156 citations
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December 2012 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review explores the role of TGF-β superfamily pathways in stem cell environments and their implications for tissue regeneration and cancer development, reporting no new experimental results.
36 citations
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February 2017 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” In this study, VEGF165 induced hair follicle stem cells to differentiate into vascular endothelial cells, potentially supporting angiogenesis and neovascularization, with the Notch signaling pathway affecting differentiation efficiency.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Sox13 is a new marker for early hair follicle development and differentiation.
72 citations
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November 2017 in “Journal of developmental biology” This review discusses the role of Hedgehog signaling in epidermal and hair follicle development and its involvement in basal cell carcinoma, without reporting new empirical findings.
June 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study revealed that nestin-expressing progenitor cells capable of becoming ORS keratinocytes are present during both hair follicle development and in adult hair follicles.
4 citations
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September 2024 in “Development” This study investigated transcription factors in human trophectoderm cells during development, finding that GATA2 and GATA3 are essential for transforming stem cells into induced trophoblast stem cells, which display characteristics similar to placental progenitor cells, offering new methods for modeling placental-associated diseases.
January 2026 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Key signals for hair follicle formation were identified.
85 citations
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January 2018 in “Cell stem cell” This study found that synchronized signals in the microenvironment regulate stem cell lineage choices in hair follicles by influencing chromatin dynamics during regeneration.
359 citations
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January 2015 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” This article reviews the role of skin appendages in wound healing and appendage regeneration, discussing cellular and molecular mechanisms but reports no new experimental findings.
4 citations
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May 2009 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This study found that transplanting genetically modified dermal fibroblasts into full-thickness skin defects in rats led to the formation of hair follicles with mature pilosebaceous systems by 16 weeks.
5 citations
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January 2001 in “Journal of dermatological science” In this study, researchers found that the G(S)alpha subunit is strongly expressed in neonatal mouse hair follicles, indicating it may play a role in initiating follicle growth.
January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” This review discusses recent advancements in hair follicle regeneration technologies, including the authors' own development of functional hair regeneration through bioengineered follicle germ transplantation, but reports no new clinical results.
10 citations
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February 2019 in “Journal of cellular physiology” This study found that in yak hair follicles, TGF-β2 significantly contributes to the transition from growth to regression phases via inducing apoptosis, whereas HSP70 appears to inhibit follicle regression by protecting epithelial cells from apoptosis.
5 citations
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December 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that Hedgehog signaling in reticular and papillary fibroblast lineages plays different roles in wound repair and de novo hair follicle formation.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported that Hedgehog signaling in papillary fibroblasts is crucial for hair follicle regeneration during wound healing, emphasizing its potential for developing regenerative therapies in scarring wounds.
56 citations
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March 1991 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
2 citations
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August 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses the dynamic changes in chromatin organization and nuclear morphology during cellular processes like differentiation and disease, highlighting recent advances in understanding these epigenetic mechanisms without presenting new experimental findings.
10 citations
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March 2016 in “Development Growth & Differentiation” This study developed a bioengineering method to reconstruct embryonic dorsal skin from dissociated chick skin cells, allowing feather buds to form and grow in vitro, influenced by epithelial-mesenchymal interactions.
28 citations
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November 2013 in “Cell and Tissue Research” June 2026 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study used single-cell RNA sequencing to explore the cellular differences between small and large wound tissues during the hair follicle regeneration stage, revealing variations in keratinocyte subpopulations and extracellular matrix interactions associated with wound size.
February 2011 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Genetically repaired stem cells may treat certain genetic diseases, Th17 cells are key in fighting systemic fungal infections, hair loss in AGA is due to progenitor cell loss, and α-synuclein transfer might contribute to Parkinson's disease progression.
69 citations
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August 1999 in “Developmental biology” This study found that ectopic expression of Whn in transgenic mice caused impaired differentiation in epidermis and hair follicles, with hair growth defects and severe urinary tract issues leading to hydronephrosis.
86 citations
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June 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that mutations in the hairless gene in mice disrupt hair follicle integrity during catagen, leading to baldness due to disintegrating epithelial structures and loss of normal dermal papilla.
This study found that a skin-like structure can be generated in vitro by implanting early passage hair follicle bulb cells into collagen/chitosan porous scaffolds.
This study provides a detailed analysis of cell subpopulations in a mouse model of wound-induced hair follicle regeneration, revealing specific cellular dynamics and heterogeneity that may influence hair follicle neogenesis.
5 citations
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February 2007 in “Cytology and genetics” This review summarizes advances in understanding the genetic regulation of keratin synthesis in hair follicles and reports no new experimental results.
25 citations
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September 2006 in “Birth Defects Research” This article discusses various skin pattern formations, their molecular mechanisms, and highlights the need for further understanding to connect molecular biology with organism phenotypes, without providing new clinical findings.
February 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study demonstrated that LGR5 is a marker of hair follicle stem cells across species using a transgenic pig model and noted similarities and differences in expression patterns compared to humans.
January 2007 in “Zhonghua shiyan waike zazhi” This study found that cutaneous stem cells in the basal layer of fetal human skin contribute to the development of the epidermis and hair follicles, with specific marker expressions during different stages of skin development.