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July 1995 in “PubMed” Finasteride, a drug that changes testosterone to a different hormone, was studied and its effects over time were modeled successfully.
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October 2005 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that Hirosaki hairless rats experience transient activation of STAT5A in the mammary glands during early lactation, involving O-GlcNAc modification rather than Tyr-phosphorylation.
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September 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that knocking down P-cadherin expression in cultured human hair follicles recreates the hair abnormalities seen in patients with hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy.
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Oncology” This study found that the overexpression of the lncRNA HOTTIP in glioma cells increased resistance to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide, suggesting a key role for miR-10b and EMT processes in this resistance.
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June 2024 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This review highlights that while sonidegib and vismodegib offer promising treatment options for advanced basal cell carcinoma, their use is often limited by treatment-emergent adverse events, which can be managed through protocol modifications and supportive interventions.
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April 2024 in “Biology” This review explores the current understanding of hair follicle development and regeneration, emphasizing the molecular pathways involved and the potential for bioengineering hair follicles in vitro to advance hair regeneration strategies.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The research aims to better understand hair follicle regulation and find new treatments for hair loss.
October 2022 in “Hair Transplantation” This article discusses the potential benefits of using modern combination grafting techniques in hair restoration surgery, highlighting the enhanced efficiency and cosmetic coverage compared to traditional follicular unit transplantation, but presents no new clinical results.
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December 2022 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that downregulation of Sonic hedgehog signaling may promote HPV replication and wart formation by inducing cell cycle arrest in keratinocytes.
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July 1997 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This research observed that during the catagen phase, the inner root sheath of hair follicles becomes an early target, highlighting its potential role in maintaining hair follicle homeostasis.
235 citations
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July 1999 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study establishes a catalog of human type I hair keratins and identifies their specific roles and expression patterns during hair differentiation and growth in scalp follicles.
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.
July 2018 in “Hair transplant forum international” This commentary discusses donor area alopecia resulting from follicular unit excision, noting that numerous small scars can lead to thinning in the donor area, and calls attention to this emerging issue.
June 2022 in “Indian journal of clinical and experimental opthalmology” This case report details the ocular complications of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome in a 20-year-old Bangladeshi patient, highlighting symptoms like dry eyes, Meibomian gland dysfunction, and cataracts.
January 2005 in “Translational and Clinical Pharmacology” HDMHG0401-10 improves hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia and has no major side effects.
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June 2022 in “Developmental cell” In this study, Hedgehog signaling in dermal papilla fibroblasts was found to accelerate hair growth and induce follicle multiplication in mice via the SCUBE3/TGF-β pathway, with some effects observed in human scalp hair follicles.
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June 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights that hirsutism in the GCC is influenced by genetic and lifestyle factors, cultural stigmas, and lacks adequate diagnostic tools, stressing the need for culturally tailored research and public health initiatives.
June 2010 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” This study found a novel R430Q gene mutation in hHb6, which may be linked to the hereditary hair disorder monilethrix in the examined family.
11 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review covers different hair transplantation techniques and compares their cost-effectiveness and potential results but presents no new research findings.
January 2017 in “Journal of clinical & experimental dermatology research” This study found that human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells differentiated into specific bulge stem cells and successfully formed new hair follicles when transplanted with mouse dermal cells in immunodeficient mice.
12 citations
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January 2014 in “Cell structure and function” This study suggests that specific combinations of human type I and II hair keratins, particularly K35-K85 and K36-K81, have distinct in vitro assembly properties that are significant for macrofibril formation.
37 citations
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October 2015 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” This study found that a genetic model using SNPs can predict early-onset male-pattern baldness with moderate accuracy, which may assist in decisions about interventions.
November 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that human hair follicle dermal papilla cells grown in a 3D model influenced hair growth and immune pathways more effectively than those grown in a 2D culture.
7 citations
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October 2018 in “Journal of Craniofacial Surgery” In this study, researchers observed the patterns of hair distribution and scalp anatomy in Chinese young adult males, finding significant variations in hairline shape, hair density, and follicular unit structure.
January 2019 in “DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)” This study found that increased PHGDH expression in mice led to earlier melanin and melanocyte presence in hair follicles but did not induce cancer.
5 citations
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October 2020 in “Bioengineering & translational medicine” This study demonstrates the use of microscopy-guided laser ablation to create a highly structured 3D hydrogel-based organotypic skin model with folliculoid structures, potentially useful for studying hair follicle development or bioactive substance screening.
41 citations
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May 2020 in “Frontiers in immunology” This review discusses the genetic, autoinflammatory, and keratinization factors involved in hidradenitis suppurativa and presents the concept of classifying it as an autoinflammatory keratinization disease, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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May 2013 in “PubMed” This study found that glycylglycine treatment improved hair softness by enhancing hair alignment and altering internal fiber properties among Japanese women with typically coarse hair.
January 2019 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study found that JNK plays a dominant role in hair follicle matrix density-dependent proliferation and differentiation, suggesting that collagen bundling affects keratinocyte dynamics.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that stabilizing the protein HIF1A in hair follicles promotes glycolysis over oxidative phosphorylation, potentially reducing oxidative stress and supporting hair growth.