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December 2018 in “Cell stem cell” This study suggests that phenotypic plasticity, including processes like dedifferentiation and transdifferentiation, plays a crucial role in cancer initiation, progression, and therapy resistance, broadening our understanding of cancer dynamics and potential treatment strategies.
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November 2005 in “Journal of Endocrinology” This review discusses the role of DHEA in intracrinology, highlighting its impact on breast and prostate cancer treatment and potential as a menopause therapy, but reports no new research findings.
256 citations
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October 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study found that altering cell culture conditions to form three-dimensional papilla spheroids can restore the ability of human dermal papilla cells to induce hair growth in adult skin.
253 citations
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April 2014 in “Drugs” This review discusses the preclinical and clinical data on teriflunomide for multiple sclerosis, highlighting its selective action on immune cells without causing clinical immune suppression, and provides no new clinical results.
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June 2013 in “Nature Medicine” This study found that fibroblast growth factor 9, initially secreted by γδ T cells, plays a key role in modulating hair follicle regeneration in mice after skin wounds.
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February 2003 in “Urology” This article discusses the side effects of androgen deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer, highlighting the need for clinical trials to systematically study these effects.
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October 1997 in “American Journal of Ophthalmology” This study found that unilateral topical latanoprost use for glaucoma was associated with hypertrichosis and increased pigmentation of eyelashes in the treated eye compared to the untreated eye.
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May 2018 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study reviewed recent theories on alopecia areata's pathogenesis, highlighting its autoimmune nature due to immune privilege disruption in hair follicles, and noted current treatments have limited efficacy with high relapse rates, underscoring the need for further research into its mechanisms for better therapies.
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March 2018 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the role of regulatory T-cells in tissue repair and regeneration across various organs and reports no new clinical results.
187 citations
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April 2019 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” This study found that hMSC secretomes from umbilical cord Wharton's jelly had the most potent angiogenic effects, whereas those from adipose tissue demonstrated the weakest angiogenic potential.
185 citations
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February 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses melatonin's potential in dermatology, highlighting its antioxidative, immunomodulatory, and DNA repair properties, but reports no new clinical results.
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August 2016 in “Development” This review discusses the roles and mechanisms of chromatin remodelers and their subunits in mammalian development, but reports no new experimental results.
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August 1981 in “JAMA” This study reported that toxic shock syndrome, originally noted in children, is now predominantly associated with menstruating women, with some experiencing recurrence and complications like vocal cord paralysis and impaired finger sensation.
158 citations
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January 2015 in “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine” This study found that DrugNet, a network-based prioritization method, effectively improves drug repositioning tasks, achieving high performance in validation tests and clinical trial comparisons.
157 citations
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August 2010 in “Lupus” This review discusses the various common, rare, and unusual skin manifestations of lupus erythematosus and highlights the importance of accurate diagnosis, but it reports no new clinical results.
155 citations
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May 2016 in “Nature communications” This study found that mouse skin CD4(+) memory T cells are in equilibrium with the circulation under steady state but increase in specific clusters in response to infection or inflammation.
152 citations
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December 2007 in “Gender Medicine” This review discusses recent advances in understanding gender differences in skin and their implications for dermatologic diseases, but it reports no new experimental results; ongoing research is necessary for translating these insights into clinical practice.
152 citations
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March 1988 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, a unique form of chronic superficial pyoderma gangrenosum with verrucous and ulcerative lesions was reported to heal without systemic corticosteroids in most patients.
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April 2009 in “Molecular Pharmaceutics” This study reports that three synthesized PSMA-targeted radioimaging agents demonstrated high affinity and specific localization to prostate cancer tumors in a mouse model, highlighting their potential for cancer detection and monitoring.
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November 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the immune roles of keratinocytes in wound healing and chronic wound inflammation, emphasizing their potential impact on chronic wound pathology and highlighting areas for future research.
145 citations
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May 2008 in “Cancer Science” This review discusses how increased gene copy number for telomerase components may contribute to telomerase up-regulation in cancer cells, although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood.
144 citations
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March 2013 in “Circulation Research” This study reports that mutations in the SUR2 gene are linked to Cantu syndrome, highlighting the role of KATP channels in cardiovascular health and potential new therapies.
142 citations
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March 2019 in “Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience” This review discusses the development and potential therapeutic applications of adenosine receptor agonists and positive allosteric modulators, noting that while many clinical trials have been unsuccessful, initial results for new compounds are promising.
140 citations
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March 2013 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” This study found that IL-7 is crucial for the survival of memory regulatory T cells in the skin of mice, whereas IL-2 is essential for their initial generation but not for their maintenance.
127 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Biological Rhythms” This review discusses the role of the circadian clock in skin functions such as cell proliferation and UV protection and reports no new results; the authors note its potential in studying immune regulation and seasonal behaviors.
126 citations
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January 1987 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article reviews the classification of hair shaft abnormalities, outlining their diagnostic features, but does not present new research findings.
124 citations
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February 2018 in “Nature Reviews Genetics” This review covers recent findings on stem cell plasticity under normal and cancerous conditions but presents no new experimental results, highlighting implications for regenerative medicine and cancer treatments.