine organs and highlights specific endocrine molecules that help explain the progression and outcomes of COVID-19, especially in patients with certain metabolic conditions.
July 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that dermal papilla cell-conditioned medium can protect against UV-induced skin aging in a mouse model by modulating ferroptosis pathways, highlighting its potential for treating oxidative stress-related skin conditions.
245 citations
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January 2018 in “Bone Research” This review discusses the role of TGF-β signaling in stem cell recruitment and tissue regeneration, indicating that abnormalities in TGF-β activation contribute to various major diseases and suggesting avenues for therapeutic intervention.
1 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study found that loss of the folliculin protein delays transferrin receptor recycling, leading to iron deficiency and suggesting a role in the mechanisms of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that stem cells and their environments are crucial for skin and hair health and have potential for medical treatments.