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May 2023 in “Marine Drugs” The researchers reported that marine-derived saccharides, specifically L-fucose and chondroitin sulphate disaccharide, supported skin and hair health by promoting cellular proliferation, enhancing extracellular matrix production, and aiding the hair cycle's growth phase, potentially minimizing aging effects.
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May 2025 in “Cytotechnology” This study observed that Icariside II, an extract from Epimedium brevicornu Maxim, can inhibit the growth of gastric cancer in cell lines and mouse models by promoting apoptosis and suppressing the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, with minimal toxicity to normal gastric cells.
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May 2025 in “Cell Reports Medicine” This study found that RSPO1, a Wnt/β-catenin pathway agonist, significantly induces insulin-producing β cell replication and neogenesis in various settings, offering a promising potential therapy for diabetes.
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July 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, miR-181a was found to inhibit the proliferation and induction abilities of ovine dermal papilla cells by targeting the GNAI2 gene and affecting the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway, highlighting its role in the regulation of hair follicle growth and development.
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June 2024 in “Preprints.org” This review explores the roles of dermal sheath cells in wound healing, highlighting their multifunctional contributions to inflammation, proliferation, and extracellular matrix remodeling, and proposes new insights into tissue regeneration and repair, especially in differentiating between hairy and non-hairy skin sites.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. extract promotes anagen entry and hair regrowth by enhancing dermal papilla cell activity and supporting hair cycle progression in a mouse model.
This study in mice found that maternal iron deficiency led to hair loss and growth abnormalities in offspring due to increased oxidative stress and disrupted signaling pathways, but postnatal iron supplementation was able to reverse these effects.
April 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review synthesizes recent research on how Wnt signaling regulates skin, hair follicle, and nail regeneration, highlighting its compartment-specific roles and discussing targeted strategies for treating conditions like alopecia, chronic wounds, and skin cancer.
March 2026 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”
February 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that knocking down the gene SFRP1 in human hair follicles ex vivo prolonged the hair growth phase and increased keratinocyte proliferation, suggesting potential as a therapeutic target for maintaining hair growth in male pattern baldness, while DKK1 knockdown showed no effect.
January 2026 in “Cosmetics” This study highlights emerging regenerative strategies, such as stem cell-derived therapies and machine learning tools, that may advance hair loss treatment beyond traditional methods by promoting follicle regeneration and offering personalized care.
January 2026 in “Ethnobiology” December 2025 in “Cosmetics” This review synthesizes recent molecular and preclinical advances in alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia, highlighting how interventions targeting specific intracellular signaling pathways and utilizing stem cell technologies can support precision regrowth and structural follicle reconstruction.
November 2025 in “Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology” In this study, combining Botulinum toxin type A with Platelet-rich plasma was found to enhance hair follicle growth and reconstruction, potentially through inflammation reduction and activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway via STMN1 protein modulation.
November 2025 in “Plant Foods for Human Nutrition”
November 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights various treatments for androgenetic alopecia that target its underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, reporting enhanced hair growth, especially when combining drugs, which shows improved outcomes over individual drug use alone.
July 2025 in “The FASEB Journal” This study reported that exosomes derived from human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSC-exo) accelerated hair growth in androgenetic alopecia mice by enhancing signals between hair follicle cells and improving cellular environments, particularly protecting against dihydrotestosterone-induced damage via Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, exosomes derived from Iris germanica L. rhizomes (Iris-exosomes) were reported to alleviate oxidative stress and improve mitochondrial function in human follicle dermal papilla cells by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, suggesting potential benefits for hair loss treatment.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights the limitations of existing hair loss treatments like minoxidil and finasteride and suggests that future therapies may benefit from focusing on antibody and cell-based treatments, which offer targeted and potentially transformative options for managing hair loss disorders.
March 2025 in “Regenerative Therapy” This study suggests that SACM may enhance hair growth more effectively than non-treated ACM, highlighting the potential of S. maxima as a promising agent for use in pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries.
This review discusses the mechanisms regulating wound-induced hair-follicle neogenesis and highlights potential treatments, like Wnt signaling activators, for enhancing this process in humans, yet reports no new clinical results.
February 2025 in “Healthcare” In this systematic review, the researchers observed that topical caffeine preparations appear safe and effective against hair loss, but most studies had low-quality evidence due to design flaws, indicating the need for better-designed trials before drawing definitive conclusions.
January 2025 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” This study reviews the role of the zinc finger protein CXXC5 in cellular signaling and its implications for cancer, discussing how its dysregulation is linked to various physiological and pathological processes, as well as potential therapies targeting CXXC5.
January 2025 in “Dermatologic Therapy” In this review, researchers explored key mechanisms underlying androgenetic alopecia, revealing how hormonal, oxidative, inflammatory, and lipid dysregulation suppress hair growth pathways and suggesting new therapeutic targets such as DP2 antagonists and microbiome modulators.
This study reviewed various methods and techniques aimed at overcoming limitations in culturing human hair follicles, specifically focusing on restoring the inductivity of hair follicle cells for successful hair regeneration.
November 2024 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) promoted hair regeneration in androgenetic alopecia model mice by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling, enhancing hair follicle stem cell proliferation, and reducing dermal papilla cell apoptosis.
July 2024 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” This study found that dermal papilla cell-derived exosomes promote hair follicle regeneration during wound healing by enhancing fibroblast activity and activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in mice.
May 2024 in “Archives of dermatological research” This study found that Enz_MoriL, a compound derived from Morus alba L., promotes hair follicle cell proliferation by affecting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and can counteract an alopecia areata-like condition by suppressing the JAK-STAT signaling in human hair follicle dermal papilla cells.
March 2024 in “Nutrients” This study found that Gynostemma pentaphyllum leaf hydrodistillate (GPHD) promoted hair growth in mice similarly to minoxidil and upregulated growth factor expression via the AKT/β-catenin signaling pathway, with damulin B identified as an active component contributing to these effects.
This study evaluated 32 marker compounds from natural herbal extracts and found that four of them, honokiol, isoalantolactone, broussochalcone A, and 3-deoxysappanone B, can induce hair growth, suggesting a potential natural treatment for hair loss.