10 citations
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May 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” In this study, subcutaneous injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in burned rats significantly improved wound healing by reducing inflammation, scar formation, and wound size, and restoring normal skin structures.
9 citations
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December 2021 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” In this study, researchers found that human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells exhibit significant phagocytic ability against various particles and pathogens, which might enhance strategies for addressing specific local and systemic infections due to their regenerative properties.
9 citations
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that PBX1 overexpression reduces hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cell senescence and apoptosis by alleviating ROS-mediated DNA damage, rather than enhancing DNA repair.
8 citations
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that intravenous transplantation of human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells improved trabecular bone mass in osteoporotic mice by enhancing bone formation and reducing bone resorption.
8 citations
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January 2021 in “PubMed” This study suggests that hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation may effectively treat acute pancreatitis by reducing inflammation and promoting pancreatic regeneration in a rat model.
7 citations
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January 2023 in “Biofabrication” This study developed microfluidic-assisted GelMA-MSC/HAD-EPC microspheres that efficiently generated hair follicles in nude mice, suggesting a promising strategy for advancing hair-regenerative medicine.
7 citations
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January 2022 in “Biomedicines” In this study, hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stromal cells showed potential for immunomodulation, with equivalent or superior responses compared to those from adipose tissue, suggesting a promising alternative cell source.
6 citations
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February 2021 in “Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine” In this study, patients with alopecia areata received a single intradermal injection of Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells, resulting in an average hair regrowth of 67% at treated sites within 24 weeks, demonstrating both efficacy and safety without side effects.
5 citations
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August 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that combining adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells with meglumine antimoniate reduced lesion size and parasite load in mice with leishmaniasis, suggesting potential for improved treatment.
4 citations
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February 2022 in “PeerJ” This study found that hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells improved liver function and pathology in a mouse model of liver cirrhosis, potentially by inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad pathway and reducing hepatic stellate cell activation.
3 citations
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May 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” In this study, human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and their conditioned medium significantly improved symptoms in mouse models of atopic dermatitis, potentially through exosome-dependent pathways, suggesting a cell-free therapeutic strategy.
3 citations
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February 2025 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Wharton's Jelly stem cell medium may help treat skin issues in Systemic Sclerosis.
3 citations
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August 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the increased incidence of hair loss and telogen effluvium among COVID-19 patients and evaluates existing evidence for regenerative treatments like PRP and HFSCs, finding limited published data.
2 citations
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November 2025 in “Cells” This review presents evidence supporting the potential of adipose-derived stem cell secretome as a promising cell-free therapy for skin repair, emphasizing its application in wound healing, alopecia, skin rejuvenation, and inflammatory skin diseases.
2 citations
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July 2022 in “Stem cell research & therapy” This study found that a large number of pelage hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells can be efficiently isolated using two-step Ficoll Density Gradient Sedimentation, promoting hair growth by secreting exosomes in mice.
2 citations
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March 2014 in “The Egyptian Journal of Histology” The study concluded that local administration of in-vitro-expanded bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells accelerates and promotes healing in full-thickness excisional wounds in adult male albino rats.
2 citations
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March 2018 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that both bFGF and herbal extracts significantly induced proliferation in human hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells, suggesting their potential for promoting hair growth.
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November 2022 in “Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Indonesia” In this study, human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were found to affect skin adnexa growth in diabetic burn-injured rats, but the effects were not statistically significant.
1 citations
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February 2025 in “Cell Biology International” This study found that both dental pulp-derived and hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells showed similar stemness properties and differentiation potential, but hair follicle-derived cells exhibited superior differentiation into insulin-producing cells, suggesting their potential for autologous stem cell therapy in diabetes.
April 2026 in “Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research” In this study, exosomes from hypoxia-conditioned mesenchymal stem cells significantly improved SOCS3 and STAT3 expression in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia, suggesting they may offer a more effective therapeutic approach than minoxidil by restoring follicular homeostasis.
March 2026 in “Molecular and Cellular Biomedical Sciences” This study found that exosomes derived from hypoxia-conditioned mesenchymal stem cells modulated inflammatory biomarkers by decreasing CXCL12 and increasing IL-10 expression in a DHT-induced androgenic alopecia mouse model, indicating potential for treating hair loss through immunoregulation.
October 2025 in “International Journal of Cell and Biomedical Science” In this study, the application of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell secretome significantly increased hair follicle count in fluconazole-induced alopecia in rats, although changes in epidermal thickness were not significant, suggesting a novel approach for hair restoration.
May 2025 in “ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science” In this study, researchers found that proteins derived from stressed mesenchymal stem cells, stimulated using the root extract of Atalantia monophylla, successfully promoted hair growth and activated hair follicle stem cells in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia through the Wnt and TGF-β pathways.
April 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study found that exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells enhanced the growth of human hair dermal papilla cells by promoting cell cycle progression and activating PI3K and Akt-dependent pathways, indicating potential for hair loss treatment.
December 2024 in “Archives of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology” This controlled study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia treated with a combination of subcutaneous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and oral minoxidil showed significantly better hair growth outcomes than those treated with oral minoxidil alone, with improvements ranging from 25-40% versus 5-10% over six months.
May 2024 in “Cytotherapy” In this study, a 40-year-old man with hair loss showed complete hair regrowth and no relapse 24 weeks after receiving umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell and secretome injections, highlighting their potential for alopecia treatment, although further research involving larger populations is needed.
November 2023 in “Linköping University medical dissertations” This research presents a comprehensive workflow for producing EMA-compliant autologous keratinocyte-based therapies for wound healing and explores miRNA-mediated regulations in human keratinocytes and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
June 2023 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” This review summarizes current methods, effectiveness, and clinical progress of stem cell therapies for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting their potential for hair regrowth and follicle repair despite unclear long-term effects and mechanisms.
May 2023 in “Cytotherapy” This study found that medium/large extracellular vesicles derived from hair follicle and adipose tissue mesenchymal stromal cells both demonstrated significant neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects in cell cultures, highlighting their potential use as biopharmaceuticals for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
January 2023 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” This study found that human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote hair growth and enhance the transition from the telogen phase to the anagen phase in mice, especially under hypoxic conditions.