178 citations
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August 2016 in “Advances in wound care” This article discusses advancements in understanding how skin stem cells and fibroblasts contribute to scar formation, highlighting current and potential therapies aimed at preventing or reducing scarring, yet notes that effective treatments without significant side effects are still lacking.
106 citations
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February 2014 in “eLife” This study concluded that terminal Schwann cells are essential for the maintenance and regeneration of mechanosensory lanceolate complexes at hair follicles in adult mice.
88 citations
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December 2018 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This review outlines the current state and future prospects of using layer-by-layer self-assembly for cell encapsulation in biomedical applications, such as cell-based biosensors, transplantation, and tissue engineering, while also discussing its limitations and potential advancements.
70 citations
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October 2020 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” This review discusses the JAK-STAT pathway and the use of FDA-approved JAK inhibitors for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases but reports no new research findings.
66 citations
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January 2001 in “Vitamins and hormones” This chapter reviews the role of androgen receptors in mediating the actions of androgens in specific tissues and provides no new experimental findings.
50 citations
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June 1993 in “European journal of biochemistry” This article reviews the regulation of gene expression and assembly of intermediate filaments but presents no new findings.
48 citations
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March 2010 in “PloS one” This study found that the co-ablation of C/EBPalpha and C/EBPbeta in adult mouse skin disrupted sebocyte differentiation and epidermal homeostasis, highlighting their critical roles in these processes.
29 citations
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May 1988 in “Clinical Endocrinology” Fibroblasts help understand androgen resistance at the cellular level.
26 citations
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December 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses major advances in understanding inherited hair diseases through genetic research and reports no new clinical results; the authors emphasize the potential for new preventive and therapeutic tools.
19 citations
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January 2023 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review discusses the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles for chronic wound treatment and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for further research on their large-scale production and engineering.
19 citations
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August 1998 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This review explores the psychological and medical implications of hair loss, suggesting it may indicate a serious systemic disorder, but it does not present new research findings.
17 citations
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September 2022 in “Genes & Genomics” In this study, researchers identified specific long non-coding RNAs involved in feather development that do not follow traditional genetic inheritance patterns in chickens.
17 citations
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August 2019 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review examines non-invasive methods for diagnosing inflammatory skin diseases like lupus erythematosus and psoriatic inflammation using samples from plucked hair and skin tape-strips, but no new clinical results are presented.
15 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, full-thickness wounding on Lanyu pigs led to scar formation and disrupted cell markers, while partial-thickness wounding allowed limited regeneration of rete ridges and papillary dermis.
10 citations
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May 2020 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” In this study, researchers found that Dicer, but not Tarbp2, plays a crucial role in regulating the growth phase of hair follicles in post-natal mice.
10 citations
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May 2016 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study observed that differences in the expression of genes related to lipid metabolism may play a major role in determining wool fiber diameter in sheep.
10 citations
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November 2009 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” This study by Pérez-Oliva et al. explored how Mahogunin Ring Finger-1 (MGRN1) affects melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) signaling, suggesting that MGRN1 competitively inhibits Gαs binding to MC1R, influencing pigment production.
9 citations
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February 2024 in “mBio” This study found that biliverdin beta and delta, metabolites of heme, play a critical role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa iron acquisition and cooperative behaviors, which are crucial for the bacterium's long-term infection in cystic fibrosis patients, suggesting potential targets for new therapies.
5 citations
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December 2020 in “Gene” This study found that ANXA1 may influence hair growth in mice by regulating hair follicle stem cell proliferation through the EGF signaling pathway.
3 citations
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October 2023 in “Journal of Pain” In this exploratory study of trigeminal neuralgia patients undergoing microvascular decompression surgery, differential protein expression in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid was observed between responders and non-responders, suggesting potential biomarkers to predict surgical success and providing insights into the mechanisms of pain relief.
3 citations
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September 2008 in “Current signal transduction therapy” This article reviews the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3 in various diseases and recent developments in GSK-3 inhibitors, without reporting any new clinical findings.
2 citations
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December 2025 in “Nature Communications” This study found that the repressive histone mark H2AK119ub links inhibitory FGF signals with the quiescent state in hair follicle stem cells, revealing a signaling-epigenetic axis crucial for maintaining stem cell quiescence and tissue homeostasis.
2 citations
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August 2022 in “genesis” This review explores current advancements and applications of intravital imaging techniques for studying stem/progenitor cells in craniofacial and dental tissues, but it reports no new experimental findings.
2 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Reduced TRPS1 leads to increased STAT3 and SOX9 in hair follicles, affecting hair growth.
2 citations
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December 2008 in “Journal of Chemical Crystallography” This study reports the crystal structure and geometric parameters of a modified Finasteride derivative, highlighting significant differences in dihedral angles compared to its solvated analog and computational models.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This review discusses the dual role of apoptotic vesicles in disease and therapy, emphasizing their potential in cancer treatment and tissue regeneration, but reports no new results.
1 citations
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January 2025 in “Medicine” This mini-review details how the SOX family of transcription factors contributes to cancer immune evasion by affecting antigen presentation, impacting the tumor's immunosuppressive environment, and regulating immune checkpoints, offering insights for developing novel immunotherapy strategies.
1 citations
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April 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome is a rare genetic disorder causing skin and bone changes, with some cases also showing ADHD or developmental delays.
May 2026 in “The EMBO Journal” This study explores the complex mechanisms of skin aging, including cellular senescence and disrupted communication, and highlights rejuvenation strategies like gene expression rewiring and microbiome modulation, offering potential frameworks for regenerative therapies and precise interventions in skin and systemic aging.
December 2025 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study introduces a spherical skin model that effectively mimics key features of human skin, offering a scalable and rapid alternative for non-animal dermatological and cosmetic testing.