This study found that mouse vibrissa follicles in early anagen grew better than in other hair cycle phases, and growth was enhanced by removing the upper follicle third in vitro.
January 2025 in “Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University)” This study established a standardized in-vitro 3D skin model using adult diseased skin cells to investigate the underlying mechanisms of small fiber neuropathies, providing a foundation for further research into their pathophysiology.
October 2022 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This study demonstrated that in a mouse model of androgenic alopecia, PLGA-DUT/siAR@DPCM nanoparticles effectively delivered drugs to hair follicles, suppressed androgen-related targets, promoted cell proliferation, and showed significant therapeutic effects with minimal adverse effects, suggesting their potential for clinical application.
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June 2015 in “Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology” This study reported that sunscreen with SPF50+ provides a high level of DNA protection against UV-induced damage in a reconstituted human epidermis model, comparable to that in skin explants.
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May 2007 in “International journal of pharmaceutics” This study found that drug transport through artificial sebum varies depending on the compound, suggesting that sebum-targeted delivery can be optimized by selecting compounds based on their distinct transport profiles in sebum versus skin.
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May 2016 in “Integrative Cancer Therapies” In this study, in vitro and in vivo models showed that chrysin enhanced the efficacy of docetaxel and reduced its adverse effects in non–small cell lung cancer treatment.
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July 2017 in “PLoS ONE” This study suggests that passage number significantly affects in silico scratch assay results, highlighting the importance of reporting passage number for reproducibility in cell culture experiments.
September 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study mapped the development of the human pilosebaceous unit in prenatal scalp skin using multi-modal analysis, finding that epithelial-mesenchymal interactions guide cellular fate and validated tissue-patterning through a hair-bearing skin organoid model.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that while nicotinic acid significantly inhibited human sebaceous organoid growth in vitro, the predicted skin concentrations from gut microbiome-derived levels were far below the effective dose, suggesting high oral doses would be necessary for therapeutic effects.
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October 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This article reviews organotypic skin culture systems and their applications in dermatological research, highlighting their ability to model human epidermal conditions in vitro, but it reports no new clinical results.
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July 2017 in “Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology” This study suggests that a microemulsion formulation of Minoxidil effectively enhances drug delivery through hair follicles, showing significant follicular response alterations in an alopecia model.
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September 2024 in “Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Therapeutics” This review discusses the potential of 3D cell cultures, particularly Patient-Derived Organoids, in advancing research on liposarcoma by addressing limitations of 2D cultures and animal models but reports no new experimental findings.
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November 2022 in “Pharmaceutical research” In this study, the authors found that applying hypobaric pressure to the skin significantly increases the transdermal permeation of large molecules by enhancing diffusion, despite the associated skin stretching and hair follicle enlargement not fully explaining this effect.
This study utilized a pigmented human epidermal equivalent model to incorporate melanocytes into the epidermis and found enhanced differentiation potential compared to conventional in vitro systems, reflecting in vivo cellular trajectories and highlighting melanocyte-to-keratinocyte communication pathways.
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January 2020 in “Methods in molecular biology” This study describes a protocol for generating hair follicle germ-like organoids from human skin cells, which may aid in alopecia drug discovery and understanding hair follicle regeneration.
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August 2014 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” In this study, the researchers optimized the extraction conditions for crude polysaccharide from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves, achieving a yield of 9.66% and demonstrated strong antioxidant activities in vitro.
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August 2003 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that phosphatidic acid promotes hair growth by stimulating cell proliferation and protecting against apoptosis in murine hair epithelial cells, unlike lysophosphatidic acid, which showed limited effects.
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March 2009 in “Journal of Natural Medicines” This study found that Erica multiflora extract promotes hair growth by enhancing dermal papilla cell activity and shifting hair follicles from the telogen to the anagen phase in both in vitro and in vivo models.
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April 2021 in “Biofabrication” This study developed a vascularized full-thickness skin equivalent with a complex vascular network, enhancing its predictiveness for topical and systemic drug applications in dermatology research.
March 2025 in “Molecules” This study explored the in vitro skin penetration of two compounds from Tectona grandis leaf extract used for standardization and found that compound 1 penetrates more efficiently than compound 2, especially with a propylene glycol enhancer.
April 2024 in “Journal of translational medicine” In this study, the researchers identified MJ04, a selective JAK3 inhibitor, as a promising candidate for promoting hair growth, demonstrating efficacy in both animal models and human hair follicle assays with a favorable safety and pharmacokinetic profile.
January 2015 in “프로그램북(구 초록집)” This study found that Korean Red Ginseng may protect against chemotherapy-induced alopecia by reducing hair follicle damage in a human hair follicle organ culture model.
This study found that nanostructured lipid carriers significantly improved the targeted delivery of latanoprost and minoxidil to pilosebaceous units in porcine skin, with latanoprost showing notably higher accumulation.
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December 2000 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study observed that rat vibrissa hair follicles cultured in vitro showed morphological changes suggesting cyclical activity but remained blocked in the pro-anagen stage.
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January 2021 in “Archives of dermatological research” This study developed a new human hair research model combining 3D spheroid dermal papilla fibroblasts with plucked anagen hair shafts, potentially improving the evaluation of hair follicle differentiation.
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January 2013 in “Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research” This study found that human hair follicles can be maintained in vitro for at least seven days before they start to show signs of transitioning into the catagen phase.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A single medium, PRIME AIRLIFT, supports better human hair follicle formation in grafts.
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November 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study introduced a simple and reliable in vitro assay capable of large-scale simultaneous screening of hair growth-promoting compounds using a 3D co-culture system of human dermal papilla and outer root sheath cells.
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January 1993 in “The Prostate” Finasteride effectively inhibits 5α reductase, while plant extracts like Permixon and Bazoton don't show significant results.
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January 2011 in “Journal of biotechnology” This study successfully recreated human hair follicles in vitro, which offers a potential advancement in hair regeneration and understanding the effects of drugs on hair follicles.