178 citations,
August 2016 in “Advances in wound care” New effective scar treatments are urgently needed due to the current options' limited success.
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July 2008 in “Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica” Wnt signaling is important for development and cell regulation but can cause diseases like cancer when not working properly.
August 2024 in “Receptors” Vitamin D receptor is crucial for skin wound healing.
30 citations,
April 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Radiation mainly affects keratinocyte stem cells, not melanocyte stem cells, causing hair to gray.
7 citations,
September 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” IL-36α helps grow new hair follicles and speeds up wound healing.
74 citations,
January 2013 in “Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy” The conclusion is that hair growth can be improved by activating hair cycles, changing the surrounding environment, healing wounds to create new hair follicles, and using stem cell technology.
5 citations,
May 2020 in “Life science alliance” Removing integrin α3β1 from hair stem cells lowers skin tumor growth by affecting CCN2 protein levels.
13 citations,
December 2014 in “Stem Cells” Hair and skin can regenerate without bulge stem cells due to other compensating cells.
4 citations,
January 2013 in “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” Certain transcription factors are key in controlling skin stem cell behavior and could impact future treatments for skin repair and hair loss.
4 citations,
June 2020 in “British Journal of Pharmacology” Activating TRPV4 in skin cells helps regrow hair in mice, possibly offering a treatment for hair loss.
9 citations,
January 2017 in “Virchows Archiv” LGR5 and LGR6 are expressed differently in various skin tumors, which may offer clues about their origins.
24 citations,
November 2016 in “Cell death and disease” Skin-derived stem cells can become various cell types, including germ cell-like and oocyte-like cells.
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January 2013 in “Humana Press eBooks” Scientists found ways to identify and collect skin stem cells, which vary by skin area and are delicate.
50 citations,
September 2011 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids” Maintaining the right amount of retinoic acid is crucial for healthy hair and skin.
28 citations,
October 2019 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” Hair can regrow in large wounds through a process similar to how hair forms in embryos, and understanding this could lead to new treatments for hair loss or scarring.
April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” GRK2 is essential for healthy hair follicle function, and its absence can lead to hair loss and cysts.
77 citations,
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.
34 citations,
April 2018 in “EMBO journal” The protein SLC1A3 is important for activating skin stem cells and is necessary for normal hair and skin growth in mice.
10 citations,
December 2021 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” The research identified genes that explain why some sheep have curly wool and others have straight wool.
232 citations,
October 2015 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Stem cells are crucial for skin repair and new treatments for chronic wounds.
52 citations,
May 2015 in “PLOS Genetics” miR-22, a type of microRNA, controls hair growth and its overproduction can cause hair loss, while its absence can speed up hair growth.
2 citations,
May 2023 in “Frontiers in immunology” Skin stem cells remember past inflammation, helping them respond better to future injuries and possibly aiding in treating skin issues.
2 citations,
May 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Stem cells help remove dead cells to keep tissues healthy by balancing cell replacement and clearance.
Stem cells regenerate tissues and their behavior varies by environment, suggesting the hematopoietic system model may need revision.
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September 2013 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Keratin 15 is not a reliable sole marker for identifying epidermal stem cells because it's found in various cell types.
14 citations,
February 2014 in “Experimental Cell Research” The conclusion is that teeth, hair, and claws have similar stem cell niches, which are important for growth and repair, and more research is needed on their regulation and potential markers.
145 citations,
November 2018 in “Nature Communications” The Sonic hedgehog pathway is crucial for new hair growth during mouse skin healing.
Ovol2 is crucial for hair growth and skin healing by controlling cell movement and growth.
25 citations,
June 2022 in “Developmental cell” Overactivating Hedgehog signaling makes hair follicle cells in mice grow hair faster and create more follicles.
168 citations,
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