8 citations
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June 2020 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study found that co-administering glucocorticoids with 5α-reductase inhibitors exacerbated the adverse metabolic effects of glucocorticoids in healthy men.
8 citations
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June 2019 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that the retinoid receptor and PPAR pathway are involved in hair follicle miniaturization in androgenetic alopecia, alongside androgen receptors.
8 citations
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February 2019 in “Scientific Reports” This article describes the immunofluorescence tomography method to achieve high-resolution 3-D reconstruction of epithelial tissues and reports no clinical results.
8 citations
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November 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that androgenetic alopecia is associated with increased gene expression related to inflammation, stress, and fibrosis, particularly affecting the hair follicle stem cells and showing similarities to diseases like psoriasis.
8 citations
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May 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review explores the molecular processes behind hair follicle stem cell activation and suggests new potential targets for designing therapies for various types of alopecia, but it reports no clinical results.
7 citations
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October 2024 in “Frontiers in Immunology” In this study, researchers prepared a humanized CXCL12 antibody for alopecia areata treatment, finding it significantly delayed disease onset in mice and reduced immune cell activation, suggesting potential as an immune modulatory therapy.
7 citations
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August 2022 in “Nature communications” This study found that Thy1+ keratinocytes in the basal layer of the interfollicular epidermis play a crucial role in epidermal homeostasis and wound repair, with their ablation impairing these processes.
7 citations
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February 2021 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review discusses various pathologies involving sebaceous glands, primarily and secondarily, but reports no new clinical findings.
7 citations
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January 2021 in “Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine” This study suggests that porphyra-334 may have antiaging properties, promoting collagen synthesis, improving periorbital wrinkles, and supporting hair follicle growth through gene regulation.
7 citations
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October 2018 in “BMC genomics” This study reveals that β-catenin and retinoic acid are key regulators in the gene networks controlling the fate of skin appendages, such as scales and feathers.
7 citations
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August 2017 in “PloS one” This study found that NIH hairless mice exhibit abnormalities in hair growth and immune-related pathways, with Pik3r1 and Pik3r3 identified as key genes for further investigation.
7 citations
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July 2014 in “BMJ case reports” This article reviews the rare skin disorder ichthyosis with confetti, highlighting the potential for future therapies using revertant stem cells, and reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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April 2012 in “Biomolecular concepts” This article reviews the role of keratins in epithelial function and structure, discussing their involvement in growth control, organelle functions, and pathomechanisms of disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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September 2024 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This study found that overexpression of R-spondin 3 in a mice model impaired hair morphogenesis and regeneration by reducing hair matrix progenitor cell proliferation, thus disrupting the Wnt pathway's regulation of stem cells.
6 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature cell biology” In this study, re-activating SOX9 in adult epidermal stem cells led to a fate switch towards hair follicle stem cell identity, with altered chromatin dynamics and oncogenic activation, contributing insights into developmental processes and cancer pathways.
6 citations
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January 2023 in “npj regenerative medicine” This study found that transplanting hair follicles into human scars may remodel fibrotic tissue and reduce scarring by altering collagen structure and decreasing pro-fibrotic factors.
6 citations
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October 2022 in “Journal of cell science” This study re-analyzed single-cell RNAseq data from human and mouse skin, confirming and refining insights into keratin gene regulation during keratinocyte differentiation in epithelial tissues.
6 citations
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May 2020 in “Scientific reports” In this study, microarray and proteomic analyses indicated that genes involved in immune response, receptor binding, and growth factor activity might influence wool fibre diameter in sheep.
6 citations
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October 2016 in “Journal of Cellular Physiology” This study found that human dermal fibroblasts can promote the viability and proliferation of microvascular endothelial cells in vitro, revealing important interactions at play in hair growth.
6 citations
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September 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that RNA interference targeting mutant keratin genes can effectively correct hair shaft structural defects in a mouse model by reducing mutant gene expression.
6 citations
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May 2013 in “PloS one” This study found that the Foxn1(-/-) nude phenotype significantly influences epithelial progeny in skin, with notable changes in stem cell niches not achievable in other models.
6 citations
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April 2010 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study observed that downregulation of laminin-511 plays an important role in hair regression during the catagen stage in mice.
6 citations
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January 2010 in “Springer eBooks” SA linked to mitochondrial issues and oxidative stress, while AGA involves disrupted hair growth genes.
5 citations
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October 2024 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” This study found that a specific fragment of AIMP1, secreted by hair follicle stem cells, activated dermal papilla cells, leading to enhanced hair regrowth and maintenance in mice.
5 citations
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January 2022 in “Scientific reports” This study identified distinct gene expression programs in keratinocytes responsible for forming hard scales and soft interscale epidermis in chickens, revealing conserved differentiation genes similar to those in human skin.
5 citations
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May 2020 in “Life science alliance” This study found that epidermal-specific deletion of integrin α3β1 significantly reduces papilloma formation in a skin carcinogenesis model by modulating HB stem cell behavior and CCN2 expression.
5 citations
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March 2019 in “Experimental dermatology” In this study involving adult mice, the researchers identified that double-stranded RNA-mediated activation of toll-like receptor 3 stimulates wound-induced hair neogenesis, potentially reflecting mechanisms used in facial rejuvenation treatments.
5 citations
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October 2014 in “Methods” This article describes how PESCADOR software assists in creating detailed biological pathway charts from PubMed abstracts, focusing on hair and breast development case studies without providing new clinical results.
4 citations
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May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study reported that ELL is crucial for maintaining the proliferative capacity of the basal layer in human epidermal keratinocytes by stabilizing RNA polymerase II at the transcription start site.
4 citations
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May 2020 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that ingenol mebutate treatment led to gene expression changes in actinic keratoses, with complete lesion clearance in 40% of patients and identified genetic markers potentially predicting treatment response.