556 citations
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September 2008 in “Genes & Development” This review summarizes how genetic studies using conditional β-catenin loss- and gain-of-function mice have advanced understanding of canonical Wnt signaling's role in embryonic development, adult stem cell maintenance, and cancer modeling.
510 citations
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August 2006 in “Endocrinology” This minireview discusses a proposed model of the vitamin D receptor that explains how 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 can mediate both genomic and rapid responses through different ligand shapes and cellular locations, without presenting new research findings.
471 citations
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October 2012 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This review discusses the roles of key developmental signaling pathways in mammalian skin repair compared to skin development, and suggests these insights could lead to better wound healing therapies, but it reports no new findings.
438 citations
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October 2010 in “Oncogene” This review discusses the role of keratins in epithelial cell stress protection and cancer, highlighting their potential as multifunctional regulators and diagnostic markers, without presenting new research findings.
411 citations
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April 2010 in “Gastroenterology” This review explores various theories of colorectal cancer stem cell biology and highlights the need for better identification and targeting of these cells to advance treatment strategies, but reports no new clinical findings.
403 citations
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December 2018 in “Cell stem cell” This study suggests that phenotypic plasticity, including processes like dedifferentiation and transdifferentiation, plays a crucial role in cancer initiation, progression, and therapy resistance, broadening our understanding of cancer dynamics and potential treatment strategies.
402 citations
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August 2011 in “Cancer research” This study found that castration-resistant prostate cancers resistant to CYP17A1 inhibitors may still depend on steroids and could respond to therapies targeting de novo intratumoral steroid synthesis.
354 citations
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February 2011 in “Genes & Development” This study found that abolishing H3K27me3 in mouse skin by targeting Ezh2 and Ezh1 affects hair follicle development and epidermal behavior, revealing functional differences between these tissues.
349 citations
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January 2005 in “The FASEB journal” This review discusses the cutaneous serotoninergic/melatoninergic system's potential role in skin function and resilience against environmental and internal stresses, but does not report new experimental findings.
341 citations
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November 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” This article reviews the multifunctional roles of calreticulin outside the ER and highlights its impact on wound healing in animal models, but reports no new clinical results.
336 citations
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August 2015 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article reviews the design and objectives of the Rotterdam Study, as well as summarizes major findings, without reporting new results.
308 citations
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September 2010 in “Nucleic acids research” This study found that induced expression of mir-302 can reprogram human hair follicle cells into induced pluripotent stem cells through a novel epigenetic mechanism involving global demethylation.
306 citations
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April 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the protective roles of skin-resident immune cells in maintaining tissue homeostasis and facilitating wound healing, but reports no new experimental findings.
271 citations
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May 2019 in “Cells” This review discusses the therapeutic potential of MSC-derived secretomes for treating degenerative and inflammatory diseases, reporting no new clinical results but highlighting their proposed mechanisms and advantages over direct MSC transplantation.
260 citations
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June 2011 in “Cell” This study found that Wnt signaling in the hair follicle is crucial for coordinating the behavior of epithelial and melanocyte stem cells, which drives hair regeneration and melanocyte differentiation in mice.
252 citations
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January 2008 in “Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism” This review discusses the protective and stress-buffering roles of melatonin in skin functions and structures but does not present new clinical findings.
245 citations
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January 2018 in “Bone Research” This review discusses the role of TGF-β signaling in stem cell recruitment and tissue regeneration, indicating that abnormalities in TGF-β activation contribute to various major diseases and suggesting avenues for therapeutic intervention.
232 citations
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October 2015 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review discusses the role of epidermal and other adult stem cells in skin repair, focusing on their potential therapeutic applications for non-healing wounds and other skin disorders, but reports no new research results.
228 citations
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September 2012 in “Trends in Neurosciences” This review examines the role of nerves in regeneration across various species and discusses their importance as components in the progenitor cell niche, reporting no new clinical results.
222 citations
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October 2014 in “Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology” This review discusses the roles of Eph receptors and ephrins in various diseases, highlighting their potential as therapeutic targets, but it presents no new research findings.
222 citations
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January 2005 in “Endocrine journal” This article discusses the potential role of melatonin in protecting skin against stress and maintaining homeostasis, based on its local synthesis and various protective functions, but presents no new clinical results.
218 citations
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December 2011 in “Advances in Urology” This review discusses the biochemical properties and clinical significance of 5 alpha-reductase isozymes and reports no new clinical results.
218 citations
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April 2008 in “Genes & Development” This research discusses how epithelial stem cells in the skin maintain normal homeostasis, contribute to wound repair, and highlights the importance of these processes, as defects can lead to skin diseases including cancers, but provides no new experimental results.
197 citations
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January 2019 in “Neuropsychopharmacology” This review discusses sex differences in the neuroendocrine response to stress, focusing primarily on rodent studies, and highlights open questions about the roles of gonadal hormones and sex chromosomes.
185 citations
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June 2011 in “Molecular and cellular endocrinology” This review discusses the regulation and function of vitamin D and its receptor in skin cells, highlighting their roles in processes such as proliferation inhibition, differentiation, and innate immunity, but reports no new results.
182 citations
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August 2016 in “Development” This review discusses the roles and mechanisms of chromatin remodelers and their subunits in mammalian development, but reports no new experimental results.
179 citations
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July 2016 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review examines how epigenetic dysregulation affects adult stem cell function, noting that impacts range from minor to serious disruptions in tissue homeostasis and potential cancer development.
178 citations
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May 2006 in “Developmental Dynamics” This review discusses the role of jumonji family proteins in chromatin regulation and development, highlighting their involvement in transcriptional repression and histone demethylation, but reports no new experimental findings.
174 citations
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” This study found that squamous cell carcinomas from hair follicle stem cells are more prone to epithelial to mesenchymal transition and metastasis than those from interfollicular epidermis, due to distinct chromatin landscapes.
158 citations
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August 2011 in “Reviews in endocrine and metabolic disorders” This review examines the functions of vitamin D and its receptor in skin and explores how these are regulated, reporting no new clinical results.