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October 2008 in “Endocrine reviews” This research highlights that engineered mice lacking the vitamin D receptor show multiple health issues similar to human vitamin D deficiency, underscoring the widespread impacts of the vitamin D endocrine system.
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January 2014 in “Cardiology Research and Practice” Managing metabolic syndrome needs both lifestyle changes and medical treatments.
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March 1998 in “Journal of bone and mineral research” This review discusses the molecular role of the vitamin D receptor in regulating various biological actions such as bone mineralization and reports no new clinical results, highlighting the complexity of vitamin D's function in multiple tissues.
788 citations
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February 2007 in “Nature” This review explores how adult skin epithelia preserve stem cell populations for hair follicle regeneration and wound healing, but reports no new experimental results.
555 citations
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July 2001 in “Genes & Development” This study found that Tcf3 and Lef1 differently regulate cell differentiation in multipotent skin stem cells, with Tcf3 promoting follicle-like features and Lef1, when modified, promoting sebocyte differentiation.
551 citations
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November 2013 in “Nature” This study found that differentiated airway epithelial cells can revert into functional stem cells in vivo, suggesting a more general role for this dedifferentiation process in tissue regeneration in higher vertebrates.
479 citations
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January 2005 in “BioEssays” This review introduces the morphological and molecular principles of hair follicle development but reports no new experimental results, focusing on recent insights and forming a working hypothesis.
471 citations
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October 2012 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This review discusses the roles of key developmental signaling pathways in mammalian skin repair compared to skin development, and suggests these insights could lead to better wound healing therapies, but it reports no new findings.
467 citations
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October 2014 in “European Journal of Endocrinology” This paper reviews the diagnostic criteria, etiological factors, and treatment approaches for PCOS, highlighting the importance of considering metabolic issues such as insulin resistance and obesity, but reports no new findings.
438 citations
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October 2010 in “Oncogene” This review discusses the role of keratins in epithelial cell stress protection and cancer, highlighting their potential as multifunctional regulators and diagnostic markers, without presenting new research findings.
421 citations
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January 2015 in “Chemical Society Reviews” This review discusses recent advances in surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials for vascular grafts, highlighting promising methods like gene engineering and targeting ligand immobilization to improve clinical outcomes.
417 citations
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September 2005 in “PLoS biology” This study developed molecular signatures for dermal papilla cells and their niche, uncovering novel signaling regulators and genes linked to hair disorders, which may inform future hair development research.
403 citations
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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.
401 citations
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January 2013 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” This review discusses the biology and development of skin melanocytes, but reports no new clinical findings.
375 citations
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July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses the brain-skin connection, the skin's role in stress response, and highlights unmet challenges in understanding stress-induced skin inflammation but reports no new experimental findings.
356 citations
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December 1986 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” This study found that specific human hair keratins are differentially expressed in the hair follicle, suggesting a shared pathway of epithelial differentiation between hair cortex and nail plate cells.
341 citations
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November 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” This article reviews the multifunctional roles of calreticulin outside the ER and highlights its impact on wound healing in animal models, but reports no new clinical results.
333 citations
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February 2010 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review discusses experimental data, technologies, and genetic factors related to stem cell niches, highlighting their role in tissue regeneration and diseases, but reports no new results.
314 citations
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April 2010 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that in mice, inactivating beta-catenin in the dermal papilla reduces hair follicle progenitor proliferation and disrupts the hair cycle.
306 citations
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April 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the protective roles of skin-resident immune cells in maintaining tissue homeostasis and facilitating wound healing, but reports no new experimental findings.
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July 2016 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” This review describes the roles of polysaccharides in antitumor, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities and introduces methods for their isolation and purification, reporting no new research results.
301 citations
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May 1998 in “Genes & Development” Ets2 gene is crucial for placental development in mice.
299 citations
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January 2018 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” This review explores fibroblast heterogeneity in the mammalian dermis and suggests potential therapeutic applications by targeting fibroblast subtypes, but reports no new experimental results.
280 citations
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July 2018 in “Antioxidants” This review discusses the role of reactive oxygen species in wound healing, highlighting potential strategies like mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants for managing non-healing chronic wounds, and reports no new clinical results.
277 citations
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June 2003 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” This article reviews the role of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in hair follicle morphogenesis and the hair cycle, suggesting potential paths for developing treatments for hair growth disorders but providing no new clinical findings.
277 citations
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July 2011 in “Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association” The skin's layers protect, sense, and regulate the body's internal balance, but can be prone to cancer.
258 citations
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July 2016 in “Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology” This abstract reviews the characteristics and health risks associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and does not report new findings, highlighting the syndrome's multifactorial nature.
252 citations
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April 2009 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This review discusses the complex role of the immune system in tissue repair and regeneration, highlighting its positive and negative influences but reports no new clinical findings.
249 citations
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April 2002 in “The FASEB journal” This study provides evidence that human skin contains genes and enzymes necessary for producing serotonin and melatonin.
249 citations
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November 2003 in “Clinical endocrinology” This review discusses the complex etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), highlighting its association with insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism, but reports no clinical findings; the authors suggest further investigation of the pathophysiological mechanisms.