August 2016 in “Journal of Dermatology” This research successfully established a novel mouse model for anagen effluvium using BrdU treatment, which induced hair loss and pathological changes mimicking human symptoms.
489 citations
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November 2021 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This review discusses the composition, activation, and regulation of the JAK/STAT pathway and highlights its role and inhibitors in various diseases, but reports no new experimental results.
105 citations
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October 2017 in “Stem cells” This review discusses Wnt signaling pathways in skin development and stem cell regulation, highlighting potential interactions with other pathways but reports no new findings.
86 citations
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July 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in hair follicle regeneration and highlights recent progress in developing hair loss treatments targeting this pathway, but reports no new clinical results.
82 citations
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February 2017 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” The TGF-β family helps control how cells change and move, affecting skin, hair, and organ development.
41 citations
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June 2024 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This study reviews how oxidative stress affects hair follicle development and hair growth, discusses antioxidant-based treatments for hair loss, and evaluates natural antioxidant products that promote hair growth, emphasizing the need for further research due to existing limitations.
1 citations
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February 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that exogenous melatonin improved cashmere fiber quality and yield in goats by enhancing antioxidant capacity and reducing pro-aging cytokine expression in secondary hair follicles.
January 2016 in “Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)” Activating the Eda/Edar pathway improves wound healing by enhancing hair follicle growth.
20 citations
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June 2010 in “Genes and Immunity” This study found distinct gene expression patterns in the blood of alopecia areata patients, suggesting involvement of immune processes and new pathways like Wnt signaling and apoptosis in disease pathogenesis.
9 citations
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June 2023 in “Cells” This review summarizes recent findings on how the dysregulated PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway contributes to immune-mediated inflammatory skin disorders and discusses the potential of natural products, synthetic compounds, and biologic agents in their treatment. However, it emphasizes the need for further research to develop effective therapies.
8 citations
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November 2025 in “Journal of Translational Medicine” This review highlights challenges in developing drugs targeting the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway for cancer due to its complexity and essential roles in normal tissue. It explores targeted protein degradation technology as a promising strategy to overcome these challenges, suggesting potential new avenues for drug development.
April 2025 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This research observed that overexpression of lncRNA H19 in human dermal papilla cells inhibited cell senescence and maintained hair follicle-inducing abilities by activating the Wnt signaling pathway, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies for androgenetic alopecia.
10 citations
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December 2018 in “Medical Science Monitor” This study suggests that the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway plays a role in the regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cycling in rat urethral plate fibroblasts affected by finasteride-induced hypospadias.
48 citations
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April 2023 in “Aging Cell” This review discusses cellular senescence in human skin, detailing both beneficial and detrimental effects and suggesting the potential for therapies targeting senescence-related skin disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
April 2025 in “Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders” This study found that linc-PINT expression was significantly decreased in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to healthy controls, while several TGF-β signaling genes were increased, suggesting a potential role in heart arrhythmias' pathogenesis.
5 citations
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February 2017 in “Biomolecules & Therapeutics” The authors reported that 4-O-methylhonokiol decreased TGF-β1-induced cell cycle arrest and oxidative stress markers in human keratinocyte cells, suggesting a potential protective role in TGF-β1-mediated cell cycle regulation.
7 citations
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May 2022 in “Cancers” This study found that UC.145 influences DKK1 methylation and Wnt signaling in gastric cancer, with implications for patient survival and its potential as a predictive biomarker.
5 citations
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September 2022 in “Antioxidants” This study found that the clionasterol-rich hexane fraction of Caulerpa racemosa may protect against particulate matter-induced skin damage by reducing oxidative stress and mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in human keratinocytes and zebrafish.
25 citations
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September 2014 in “Biological Research” This study found that arctiin, a compound from Arctium lappa, demonstrated protective effects against oxidative stress-induced dysfunction in human hair dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential therapeutic use for alopecia.
1 citations
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August 2023 in “Nature communications” In this study, researchers found that Hdac1 and Hdac2 are crucial for maintaining the quiescence and survival of dermal papilla cells in the hair follicle, regulating the hair cycle by controlling cell-cycle genes and Wnt signaling.
72 citations
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October 2009 in “The FASEB journal” This study found that thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) acts as a potent stimulator of hair growth in human scalp hair follicles, promoting elongation and prolonging the anagen phase.
63 citations
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May 2011 in “Clinical cancer research” In this study, topical CUR61414 was effective in inhibiting basal cell carcinomas in mice, but no clinical activity was observed in human trials.
54 citations
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November 2017 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers observed that hyperandrogenic PCOS patients exhibited distinct miRNA and TGFβ signaling gene expression patterns in granulosa cells, suggesting these factors may play a role in PCOS pathogenesis.
18 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study suggests that damaged anagen hair follicles have the capability to repair themselves and resume growth by mobilizing extra-bulge epithelial cells, particularly after injuries like chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
7 citations
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August 2017 in “PloS one” This study found that NIH hairless mice exhibit abnormalities in hair growth and immune-related pathways, with Pik3r1 and Pik3r3 identified as key genes for further investigation.
4 citations
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November 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study compiled an archive of 684 genes associated with monogenic hair disorders, identifying previously unrecognized components of Hippo signaling and proposing a new biologically-grounded disease taxonomy.
3 citations
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January 2018 in “Biomedical dermatology” This study found that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) may reduce paclitaxel-induced apoptosis in human dermal papilla cells by regulating microRNA expression related to apoptosis and cell proliferation.
1 citations
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January 2025 in “Aging and Disease” The study emphasizes that telomere shortening is identified as the sole cause of aging among the twelve hallmarks and suggests that increasing telomere and rDNA array length in adult stem cells might effectively reverse aging and extend lifespan.
May 2026 in “Research Square” This research reports that the polyG fragment within the Hoxc13 protein alters its gene regulatory functions, which could have influenced mammalian hair evolution by affecting pathways related to hair follicle development.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study mapped a detailed genetic profile of goat hair follicle apoptosis, identifying key genes and regulatory factors involved in the hair cycle, offering new insights into programmed cell death.