January 2025 in “Health engineering.” This study reviews the role of skin stem cells in aging and explores how organoids, as opposed to traditional methods, can advance research into aging skin and regenerative therapies.
December 2024 in “Animals” In this study, researchers found that RORA directly regulates the expression of the Bnip3 gene, which is crucial for hair follicle stem cell health, using rat HFSCs as a model. They propose that targeting RORA could modulate HFSC status.
January 2024 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” In this study, researchers developed a microfluidics-based method to generate hair follicle germs on a large scale for potential hair regeneration therapies, demonstrating efficient hair follicle regeneration following transplantation into mice.
This study found significant differences in mRNA and miRNA expression between yak dermal papilla cells and epidermal hair matrix cells, suggesting important roles for these molecules in hair follicle development.
170 citations
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November 2007 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that in the absence of hair follicles, cutaneous wounds in mice showed delayed reepithelialization but eventually achieved normal wound closure after expanding the activated epidermis region.
169 citations
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February 2018 in “Immunity” In this study, researchers found that quiescent stem cells resist immune attack due to downregulated antigen presentation, which may help explain the immune evasion of early cancer-initiating cells.
103 citations
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April 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reports that human eccrine sweat gland cells are capable of forming a stratified epidermis, suggesting they may serve as an additional source of keratinocytes for skin repair.
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February 2025 in “Science Advances” This review discusses the potential of biomimetic synthetic vesicles to advance precision diagnostics and medicine by combining the beneficial properties of naturally occurring extracellular vesicles and synthetic nanoparticles, although no new clinical results are reported.
26 citations
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July 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses mesenchymal stromal cell-conditioned medium for various skin conditions and found improvements in wound healing, hair restoration, and more, but emphasizes the need for further research to validate these findings.
26 citations
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October 2020 in “Biomedicines” This review discusses the applications and potential of Bioengineered Artificial Skin Substitutes in cosmetics and pharmacology research, with no new clinical findings reported.
5 citations
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June 2024 in “Free Radical Biology and Medicine” This review highlights that current in vitro models often fail to replicate the physiological oxygen levels experienced by different skin cell types, which could affect redox states and functions, potentially accelerating skin aging.
April 2024 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review examined and discussed the role of dermis-derived factors in the regulation of melanogenesis, noting their significance in both normal and abnormal mammalian skin conditions, suggesting an underexplored area of study compared to dermal and epidermal influences.
29 citations
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January 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that increased MSI2 expression in hair follicle stem cells can delay hair growth by maintaining stem cell quiescence and repressing Hedgehog signaling.
22 citations
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July 2015 in “PloS one” This study found that Foxp1, a transcriptional factor, plays a key role in regulating hair follicle stem cell proliferation by modulating oxidative stress and the cell cycle during hair growth phases.
20 citations
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October 2017 in “Stem Cell Reports” This study found that loss of the ACER1 gene in mice led to increased ceramide levels and progressive hair loss, highlighting ACER1's role in maintaining hair follicle stem cell homeostasis.
15 citations
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March 2021 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” This study developed a nanoscale biomimetic matrix that effectively and stably expands human hair follicle stem cells, offering a new tool for hair follicle reconstruction research.
2 citations
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February 2022 in “Human Gene Therapy” This study found that upregulated miR-149 restricted hair follicle stem cell differentiation and hair growth by inhibiting the MAPK1/ERK2 pathway, which affects FGF2 and c-MYC expression.
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April 2024 in “Cells” This review summarizes recent insights into corneal limbal stem cell differentiation and the potential role of progenitor-like cells, but reports no new experimental results.
15 citations
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July 2024 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” This narrative review explores the molecular mechanisms driving skin development and their role in skin diseases, emphasizing how disruptions in these pathways can lead to conditions like congenital disorders and cancers, potentially guiding new targeted therapies.
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October 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the potential of platelet-rich plasma applications in regenerative medicine and explores recent progress and challenges in translating non-clinical PRP findings into human treatments, but reports no new clinical results.
415 citations
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January 2008 in “Cell” NFATc1 controls hair stem cell activity, affecting hair growth and could be a target for hair loss treatments.
181 citations
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January 2019 in “Cell” In this research, authors found that skin-resident ILCs regulate sebaceous gland function and microbial balance, emphasizing an immune-epithelia system that supports host-microbe symbiosis.
158 citations
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June 2014 in “Journal of Lipid Research” This review summarizes recent discoveries of GPCRs for lysophosphatidylserine and lysophosphatidylinositol, detailing their roles as lipid mediators, but reports no new experimental results.
141 citations
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May 2007 in “Cancer Research” This study found that CD34 is necessary for TPA-induced activation of hair follicle stem cells and tumor formation in mice, with CD34 knockout mice showing delayed and reduced tumor development compared to wild-types.
122 citations
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December 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this review, researchers discussed recent advances in nanotechnology for topical skin applications, highlighting how nanocarriers enhance skin penetration and targeting in treatments for diseases like melanoma and psoriasis, while acknowledging that the penetration mechanisms and health impacts of nanoparticles remain not fully understood.
98 citations
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December 2015 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” In this study, researchers found that the absence of type I or type II keratins in mice leads to severe skin barrier defects, highlighting keratins' crucial role in epidermal structure and function.
86 citations
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February 2012 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” This review discusses recent advances in understanding hair follicle stem cell dynamics and interactions, but it reports no new experimental findings.
55 citations
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April 2022 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review examines the role of cholesterol metabolism in coronavirus infections, discussing its potential as a target for antiviral strategies and a marker for monitoring infection status, but presents no new results.
45 citations
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August 2018 in “Stem Cells International” This article reviews the potential of adipose-derived and Wharton’s jelly stem cells in alopecia treatment but presents no new clinical findings, highlighting their potential benefits and limitations in regenerative medicine.
39 citations
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April 2023 in “Science Advances” This study identified that bone marrow-derived CD34+ cells act as fibroblast progenitors to enhance tissue regeneration in ischemic limbs by promoting angiogenesis through interactions with macrophages.