June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that gene therapy using a mouse cytomegalovirus vector with telomerase reverse transcriptase or follistatin significantly extended lifespan and improved health markers in mice, without adverse effects.
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May 2023 in “EMBO reports” In this study with organ-cultured human scalp hair follicles, high mTORC1 activity correlated with gray/white hair and reduced pigmentation, while inhibiting mTORC1 with rapamycin increased hair growth and pigmentation, suggesting mTORC1 inhibition could be a strategy for treating hair depigmentation and loss.
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January 2016 in “Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research” September 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that TAZ promotes adipogenesis in goat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells by enhancing PI3K/AKT pathway activity, with overexpression boosting adipocyte formation and knockdown inhibiting it.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review highlights the role of epidermal tissue-resident memory T (T RM) cells in human skin, showing their involvement in immune surveillance and regulation within the epidermis, and suggesting their importance in understanding skin diseases like HIV infection and vitiligo.
July 2021 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This report describes a boy with ectodermal dysplasias who was genetically diagnosed due to newly discovered TSPEAR gene variants, which have now been associated with this condition.
5 citations
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August 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” This study suggests that Merkel cell polyomavirus T antigen-positive cells resembling Merkel cell carcinoma may originate from epithelial cells in human hair follicles, potentially informing future transgenic mouse models for this cancer.
This study found that γδ T cells play a role in regulating stromal behavior, influencing the composition and vascularity of fibrotic tissues during the foreign body response.
September 2018 in “PubMed” This review discusses various strategies, including vitamin A and dextromethorphan supplementation, to manage methotrexate toxicity and improve adherence in patients with rheumatic diseases, but reports no new clinical results.
177 citations
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March 2018 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the role of mTOR kinase in pulmonary fibrosis and explores how mTOR inhibitors may help slow the progression of this condition, but it reports no new results.
101 citations
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March 2019 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study found that Oncostatin M, via JAK-STAT5 signaling, keeps hair follicle stem cells inactive, and its removal leads to hair growth initiation in mice.
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July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Increasing m6A levels can improve skin cell growth and wound healing.
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May 2025 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This study suggested that MRF may support skin regeneration and rejuvenation by promoting collagen synthesis and regulating factors involved in fibroblast activation and ECM remodeling, with preliminary findings indicating ADSCs might aid these processes.
159 citations
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July 2014 in “Molecular pharmaceutics” This study found that MPEG-dihexPLA micelles significantly improved the skin deposition of tacrolimus compared to a marketed ointment, suggesting better targeted delivery with reduced systemic absorption.
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November 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study developed immortalized human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal-like stromal cells (iHF-MSCs) as a consistent source of therapeutic secretome, reporting their superior immunomodulatory and regenerative performance, potentially advancing cell-free therapies for inflammation and tissue repair.
September 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identified a novel G207E STING mutation causing a distinct phenotype involving alopecia, photosensitivity, and thyroid dysfunction, and suggests that common polymorphisms in TMEM173 and IFIH1 may influence disease presentation.
47 citations
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June 2013 in “Biology of blood and marrow transplantation” This study presents a new mouse model for investigating chronic graft-versus-host disease, highlighting the role of human thymic tissue in developing multiorgan fibrosis driven by human immune cells.
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August 2005 in “Nature” In this study, researchers discovered that activating TERT in mouse skin epithelium triggers dormant hair follicle stem cells, leading to rapid hair growth, through a pathway independent of telomere extension.
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March 2017 in “Journal of the Formosan Medical Association” This report presents the Taiwanese Dermatological Association's 2016 consensus on defining and managing skin toxicities from EGFR-TKI treatments, providing comprehensive guidelines for clinicians in Taiwan.
6 citations
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April 2025 in “Communications Biology” In this study, researchers used a murine model of irritant contact dermatitis to reveal that hair follicle regions serve as key sites for neutrophil transepidermal migration, which requires MMP-9 expression stimulated by dermal monocytes.
March 2019 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This clinical letter identifies Rothmund-Thomson syndrome type 2 as a rare cause of chronic wounds, but provides no new experimental findings.
18 citations
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September 2013 in “Technology” This study introduces a new multimodal imaging technology to visualize and quantify cell dynamics in natural skin over long durations, demonstrated in GFP bone marrow-transplanted mice, to study dynamic skin regeneration.
January 2010 in “China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine” This study suggests that RORα, RORβ, and RORγ mRNA expression in cashmere goat skin is related to different stages of hair follicle development, indicating a possible role in cycled cashmere growth.
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.
In this study, melatonin implantation altered BMP2 gene expression associated with hair follicle growth in Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats, particularly reducing expression during the follicles' resting period.
2 citations
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June 2023 in “Medicine” This case report describes the occurrence of a very rare disease, MTPC, in the elbow of a man who does not match the typical etiology, highlighting its academic significance.
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June 2018 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This study found that acellular dermal matrix scaffolds may facilitate full-thickness skin wound healing by promoting a pro-regenerative immune response through M2 macrophage polarization via the Lamtor1 pathway.
8 citations
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October 2020 in “Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience” This case series found that low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation may benefit some patients with trichotillomania, although one of five patients experienced worsening symptoms after treatment.
5 citations
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June 2012 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that applying topical thymidine dinucleotide (pTT) to newborn mice before UV exposure delayed and reduced melanoma development compared to untreated controls.
October 2020 in “Plastic Surgery” This study found that topical transplantation of green fluorescent protein-labeled bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells significantly improved regeneration of deeper wounds, with increased blood vessel formation, compared to control in a rat model.