32 citations
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August 1982 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports two cases of follicular lichen planus, suggesting that GLPLS and LPP may be variants of this condition based on clinical and immunofluorescent findings.
253 citations
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April 2009 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that p2y5 functions as a novel LPA receptor involved in the G13-Rho signaling pathway, with implications for human hair growth, and proposes renaming it to LPA6.
140 citations
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January 2009 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review discusses the application of liposomes in dermatology, highlighting their therapeutic value for drug stabilization, skin penetration enhancement, and treatment of hair follicle-associated disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2024 in “JPRAS Open” This research highlights that lip feminization, an essential aspect of facial feminization surgeries for transgender women, lacks dedicated studies, underscoring a significant gap in understanding and optimizing this procedure for gender expression.
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.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported that the absence of Lsh in skin led to significant epidermal hyperplasia and altered gene expression, suggesting its crucial role in regulating epidermal proliferation, differentiation, and wound healing.
September 2022 in “The American journal of dermatopathology/American journal of dermatopathology” This case report highlights that lipedematous scalp and alopecia areata may coexist and that precise diagnosis requires histopathologic examination.
January 2025 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” This study found that using 369LAB Lipid Bond, derived from plant oil triglycerides, can restore lipid content in damaged hair to natural levels and improve hair strength, integrity, and resilience after a single application, with benefits persisting even after discontinuation.
60 citations
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February 1997 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study demonstrated that phosphatidylcholine liposomes can deliver calcein and melanin into hair follicles and shafts in mice without significant penetration into the dermis, epidermis, or bloodstream.
2 citations
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September 2011 in “InTech eBooks” This article describes a procedure involving skin marking, tumescent anesthesia, and micrograft mobilization, but does not present any study findings or results.
29 citations
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February 2016 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found that patients with lichen planus were significantly more likely to have dyslipidemia, particularly with higher triglyceride levels.
August 2025 in “BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology” The LTF gene may help predict and manage nonspecific orbital inflammation.
39 citations
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March 2009 in “Clinics in plastic surgery” This review discusses the evolution and studies of injection lipolysis for fat reduction, highlighting the need for more research to ensure patient safety and treatment efficacy; it reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the role of phospholipases in skin and hair health, suggesting that understanding their molecular control could inform new treatments for related conditions, but it presents no new clinical results.
December 2023 in “Journal of General Procedural Dermatology and Venereology Indonesia” The abstract highlights that lichen planus can manifest as cicatricial alopecia or lichen planopilaris, while discoid lupus erythematosus, a common form of lupus erythematosus, typically causes scarring alopecia. Results are not reported here.
2 citations
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October 2007 in “Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal” This study examined the morphological features of buffalo lips, finding that their structure includes distinct layers of skin, muscle, connective tissue, and glands.
2 citations
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January 2011 in “Dermatologica Sinica” This case report describes a Taiwanese woman with lipedematous alopecia, highlighting rare mucin deposition as a feature that warrants further investigation.
May 2021 in “Our Dermatology Online” This report details a rare case of lipedematous alopecia with classical symptoms, including scalp swelling and patchy hair loss in a 40-year-old woman.
2 citations
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January 2019 in “Case Reports in Dermatology” In this rare case report, the researchers described a 66-year-old African woman with lipedematous alopecia, highlighting its clinical features, the significance of palpation in examinations, and the uncertainty of it being a distinct disease entity or a combination of two conditions.
1 citations
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February 2019 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identified lymphatic vessels as crucial components of the hair follicle stem cell niche, coordinating connections and contributing to hair follicle regeneration in mice.
5 citations
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January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This case report emphasizes that lipedematous scalp and lipedematous alopecia are not distinct diseases, highlighting the need to consider reversible causes of alopecia for effective treatment.
This study demonstrated that the IVL-DrugFluidic® platform is effective for mass-producing finasteride-loaded polymeric microspheres for long-acting injectables, maintaining stable drug release without an initial burst for a month.
45 citations
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February 2011 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that patients with lichen planus had significantly higher levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL-C, and lower HDL-C compared to healthy controls, suggesting an association with dyslipidaemia.
2 citations
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February 2025 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In a randomized clinical trial presented in this study, a novel lip hydrant with polyherbal extracts significantly reduced lip roughness and chapped lips compared to petroleum gel over 28 days among Thai participants, although both treatments improved perceived lip dryness.
October 2023 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article describes the PHAT technique for lip and facial rejuvenation but reports no new clinical findings; the technique aims to improve skin quality and enhance surgical outcomes.
April 2012 in “The FASEB Journal” In this study, researchers observed that knocking down the LPA 4 receptor in zebrafish embryos led to vascular and lymph vessel development abnormalities, including edema and decreased heartbeats.
35 citations
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January 2006 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This study observed that finasteride treatment induced mild improvement in androgenetic alopecia in one male patient while stabilizing the condition in another, but lipedematous scalp remained unchanged.
32 citations
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June 2003 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This report describes the third known case of lipedematous scalp in a 51-year-old woman, marked by progressive thickening of the scalp without hair loss, and notes its association with early meningitis symptoms.
37 citations
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June 2000 in “Experimental dermatology” This study investigated a spontaneous mutation in mice resulting in hair abnormalities and elevated IgE levels, which resembles human Netherton's syndrome and monilethrix.
December 2023 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that combining lecithin reverse wormlike micelles with isopropyl myristate enhanced the skin permeability of a model hydrophilic drug, facilitated by interactions with sebum in hair follicles.