6 citations
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January 2015 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” This review discusses the role of Ysc84/SH3yl1 proteins in linking actin regulation to membrane morphology changes but reports no new experimental results.
April 2017 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Asymmetric hair follicle differentiation causes the unique shape of kinky hair.
August 2016 in “Journal of Dermatology” This research successfully established a novel mouse model for anagen effluvium using BrdU treatment, which induced hair loss and pathological changes mimicking human symptoms.
10 citations
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December 2017 in “Physiological Reports” In this study, hair follicle transcriptomic responses to a 10-day HIIT program revealed both existing and new biomarkers, such as certain miRNAs, offering a potentially effective way to monitor cellular and molecular HIIT adaptations.
This study found that the Arabidopsis cation chloride cotransporter (CCC1) is crucial for regulating pH and processes in the trans-Golgi-network/early endosome, impacting plant growth and stress responses.
2 citations
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September 2023 in “PLoS biology” This study found that mesenchymal cells in mouse and chicken embryonic skin undergo a process of migration driven by tissue tension and WNT secretion, influencing their dispersal and integration into dermal condensates.
1 citations
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September 2024 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” This study reviews methods to ensure the reliability of machine learning models in medical imaging, focusing on bias detection, data drift assessment, and accuracy estimation without ground truth labels to enhance integration into clinical settings.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study explores how chromatin differences between dermal papilla cells and papillary fibroblasts contribute to hair follicle inductivity and investigates the regulatory changes in androgenic alopecia.
23 citations
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January 1985 in “Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology” This study found that cupric chloride treatment may partially correct delayed maturation and abnormal arborization of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum of hemizygous brindled mice, a model for Kinky hair disease.
January 2012 in “RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)” This study found that patient-derived HGF significantly accelerates wound healing in diabetic mice, particularly improving skin structure and flexibility, and rHGF plays a key role in boosting hair growth.
18 citations
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January 1994 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study observed that in vitro cocultures of hair follicle cells with dermal fibroblasts or hair papilla cells enhanced proliferation and differentiation of outer root sheath cells but did not mimic hair-type differentiation.
153 citations
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October 2007 in “Cell Stem Cell” New research suggests that skin cell renewal may not require a special type of cell previously thought to be essential.
32 citations
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March 2016 in “American Journal of Physical Anthropology” This study suggests that chemical methods can reveal subtle differences in scalp hair color variability across populations and emphasizes the need for enhanced understanding of hair fiber curvature.
1 citations
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September 2021 in “International journal of research - granthaalayah” This study demonstrated that hair shaft bipolarity is triggered by a gap in follicle electromagnetic fields, potentially impacting blood coagulation through an observed positive electric field.
January 2011 in “Bradford Scholars (University of Bradford)” This study found that intermediate hair follicles respond to testosterone by growing, but do not respond to finasteride, suggesting they may provide a novel and clinically relevant model for hair growth research.
June 2026 in “New Phytologist” This study used multi-omics analysis to explore how wheat roots adapt to temperature stress, revealing that distinct hormonal signaling pathways are linked to iron homeostasis and drive root morphological changes, supporting the idea of an 'iron-dependent hormonal trade-off' model.
13 citations
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June 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that the humanin analogue HNG significantly promoted hair growth in vitro and in vivo by prolonging the anagen phase and inhibiting hair follicle cell apoptosis in mice.
40 citations
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September 2004 in “Biomacromolecules” In this study, molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the Glu413Lys mutation in human hair keratin significantly affects the stability of coiled coil structures, whereas Glu413Asp showed no impact on stability.
28 citations
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July 2000 in “PubMed” This study found no structural differences between in vitro and in vivo grown hair, with keratinization and organization of keratin being comparable in both settings.
44 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of Cellular Physiology” This study found that using 3D dermal papilla spheroid models enhances extracellular matrix production and hair follicle marker expression, providing insights into hair follicle biology and potential for drug screening.
27 citations
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August 2021 in “Journal of Autoimmunity” This study found that human dermal γδT-cells can act as stress sentinels and potentially trigger autoimmune responses toward stressed hair follicles, resembling features of alopecia areata.
89 citations
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August 2008 in “Human genetics” This study found that the EDAR 1540T/C genetic variant is significantly associated with hair thickness variation in Japanese populations, enhancing previously observed associations in Southeast Asian groups.
11 citations
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May 2011 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a possible association between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis in a 35-year-old Japanese male, though coincidence cannot be ruled out.
28 citations
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October 2004 in “Differentiation” This study identified a large deletion in the desmoglein 4 gene as the genetic basis of the Iffa Credo "hairless" rat's skin phenotype, linking it to lanceolate hair mutations.
This study found that the Piezo1 ion channel reduces the efficiency of keratinocyte migration, and its inhibition in mice accelerates wound healing.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Bioprinting” This review highlights the complexities of hair graying and the limitations of current models to fully replicate hair follicle pigmentary unit function, suggesting that technologies like organoids and bioprinting show promise but require further development for effective hair repigmentation interventions.
11 citations
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June 2012 in “Acta histochemica” This study found that Gsdma3 mutations in mice led to thicker skin and longer hair infundibula, possibly by negatively regulating β-catenin expression in the epidermis.
March 2017 in “Jurnal materi dan pembelajaran fisika” This review discusses applications of light diffraction in healthcare, highlighting its use in LASIK procedures, optogenetics, and measuring hair diameter, but reports no new results.
13 citations
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September 2020 in “Sensors” This study used melamine formaldehyde particles to measure a pH gradient along the hair shaft, showing a significant pH decrease from the hair sheath to the external shaft.
June 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review discusses Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, its symptomatology, and the progress in developing treatment strategies, emphasizing that while a cure remains elusive, advances in understanding the disease's molecular mechanisms show promise for future approaches.