June 2026 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review outlines the transition from simple hair follicle organoids to immune-competent microphysiological systems, addressing limitations in replicating native hair follicle immune features and discussing their applications in disease modeling and regenerative medicine.
October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study demonstrated that disrupting EGFR signaling in mice leads to immune sensitivity compromising the hair follicle's protective environment, but JAK1/2 inhibition can restore this immune privilege and stimulate hair growth, suggesting a potential therapy for scarring hair loss diseases like cicatricial alopecia.
September 2023 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” This study introduces a new method to isolate stem cells from the hair follicle outer root sheath of equine skin, demonstrating that these cells, named eMSCORS, proliferate efficiently and can differentiate similarly to adipose tissue-derived MSCs, offering a promising alternative for equine veterinary applications.
March 2023 in “International journal of integrated medical research” This article discusses keratosis pilaris, a common skin condition often considered a normal variant, and reviews its associations, progression, and available treatments without reporting new clinical results.
March 2023 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This study suggests that IL-33 promotes hair follicle changes and T cell infiltration in psoriatic mice and humans, contributing to psoriatic alopecia.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that type 2 immunity, especially involving ILC2 cells, helps maintain skin homeostasis by regulating the proliferation and community stability of hair follicle epithelial cells in the presence of Demodex mites.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that human primary adult hair matrix keratinocytes may have the potential to generate hair follicle organoids, suggesting possible applications in hair follicle neogenesis and preclinical hair growth agent screening.
July 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study concluded that a new model of reconstructed human epidermis using keratinocytes from plucked hair follicles offers a less-invasive alternative to conventional skin-derived models for skin research.
September 2004 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that normal murine hair follicles are direct targets for melatonin bioregulation, expressing receptors that are regulated in a hair cycle-dependent manner, influencing keratinocyte apoptosis.
This dissertation reported that the loss of Ovol2 impairs hair follicle regeneration and wound repair in mice, highlighting its role in regulating directional migration of epithelial cells.
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September 2001 in “Genes & development” This study found that Cutl1 mutant mice experienced retarded lung differentiation and abnormal hair follicle morphogenesis, indicating the vital role of CDP in lung development and hair follicle cell-lineage specification.
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July 2011 in “Scientific Reports” This study suggests that human evolution involved accelerated changes in the HR gene, affecting its role in mediating postnatal hair cycling.
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May 2012 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This study demonstrated the potential of epithelial cell scaffolds fabricated with various materials for effective hair regeneration, highlighting their promising application in tissue engineering for alopecia treatment.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Biomedical Optics” This study introduced a noninvasive spectroscopy method to assess hair follicle stages in mice by measuring skin diffuse reflectance and melanin dynamics, offering a potential tool for hair regeneration research.
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October 2008 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study presents a novel in vitro assay using human folliculoid microspheres to research hair growth, which may facilitate preclinical testing of hair growth-modulatory agents.
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December 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that aging leads to significant structural and biological changes in the scalp's hair follicle environment in women, which may affect hair growth.
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March 2017 in “Journal of dermatology” This review outlines the clinical and histopathological features that aid in classifying tumors arising from the folliculosebaceous apparatus and reports no new research results.
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January 2015 in “Nanoscale” In this study, polymeric micelles containing retinoic acid were found to improve targeted delivery to hair follicle structures in human skin more efficiently than a marketed retinoic acid gel, suggesting potentially safer and more effective acne treatment.
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April 2018 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that in psoriasis patients, the K17 protein probably functions as an autoantigen, with the HLA-Cw*06:02 risk genotype strongly linked to the T cell response size.
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September 2016 in “Drug and therapeutics bulletin” This review discusses the diagnosis and management of hidradenitis suppurativa and reports no new clinical findings, highlighting a need for better evidence and treatment guidance.
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November 1998 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study observed that alopecia areata can be induced and serially transferred in C3H/HeJ mice using skin grafts, providing a useful model for studying the disease in humans.
May 2020 in “JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics” This report describes a rare case of Trichostasis Spinulosa on the heel, an uncommon location for this type of lesion.
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December 2018 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study found that the presence of premature desquamation of the inner root sheath in noninflamed hair follicles is a relatively specific marker for diagnosing central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
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January 2015 in “Dermatology” This review revisits mechanisms underlying acne lesion formation and suggests that preventing comedone development requires controlling critical factors in the pilosebaceous follicle before acne involvement.
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November 2021 in “Revista médica de Chile” This review discusses the clinical guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa, detailing its definition, impacts, and treatments, and includes a proposed therapeutic approach algorithm, but reports no new clinical findings.
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August 2016 in “Journal of pathology and translational medicine” This study found that CD99 is strongly expressed in the basal cells and hair follicles of normal adult and developing fetal skin, with expression patterns becoming similar after 20 weeks of gestation.
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October 2021 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” In this study, structural and functional brain abnormalities specific to visuospatial and somatosensory processing networks were observed in patients with anorexia nervosa, highlighting a critical role for the precuneus.
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October 2022 in “JCI insight” In this study, conditional deletion of BRD4 in OX40-expressing cells of mice led to alopecia, dermatitis, and loss of hair follicle stem cell function, revealing BRD4's role in skin inflammation and stem cell regulation.
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April 2018 in “Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia” This article reviews the prevalence, causes, and associated conditions of hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, but reports no new clinical findings.
December 2025 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” In this study, a new topical formulation containing amine-activated carboxymethyl chitosan and hydrolyzed extracellular matrix showed promising results in a mouse model by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and promoting hair regeneration, potentially offering an alternative treatment for inflammatory hair loss.