November 2025 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review integrates studies on mouse models and human clinical observations to highlight the role of immune cells in skin development and how their dysregulation leads to skin disorders, suggesting potential therapeutic pathways for skin regeneration.
November 2024 in “EMBO Molecular Medicine” This study used a mouse model to enhance understanding of alopecia pathogenesis and suggested a therapeutic strategy for managing inflammation in EGFR-inhibitor therapy-induced folliculitis and cicatricial alopecia.
April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In a keratinocyte-specific knockout mouse model, this study found that deleting GRK2 disrupted hair follicle homeostasis, causing cyst-like structures, abnormal growth patterns, and eventual hair loss, suggesting potential links to immune-mediated alopecias.
3 citations
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March 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review explores the advantages and limitations of using zebrafish models to study various skin diseases, but reports no new experimental results.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds” This study demonstrated in rodent models that artificial dermal template treatment can induce full-thickness skin regrowth including skin epidermis and adnexa without the need for autologous skin grafts.
33 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” This study found that hair follicle stem cells from hidradenitis suppurativa patients showed alterations in cell cycle regulation and DNA replication, potentially linking genetic predisposition to the skin inflammation characteristic of the disease.
10 citations
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August 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses mechanisms of wound healing impairment in leptin-deficient murine models used for diabetic research, and reports no new clinical results; the authors emphasize the need for further study.
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews various in vitro and laboratory animal models for studying potential therapies for alopecia and reports no new results.
February 2026 in “Medicina” This study found that intradermal injections of Profhilo® significantly reduced skin inflammation and pain, while altering spinal cord markers in mice with ovalbumin-induced atopic dermatitis, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits for inflammatory skin conditions involving both peripheral and central processes.
55 citations
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August 2013 in “PloS one” This study suggests that changes in expressed transcripts and splice isoforms may explain the transition from curly to straight fleece in Chinese Tan sheep as they age.
45 citations
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June 2018 in “Frontiers in immunology” This study found that MDSC exosomes promoted partial hair regrowth and modulated immune responses in mice with alopecia areata, suggesting potential as a treatment for autoimmune diseases.
19 citations
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January 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that acne inversa is primarily an epithelial-driven disease, with cyst-forming tendrils causing inflammation due to rupture and the release of debris, highlighting limitations of punch biopsies for analysis.
6 citations
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September 2024 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This study found that overexpression of R-spondin 3 in a mice model impaired hair morphogenesis and regeneration by reducing hair matrix progenitor cell proliferation, thus disrupting the Wnt pathway's regulation of stem cells.
2 citations
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September 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” In a study using diabetic rats, researchers found that oral empagliflozin accelerated wound healing by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, indicating potential benefits beyond blood sugar control for managing diabetic wounds.
1 citations
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January 2025 in “American Journal of Translational Research” This study found that PPARα agonists provided protective effects in mouse models of alopecia areata by promoting early reversal of the condition and inhibiting T effector cell function, indicating potential therapeutic value for this inflammatory condition.
5 citations
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February 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the roles of distinct immune cell types in skin wound healing, highlighting findings from animal studies, but provides no new clinical results.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Chinese Medicine” This study found that Shi-Bi-Man significantly promotes hair regeneration in cynomolgus monkeys by increasing hair follicle stem cells and up-regulating metabolic pathways.
5 citations
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January 2024 in “The International Journal of Developmental Biology” This article reviews the diversity of lymphatic endothelial cells, related gene targeting tools, and protocols in mouse models but presents no new experimental findings.
17 citations
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April 2023 in “Aging” In this study, the authors used AI-driven methods to identify and prioritize promising therapeutic targets that may address both aging and Glioblastoma Multiforme, proposing CNGA3, GLUD1, and SIRT1 as novel candidates.
November 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that mature adipocytes can dedifferentiate into fibroblast-like cells, driven by PDGF and TGFβ signaling, which may play a role in wound repair and fibrosis.
556 citations
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September 2008 in “Genes & Development” This review summarizes how genetic studies using conditional β-catenin loss- and gain-of-function mice have advanced understanding of canonical Wnt signaling's role in embryonic development, adult stem cell maintenance, and cancer modeling.
150 citations
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December 2012 in “EMBO Reports” This review explores the mechanisms of adult stem cell self-renewal, using skin as a model, and reports no new results but raises important unanswered questions in the field.
28 citations
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March 2016 in “Toxicologic pathology” This review discusses the function and pathology of hair follicles and highlights the potential of using dogs as a model to study human hair and stem cell disorders, but presents no new experimental results.
June 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This article reviews current research on epidermal stem cells and differentiation, presenting models of basal layer composition, but reports no new experimental findings.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that kaempferol increased the proliferation potential of basal epidermal cells in three-dimensional skin models by enhancing integrin expression and altering cell morphology.
51 citations
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May 2021 in “Nature Communications” This study found that ablating centrosomes in developing epidermis alters keratinocyte division without majorly affecting differentiation, suggesting early epidermal development is driven by high proliferation and cell delamination.
February 2026 in “BMC Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This review suggests that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) hold promise for treating chronic wounds, but further work is needed to address safety, efficacy, and translation from preclinical models to real-world applications.
47 citations
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July 2013 in “Pharmacological Reviews” This review discusses the role of pharmacological sciences in advancing regenerative medicine technologies but reports no new experimental findings; the authors advocate for increased pharmacologist involvement to drive innovations.
14 citations
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February 2014 in “Experimental Cell Research” This review examines the role of stem cells and their niches in continuously growing ectodermal organs like teeth, hair, and claws, providing insights from mouse models without presenting new research findings.
31 citations
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August 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This review examines the life cycle, biomarkers, and functions of hair follicle stem cells, emphasizing their role in hair loss therapy and other skin and hair disorders, but reports no new clinical results.