38 citations
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March 2019 in “International Wound Journal” In this study, a new cell-tissue technology using a patient's own skin to create a full-thickness skin autograft successfully treated a chronic wound larger than 200 cm², achieving complete functional skin coverage within 12 weeks and maintaining results at a 6-month follow-up.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “JAAD case reports” Using powdered umbilical remnant allograft can effectively treat chronic scalp wounds resistant to traditional treatments.
1 citations
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December 2022 in “Life” This review systematically analyzed evidence on treatment options for erosive pustular dermatosis, finding that while potent topical steroids like clobetasol propionate can be effective, recurrence is common, and more robust studies are necessary for stronger recommendations.
January 2025 in “Medicina” This study reviews emerging techniques in acute burn wound therapy, noting innovations such as advanced imaging for better wound assessment and new closure strategies aimed at improving healing, graft survival, and scarring outcomes, while emphasizing the need for further research to validate these methods.
December 2009 in “Saengmyeong gwahag hoeji/Saengmyeong gwahak hoeji” This study observed that thymosin beta 4 and VEGF have similar expression patterns in various human tissues, suggesting a role in angiogenesis and organ function.
131 citations
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March 2004 in “The American journal of pathology” This study found that modulating BMP activity in transgenic mice affects the development and characteristics of several ectodermal organs, such as skin, hair, and claws, highlighting a stage-dependent influence on organogenesis.
May 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that injecting mouse hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells (moMSCORS) into C57BL/6 mice reduced the incidence and severity of type 1 diabetes by modulating immune responses, suggesting potential for therapeutic use due to their immunosuppressive effects.
November 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers engineered ventral skin organoids (vSkOs) with specific cellular compositions and signaling environments to generate human amnion-like tissues called Amnioids, offering new tools for studying human development and potential regenerative therapies.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “Aggregate” In this study, a hydrogel derived from Andrias davidianus secretion, combined with micronized amnion, promoted skin regeneration and achieved scarless healing in rats, suggesting potential for clinical use.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that NIMP-R14-conjugated nanoparticles, loaded with roflumilast, effectively targeted neutrophils to reduce inflammation and improve symptoms in a mouse model of psoriasiform dermatitis, suggesting potential for targeted therapy in autoimmune skin diseases.
17 citations
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December 2002 in “Biochemical and biophysical research communications” This study reports on the biochemical characteristics of S100A3 protein in human hair cuticle, notably finding its N-terminal methionine is acetylated and has a slightly lower isoelectric point compared to the recombinant version.
1 citations
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September 2022 in “Morphology” This review discusses various stem cell types, methods of obtaining them, their applications, and the potential use of exosomes, but reports no new clinical results.
This study explored new molecular structures as potential COVID-19 treatments, identifying a compound called Hit15 that inhibited viral infection in lab settings and reduced inflammation markers in human neutrophils, suggesting further development is warranted.
37 citations
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January 2000 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” In a study using human scalp skin grafts on SCID mice, topical flutamide and finasteride significantly improved hair growth in male-pattern baldness compared to placebo, with flutamide showing superior results to finasteride.
12 citations
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April 2014 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” In this study, transcriptome analysis identified 68 differentially expressed miRNAs in human dermal papilla cells treated with hydrogen peroxide, suggesting they play a significant role in growth arrest and apoptosis.
16 citations
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September 2018 in “Scientific reports” This study demonstrates that keratinocyte cell lines derived from cultured hair follicles can fully differentiate in organotypic skin models, offering a minimally invasive alternative to obtaining keratinocytes for research.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study found that administering human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) in a mouse model of psoriasis improved skin lesions and reduced inflammation-related markers, suggesting potential therapeutic benefit and safety for treating psoriasis, and identified specific gene targets involved in the treatment's mechanism.
1 citations
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September 2023 in “Journal of Fatwa Management and Research” This study identified three main ethical concerns regarding stem cell use from an Islamic perspective in Malaysia, focusing on embryonic stem cells, aesthetic applications, and therapeutic medicine.
111 citations
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August 2002 in “Journal of Medicinal Chemistry” This study reports that 2-(1-Adamantyl)-4H-thiochromen-4-on-6-O-sulfamate is the most potent steroid sulfatase inhibitor identified so far, exhibiting 170-fold higher activity than the lead compound estrone sulfamate.
106 citations
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March 2014 in “BioEssays” This review examines current knowledge on human epithelial hair follicle stem cells, their markers, and outlines challenges in translating findings from murine studies to human research, but does not report new experimental results.
45 citations
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August 2010 in “Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation” This study found that SRD5a-3 is a highly efficient enzyme for converting hormones into androgens, with dutasteride being a much more potent inhibitor of SRD5a-3 than SRD5a-2.
42 citations
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January 2009 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” This study found that dimethylpabamidopropyl laurdimonium tosylate, a quaternary ammonium surfactant, adsorbs onto human scalp hair with kinetic and isotherm behaviors fitting specific models, changing hair fiber wettability from hydrophobic to hydrophilic.
30 citations
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March 2015 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that thyroxine modulates peripheral molecular clock gene expression in human hair follicles, which may have implications for treating clock-related diseases in patients with thyroid dysfunction.
27 citations
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January 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identified somatostatin as a potential secretory factor contributing to the immune privilege of human hair follicles.
3 citations
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September 2019 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This study found that basal cell carcinoma cells differentiate along hair follicle lineages and may be influenced by hair follicle cycle modulators for potential therapeutic targeting.
January 2024 in “Journal of applied biological chemistry” This study found that Glehnia littoralis and Andrographis paniculata may support hair growth by protecting against oxidative stress and increasing VEGF and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in human hair follicle dermal papilla cells, with enhanced effects when combined.
This Ph.D. project aims to evaluate the self-assembling potential of hair keratin extracts and study the cellular response to both crude and purified keratins, highlighting their potential applications from biomedical to water remediation.
33 citations
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December 2004 in “Differentiation” In this study, mouse amnion epithelium was successfully transformed into skin and hair follicles when associated with hair-forming dermis, revealing the necessity of specific influences for follicle formation.
1398 citations
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May 2008 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” This review summarizes the cell type distribution and functional significance of human keratins, emphasizing their roles in tumor diagnosis and potential clinical applications, and reports no new clinical findings.
January 2026 in “Open Life Sciences” This study found that exosomes derived from human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells enhanced stem cell proliferation and structural restoration in irradiated salivary glands of rats, with significant improvements observed by day 7, suggesting activation of the Wnt signaling pathway.