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November 2015 Dental pulp stem cells might not reliably become neurons.
5 citations,
January 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Human hair follicle cells can be turned into neural stem cell-like cells, which might help treat brain diseases.
25 citations,
January 2015 in “World journal of stem cells” Hair follicle stem cells can become different cell types and may help treat neurodegenerative disorders.
August 2023 in “Scientific reports” Human stem cells were turned into cells similar to those that help grow hair and showed potential for hair follicle formation.
80 citations,
September 2007 in “Cell Cycle” Stem cells in hair follicles can become various cell types, including neurons.
1 citations,
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” The skin's dermal layer contains true stem cells with diverse functions and interactions that need more research to fully understand.
7 citations,
January 2022 in “Biomedicines” Cells from the lower part of hair follicles are a promising, less invasive option for immune system therapies.
11 citations,
October 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Hair follicle stem cells reduced hair loss and inflammation in mice with a condition similar to human alopecia.
123 citations,
November 2012 in “Stem cells” MicroRNA-302 helps improve the conversion of body cells into stem cells by blocking NR2F2.
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September 2011 in “Tissue Engineering Part B-reviews” Hair follicle regeneration in skin grafts may be possible using stem cells and tissue engineering.
6 citations,
June 2016 in “The anatomical record” Dogs have varying numbers of touch-sensitive Merkel cells in different skin areas, with most in the oral mucosa and facial skin, unrelated to age, sex, breed, or color.
31 citations,
August 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” The conclusion is that understanding how hair follicle stem cells live or die is important for maintaining healthy tissue and repairing injuries, and could help treat hair loss, but there are still challenges to overcome.
6 citations,
October 2022 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Transplanted hair follicle stem cells can heal damaged rat intestines.
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January 2014 in “BioMed research international” Rat whisker cells can help turn other cells into nerve cells and might be used to treat brain injuries or diseases.
11 citations,
February 2019 in “Stem cells international” Skin-derived stem cells grow faster and are easier to obtain than hair follicle stem cells, but both can become various cell types.
38 citations,
January 2006 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” Researchers isolated a new type of stem cell from mouse skin that can renew itself and turn into multiple cell types.
34 citations,
November 2010 in “Development” Activating Notch in adult skin causes T cells and neural crest cells to gather, leading to skin issues.
106 citations,
September 2010 in “Stem cells” Skin-derived precursors in hair follicles come from different origins but function similarly.
66 citations,
March 2019 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” Melanocyte development from neural crest cells is complex and influenced by many factors, and better understanding could help treat skin disorders.
17 citations,
January 2014 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Canine epidermal neural crest stem cells could be a promising treatment for spinal cord injuries in dogs.
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August 2014 in “Cellular reprogramming” Hair follicle stem cells need all reprogramming factors to become pluripotent.
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August 2010 in “Acta Biomaterialia” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicle cells for transplantation using a special chip.
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June 2019 in “Stem Cells and Development” Periodontal ligament stem cells show promise for regrowing tissues but require more research for safe, effective use.
April 2024 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” Different types of resting melanocyte stem cells have unique characteristics and vary in their potential to become other cells.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The gene Tfap2b is essential for creating a type of stem cell in zebrafish that can become different pigment cells.
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September 2005 in “PLoS biology” Understanding gene expression in hair follicles can reveal insights into hair growth and disorders.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Different types of inactive melanocyte stem cells exist with unique characteristics and potential to develop into other cells.
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April 2016 in “Science Advances” Researchers created a fully functional, bioengineered skin system with hair from stem cells that successfully integrated when transplanted into mice.
1 citations,
August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The research created a detailed map of skin cells, showing that certain cells in basal cell carcinoma may come from hair follicles and could help the cancer grow.