September 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” This study highlights IGF-1's role in promoting hair follicle proliferation, vascularization, and growth, suggesting its potential as a treatment target for hair loss disorders like androgenetic alopecia, though more research on delivery methods and long-term effects is needed.
September 2025 in “Cureus” This systematic review found conflicting evidence on hair loss related to GLP-1 receptor agonists in adults with type 2 diabetes or obesity, with some studies noting hair regrowth and others reporting hair loss as a side effect. Further research is needed to understand this relationship.
August 2025 in “Nutrients” This study found that Ageratum conyzoides extract enhanced hair growth in mice and human follicle cells, showing potential for hormonal modulation, pathway activation, and antioxidant protection; however, further clinical studies are needed to confirm efficacy in humans.
July 2025 in “ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science” In this study, maslinic acid applied topically was observed to stimulate hair growth in mice comparably to minoxidil, primarily activating pathways like Wnt/β-catenin, and suggesting a link between hair growth and cilia activity.
July 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” The research found that topical maslinic acid stimulates hair growth in mice, comparable to minoxidil, by inducing anagen phase acceleration and activating pathways such as Wnt/β-catenin, Notch, and MAPK; a potential link to cilia activity was also explored.
June 2025 in “International Journal of Nutrology” In this systematic review, various nutrients and diets, such as a plant-based diet and supplements like omega-3 fatty acids, were found to impact tissue regeneration, skin health, and wound healing, highlighting the role of nutrient-sensitive signaling pathways in these processes.
In this study, researchers found that Fgf21 knockout mice exhibited delayed hair follicle cycling compared to wild-type mice, potentially due to altered miRNA interactions affecting Vezf1 and Map3k1 expression, providing insights into the molecular regulation of hair growth.
February 2025 in “Intisari Sains Medis” This article explores the potential mechanisms by which polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) could improve skin quality, slow aging, and enhance skin regeneration, but reports no new clinical findings.
February 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that in a human skin organ culture model of pemphigus vulgaris, split formation led to significant upregulation of IFNγ and TNFα-related genes, indicating secondary effects from mechanical stress, not direct changes from autoantibodies.
January 2025 in “BMC Genomics” In this study, researchers identified thousands of mRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, and miRNA transcripts involved in different hair follicle stages of Rex rabbits and highlighted significant gene expression changes and pathway enrichments, providing insights into the regulatory mechanisms of hair development in these animals.
January 2025 in “Repository of Digital Objects for Teaching Research and Culture (University of Valencia)” This research highlights the potential of non-coding RNAs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in dermatology, while experimental studies on a unique GVM case suggest CCM2L may modulate disease severity, advancing understanding of genetic mechanisms in rare skin disorders.
December 2024 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study on Dorper sheep identified important genetic factors influencing hair follicle development, finding that expression patterns and genes like DBI, FZD3, and ZDHHC21 play a crucial role in wool shedding, which could help improve understanding of mammalian skin-related traits and human hair advancement.
August 2024 in “Journal of Animal Science and Technology” This study identified specific keratin-associated protein genes that are highly expressed in different varieties and sexes of Angora goats, providing insights for improving mohair development through targeted breeding strategies.
June 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study identified a network of interactions between miRNAs and mRNAs that involve key signaling pathways, suggesting new insights into the mechanisms behind androgenetic alopecia.
This study found that melatonin promotes the growth of secondary hair follicles in Inner Mongolian cashmere goats by enhancing the activity and proliferation of dermal papilla cells through involving the Wnt10b gene, though the detailed mechanisms remain undetermined.
Ganoderma lucidum extract may help treat stress-related hair loss.
January 2024 in “Biochemical genetics” This study investigated the gene and protein expression differences in early and late feathering chickens, identifying several pathways, like JAK-STAT and WNT, potentially involved in non-Mendelian feather growth regulation.
In a study using an androgenetic alopecia mouse model, researchers found that Qu-shi-yu-fa Decoction significantly promoted hair regeneration by enhancing follicle transition and activating key pathways, with potential therapeutic targets such as FOXN1 and TGM3 identified.
September 2023 in “Animals” In this study, researchers used proteomic and metabolomic analyses to explore hair follicle development in embryonic cashmere goats, identifying significant roles for the oxytocin signalling pathway and associated networks in this process.
June 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that MAPK/ERK signaling plays a key role in driving tissue regeneration in spiny mice and suggests potential for reversing fibrosis to promote regeneration in mammals.
December 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study suggests that IL-1β may play a role in inflammatory signaling pathways in papulopustular rosacea, contributing to its pathogenesis.
January 2019 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study found that JNK plays a dominant role in hair follicle matrix density-dependent proliferation and differentiation, suggesting that collagen bundling affects keratinocyte dynamics.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) may play a role in hair follicle neogenesis and that an HGF mimetic could enhance skin substitute development.
January 2014 in “www.virtualization.info” This study found that skin wound healing was accelerated in young but delayed in older Med1(epi-/-) mice compared to wild-type mice, suggesting age-dependent roles of MED1 in epidermal regeneration.
April 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” This study demonstrated that a keratin gel promotes nerve regeneration across critical defects in rabbit models, showing improved nerve conduction and muscle action potential compared to control treatments.
This article discusses the role of epimorphin as a key morphoregulator for various epithelial cells in tubulogenesis and reports no experimental results on its signaling pathways.
September 2006 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses the genetic pathways involved in melanoma and suggests that targeting these pathways with pharmacological inhibitors may provide a new therapeutic approach, though clinical results have been disappointing so far.
August 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Phosphatidic acid may promote hair growth like minoxidil.
December 2022 in “Molecular Pharmaceutics” This study found that encapsulating latanoprost in nanotransfersomes increased skin penetration and improved its cell proliferation effect in vitro, suggesting potential for treating hair growth disorders.
January 2022 in “Social Science Research Network” This study found that in androgenetic alopecia, the androgen receptor directly increases miR-221 transcription, which suppresses hair growth by targeting IGF-1 and inactivating specific signaling pathways.