99 citations
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September 2004 in “Development” This study suggests that deregulation of sonic and desert hedgehog signaling in mouse skin can lead to altered epidermal stem cell activity and lesions similar to human basal cell carcinoma, indicating these cancers may originate outside the stem cell population.
December 2024 in “Egyptian Journal of Chemistry” This review highlights that Serenoa repens exhibits anti-androgenic and anti-inflammatory activities, potentially alleviating benign prostate hyperplasia symptoms, with phytosterols and fatty acids as key active constituents, while suggesting more research into additional medicinal uses and phytochemicals is needed.
1 citations
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March 2021 in “Phytomedicine plus” This study in male rats found that Cernitin™ significantly relieved pain and decreased prostate weight in models of chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia, suggesting an anti-inflammatory effect.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that mice lacking REDD1 experienced an expansion of dermal white adipose tissue through both hypertrophy and hyperplasia, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for skin adipogenesis regulation.
149 citations
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January 2011 in “Nature reviews. Urology” Hormonal interactions, especially involving DHT and estrogen, play a key role in BPH development and treatment.
9 citations
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October 1976 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This study observed that human growth hormone treatment in osteoporosis patients appeared to improve skin thickness and restore dermal structures towards normal without stimulating hair, sebum, or melanin.
January 2009 in “Bradford Scholars (University of Bradford)” The study observed that the tumor suppressor activity of bone morphogenetic proteins in mouse skin epithelium depends on Noggin levels, inhibiting Wnt and Shh signaling pathways to prevent tumor initiation and progression.
178 citations
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April 2011 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” This study found that the phenotype of Hedgehog/Gli-driven skin tumors in mice depends on the cell of origin, tissue context, and level of oncogenic signaling.
This article reviews the synthesis and properties of isotretinoin, tazarotene, minoxidil, and finasteride, and reports no new findings.
32 citations
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June 2003 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This report describes the third known case of lipedematous scalp in a 51-year-old woman, marked by progressive thickening of the scalp without hair loss, and notes its association with early meningitis symptoms.
14 citations
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June 2015 in “Toxicology and Industrial Health” This study found that low doses of bisphenol A may increase proliferation of the ventral prostate in adult rats by altering the estrogen to androgen ratio and gene expression.
37 citations
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September 2008 in “The American journal of surgical pathology” This study concluded that hair follicle hyperplasia found in pseudolymphomatous folliculitis can also occur in genuine cutaneous lymphomas, potentially as a coincidental result of underlying pathological processes.
6 citations
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June 2021 in “Developmental biology” This study found that dermal EZH2 plays a crucial role in controlling fibroblast differentiation by regulating Wnt/β-catenin and retinoic acid signaling during skin development.
August 2023 in “Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences/Malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences” This study found that aqueous extract of Pueraria mirifica, when administered to a rat model, significantly reduced prostate weight, prostatic index, and serum dihydrotestosterone levels, while also improving prostate histomorphology, suggesting its potential as an anti-BPH treatment.
November 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The study found that dermal EZH2 plays a crucial role in coordinating dermal fibroblast differentiation and epidermal development by modulating Wnt/β-catenin and retinoic acid signaling.
60 citations
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May 2015 in “Archives of dermatological research” This review discusses the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors and their agonists in dermatology but reports no new clinical results.
53 citations
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March 2014 in “Growth Hormone & IGF Research” This study found that IGF-1 injections increased hair follicle number and growth phase duration in wild-type mice, suggesting potential for baldness treatment.
6 citations
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December 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study found that Wnt5a expression may suppress cell differentiation and induce an inflammatory response in HaCaT keratinocytes, which could be relevant to psoriasis development.
3 citations
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January 2017 in “Revista chilena de nutrición” This review highlights that several clinical and epidemiological studies link a diet high in terpenoid compounds with a decreased risk of prostate cancer, supporting the potential use of terpenoids as therapeutic ingredients in treating this disease.
33 citations
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September 2007 in “Veterinary dermatology” In this study, proliferative and necrotizing feline otitis externa in four domestic shorthair cats improved with topical 0.1% tacrolimus treatment, despite previous ineffective therapies.
30 citations
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January 2008 in “The Aging Male” This study found no difference in male pattern baldness between patients with benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancer, and no correlation with serum androgen levels.
25 citations
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June 2021 in “Developmental Cell” In this study, researchers found that deleting Caspase-9 in hair follicle stem cells delayed apoptosis, leading to accelerated wound repair and new hair follicle regeneration by maintaining apoptotic cells as signaling centers.
7 citations
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February 2019 in “Journal of pharmacological sciences” This study found that Bazhengsan significantly reduced inflammation and hyperplasia in male rats with nonbacterial prostatitis, indicating potential as a treatment for chronic prostatitis.
December 2025 in “Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology” In this animal study, AGO (agomelatine) effectively alleviated testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, indicating its potential as a therapeutic option for managing BPH through specific signaling pathways.
30 citations
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February 2017 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” This study found that applying TPA to mice accelerated hair follicle regeneration by activating Akt and Wnt/ß-catenin signaling pathways, involving hair follicle stem cell proliferation.
20 citations
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January 2017 in “Nutrition Research and Practice” In this study, corn silk extract treatment improved symptoms of testosterone-induced BPH by reducing specific mRNA expression and decreasing levels of 5α-R2, DHT, and PSA.
11 citations
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September 2020 in “OncoTargets and Therapy” This study found that testosterone may promote glioblastoma progression by being converted into dihydrotestosterone, which enhances cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in GBM cell lines.
10 citations
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April 2013 in “Veterinary dermatology” In this study, four dogs with a novel skin disease showed clinical lesions involving verrucous, crusted papules and plaques, and responded variably to immunosuppressive therapy, suggesting an immune-mediated cause.
4 citations
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May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study reported that ELL is crucial for maintaining the proliferative capacity of the basal layer in human epidermal keratinocytes by stabilizing RNA polymerase II at the transcription start site.
1 citations
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December 2023 in “Curēus” This literature review identified that phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, such as Tadalafil, are highly effective in improving lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, while the efficacy of saw palmetto remains inconsistent.