58 citations
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December 2020 in “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” This paper discusses the variability in COVID-19 susceptibility and severity, emphasizing factors like biological differences and suggesting potential precision medicine approaches, but it reports no new clinical results.
53 citations
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April 2021 in “Cell Host & Microbe” This study found that skin microbiota, particularly in wild-type mice, promotes wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis and wound healing, highlighting the potential downsides of routine antibiotic use on skin regeneration.
50 citations
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December 2013 in “Stem Cells” This review discusses the enhanced understanding of how stem cell niches respond adaptively to systemic signals, aging, and local perturbations, but reports no new research findings.
48 citations
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July 2008 in “Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica” This review discusses the roles and mechanisms of Wnt signaling in embryonic and adult stem cells and its association with cancers, and reports no new experimental findings.
46 citations
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September 2011 in “Journal of Endocrinology” This study suggests that 5α-reduced glucocorticoids may have anti-inflammatory potential and could serve as biomarkers for liver inflammation in metabolic disease, with implications for drug development.
41 citations
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October 2024 in “Nature Communications” In this study, researchers developed a wearable red and blue LED patch and a sprayable fibrin gel to treat infected wounds at home, demonstrating effective infection control and enhanced wound healing in diabetic mice and minipigs.
41 citations
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July 2015 in “Current Drug Discovery Technologies” This review discusses various plants and herbal formulations traditionally used for hair growth and notes their potential as safer alternatives to synthetic hair loss treatments, but reports no new clinical results.
35 citations
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April 2013 in “Sexual medicine reviews” This review found that 5α-reductase inhibitors are associated with slightly increased rates of sexual dysfunction, gynecomastia, and mood disorders, but the true significance and persistence of these effects remain unclear.
34 citations
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April 2014 in “Psychopharmacology” This review discusses the pharmacological properties and physiological regulation of neuroactive steroids, focusing on their varied responses to stress and ethanol in rats, mice, and humans, but it reports no new findings.
28 citations
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May 2015 in “Addiction Biology” This study found that early life stress significantly affects hedonic sensitivity to high-palatable food by altering gonadal hormones in prenatally-stressed male and female rats, with sex-dependent changes in reward-related behaviors and neurochemistry.
27 citations
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March 2019 in “PLoS ONE” This study suggests that Thyroxine (T4) may promote key features of human skin wound healing, such as re-epithelialization and angiogenesis, in an ex vivo model.
27 citations
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May 2008 in “Neuroscience” This study found that altering neonatal neurosteroid levels affected anxiety and aversive learning in adult rats, possibly through changes in hippocampal GABAergic functions.
24 citations
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May 2018 in “Journal of Molecular Endocrinology” This article discusses the discovery of the first known menstruating rodent, the spiny mouse, and proposes that a significant increase in progesterone during the luteal phase is a unique feature of menstruating species, but reports no new experimental results.
24 citations
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May 2016 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports” This article reviews the roles and mechanisms of stem and progenitor cell migration in adult organs for tissue homeostasis and regenerative medicine, but reports no new experimental results.
24 citations
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May 2015 in “Schizophrenia Research” This study found that inhibiting the enzyme 5α-reductase with finasteride counteracted stress-induced prepulse inhibition deficits in socially isolated rats by altering neuroactive steroid concentrations in the brain.
24 citations
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December 2013 in “Sexual medicine reviews” This review discusses persistent sexual and nonsexual adverse effects of the 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride in younger men, including erectile dysfunction, low libido, and depression. It reports no new clinical results but emphasizes further research is needed.
24 citations
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October 1995 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” This study found that the LH response to nafarelin effectively distinguished gonadotropin deficiency from constitutional delay of puberty, performing comparably to the sleep test and offering certain advantages.
23 citations
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August 2018 in “Biochimica and biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids” This article reviews the roles of lesser-known secreted phospholipase A2 isoforms in various biological processes, such as immune suppression, metabolic regulation, epidermal hyperplasia, and male reproduction, without reporting new clinical findings.
21 citations
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January 2020 in “General and Comparative Endocrinology” This review examines the diverse roles of SRD5α enzymes across species, focusing on their involvement in steroid synthesis, sexual development, and various physiological processes, but reports no new clinical results.
20 citations
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September 2020 in “Journal of Translational Medicine” This overview highlights the exploration of mesenchymal stromal cells as potential treatments for COVID-19, noting their regenerative and immunomodulatory properties for reducing ARDS severity in critically ill patients, but it provides no new clinical results.
18 citations
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September 2021 in “Journal of Neuroendocrinology” This review discusses how neurosteroids acting on GABAA receptors may influence behavior and explores the potential for developing selective modulators for treating psychiatric disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
18 citations
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March 2020 in “Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology” This study suggests that synthetic steroid analogues or 5α-reductase modulation could be potential therapeutic strategies for nervous system disorders, but further research on their effects is necessary.
18 citations
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March 2009 in “Medical Hypotheses” This review discusses the potential link between long-term transdermal exposure to sex hormones from antiperspirants and increased breast and prostate cancer rates, calling for further research to confirm this theory.
15 citations
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July 2008 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that ephrin-A3 accelerates hair follicle development and increases hair follicle density in neonatal mice, suggesting its involvement in hair growth regulation.
13 citations
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December 2024 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This study reviews recent advancements in understanding caspases, highlighting their roles beyond apoptosis in cancer, inflammation, and neurological disorders, and discusses the potential and challenges of targeting caspases for therapeutic purposes.
13 citations
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January 2020 in “Neuroscience” This study found that finasteride impaired object recognition memory and altered hippocampal dendritic structures in male 3xTg-AD mice, suggesting potential sex differences in Alzheimer's disease pathology.
12 citations
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July 2021 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that exogenous glutamic acid can promote hair growth and keratinocyte proliferation, suggesting a novel signalling pathway in the skin.
12 citations
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November 2020 in “Molecules” This study found that carvone, a plant-derived compound, decreases melanin content and inhibits melanoma cell proliferation through the cAMP pathway, suggesting potential benefits for treating melanomas and other hyperpigmentation disorders.
12 citations
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August 2018 in “Psychiatry research” This study found that estazolam improved PTSD-like behavior deficits in an animal model, which was linked to increased allopregnanolone levels in specific brain regions.
12 citations
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September 2017 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” This review analyzes how androgens impact sexual desire and reproductive behaviors, emphasizing molecular interactions, but provides no new clinical results.