January 2026 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This review summarizes the latest progress and challenges in skin organoid research, emphasizing advancements in organoid construction, applications in disease modeling, and factors affecting tissue maturation, while noting barriers such as vascularization and neural integration that hinder clinical translation.
June 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” In this study, researchers using a UVB-induced mouse model identified the gene COL7A1 as a novel marker for hair luster, finding that minoxidil, caffeine, and biotin effectively restored its expression, indicating potential therapeutic strategies.
The systematic review reported promising outcomes for stem cell-enriched treatments in aesthetic medicine, such as improved skin rejuvenation, hair restoration, and scar revision. However, challenges like protocol variability and regulatory issues must be addressed to ensure effective and safe clinical applications.
January 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews therapies for skin and corneal regeneration and hair loss, discussing various treatments but presenting no new research findings.
March 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the multifaceted roles of regulatory T cells in cutaneous wound healing and highlights potential therapeutic strategies targeting these cells to enhance wound repair in chronic and diabetic wounds, but reports no new clinical results.
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April 2010 in “Seminars in Cancer Biology” This review discusses the similarities and differences between normal stem cell proliferation and cancer cell oncogenesis and concludes that understanding these mechanisms could improve cancer treatment strategies, but it reports no novel findings.
54 citations
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November 2015 in “Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology” This chapter reviews keratins in skin epithelia, including their roles in cellular function and disease, and reports no new experimental results.
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September 2019 in “The EMBO Journal” This study found that lymphatic vessels in mice are important for hair follicle development and organization, as their depletion blocks hair growth.
18 citations
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January 2013 in “International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery” This article discusses the importance of clinical biopreservation for cells and tissues in hair transplantation and regenerative medicine, reporting no new empirical findings.
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December 2006 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This review discusses the multifaceted roles of hair follicles in skin health, including potential contributions to skin neoplasias, and reports no new results.
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April 2007 in “The FASEB Journal” In this study, D6D knockout mice showed severe deficiency in AA and DHA, leading to unexpected effects on skin health, fertility, and immune cell development.
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January 2026 in “Micro” This review introduces a framework to integrate bioinspired conductive materials and advanced 3D/4D printing in regenerative medicine for dynamic, responsive tissue regeneration, emphasizing the potential of smart scaffolds to adapt to physiological cues.
April 2026 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights cellulose-based materials' potential in skin disease treatments, emphasizing their smart, responsive design for various conditions, with insights into their roles in wound healing, infection prevention, and wearable monitoring.
December 2024 in “International Journal Of Ayurvedic And Herbal Medicine” This review highlights Shirodhara's potential cosmetic benefits, noting improvements in scalp health, hair growth, and skin appearance, attributed to stress reduction, hormonal balance, enhanced circulation, and nutrient-rich herbal oils.
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May 2006 in “médecine/sciences” This study suggests that the hairless gene encodes a nuclear factor important for hair follicle integrity, and its absence leads to hair follicle loss and defects in tissue development.
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September 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review derived guidelines for scalp surgery suggesting improved outcomes when avoiding neurovascular structures, preserving tissue integrity, and maintaining hair direction, but it reports no new clinical results.
September 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review derived guidelines for scalp surgery suggesting improved outcomes when avoiding neurovascular structures, preserving tissue integrity, and maintaining hair direction, but it reports no new clinical results.
April 2019 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” This study demonstrated that human iPSC-derived melanocytes, when transplanted into mice, can reconstitute pigmented hair follicles and integrate into normal tissue, suggesting their potential as a cellular therapy for depigmentation.
January 2003 in “Zhongguo linchuang jiepouxue zazhi” In this rat study, HHK implantation after spinal cord injury did not significantly improve locomotion but may have integrated into the spinal tissue, potentially aiding recovery and reconstruction.
December 2025 in “Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi” In this study, researchers found that the expression of vimentin, desmin, and laminin in rat skin contributes to cell structure and tissue integrity, with varying reactions across different cell types.
January 2018 in “VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)” In this study using Xenopus laevis embryos, reduced levels of the desmosomal protein desmoplakin led to defects in epidermal and cardiac structures, suggesting its crucial role in tissue integrity.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study of mouse models, researchers found that glutaminolysis is crucial for macrophages to switch from a pro-inflammatory to a pro-resolving state, aiding tissue repair by preventing prolonged inflammation and influencing gene expression.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review integrates studies on mouse models and human clinical observations to highlight the role of immune cells in skin development and how their dysregulation leads to skin disorders, suggesting potential therapeutic pathways for skin regeneration.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review highlights the role of epidermal tissue-resident memory T (T RM) cells in human skin, showing their involvement in immune surveillance and regulation within the epidermis, and suggesting their importance in understanding skin diseases like HIV infection and vitiligo.
43 citations
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July 1994 in “Journal of Cell Science” This study found that the extraction-resistant structures in hair, feathers, and hagfish teeth are due to ε-(γ-glutamyl)lysine cross-linked proteins, emphasizing their role in maintaining the integrity of these materials.
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July 2024 in “Biomimetics” This manuscript explores the development and future potential of injectable biomimetic gels in biomedical applications, highlighting their promise in wound healing and tissue regeneration, while also acknowledging challenges like mechanical durability and scalable production still persist.
17 citations
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September 2019 in “Journal of Cell Biology” This study found that despite carrying an activating Hras mutation, hair follicle stem cells integrate into normal skin without causing tumors, unlike similar mutations in the epidermis, suggesting unique tumor-suppressing mechanisms in hair follicles.
July 2024 in “Journal Of Stem Cell Research” In this review, the authors highlight the crucial role of mesenchymal stem cells in dermatologic therapies, noting their potential to enhance skin structure and appearance through regenerative mechanisms like inflammation induction, angiogenesis, and recruitment of tissue-specific progenitors.
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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.
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April 2016 in “Science Advances” Researchers created a fully functional, bioengineered skin system with hair from stem cells that successfully integrated when transplanted into mice.