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January 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review discusses the role of multiomics in understanding skin repair and regeneration mechanisms and reports no new results; the authors suggest it may lead to personalized medicine advancements and improved treatments.
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January 2025 in “Advances in Wound Care” This study identified dual epithelial and mesenchymal traits in dermal sheath cells during wound repair, suggesting they could be targeted to enhance healing.
July 2026 in “Veterinary Sciences” This study explored the decline in cashmere production in Inner Mongolian cashmere goats through RNA-seq analysis, finding that AKT1 expression and related signaling pathways are age-dependent, with peak AKT1 upregulation at 12 months aligning with peak cashmere production.
February 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, researchers identified 47 proteins associated with male pattern baldness severity and prioritized five candidate genes, including druggable CD38, suggesting new non-hormonal targets for therapeutic development.
January 2026 in “Veterinary Sciences” In this study, researchers found that significant transcriptomic changes occur in the skin of Dezhou donkey foals as they age from newborns to one year old, involving gene expression shifts that may enhance skin barrier function and hair follicle development, while reducing collagen synthesis.
In this study, ritlecitinib treatment for 12 and 24 weeks downregulated immunity-related genes and upregulated hair keratin genes in patients with alopecia areata, correlating with scalp hair regrowth response.
February 2025 in “BMC Veterinary Research” This study examined proteomic changes in Inner Mongolia cashmere goat skin, finding 631 proteins differentially regulated during hair growth stages; key keratin proteins, crucial for hair follicle development, were localized in secondary hair follicles.
This animal study found that YH0618 may alleviate doxorubicin-induced alopecia and affects proteins like keratin and Smad3, suggesting potential therapeutic targets. The researchers analyzed protein expression changes to understand YH0618's effects in treating chemotherapy-related hair loss.
October 2023 in “Biomedical science and engineering” Innovative methods are reducing animal testing and improving biomedical research.
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July 2023 in “Forensic science international. Genetics” In this study, researchers used proteomics to analyze hair samples from diverse ethnic populations, finding that hair protein profiles could potentially distinguish individuals based on ethnicity, sex, and age, offering a new method for human identification in forensic science.
February 2025 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Polynucleotides effectively promote hair regrowth in androgenetic alopecia without serious side effects.
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January 2020 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study found that stage-specific epigenetic changes, particularly involving the gene PDGFC, may affect wool fiber development in Zhongwei goats, potentially serving as a biomarker for fur goat selection.
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May 2019 in “Journal of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine” This study found that mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental pulp and adipose tissue have distinct gene expression signatures that suggest potential target diseases for clinical applications.
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in physiology” This study suggests that an in ovo injection of CHIR-99021 promoted feather growth and follicle development in goose embryos by activating the Wnt signaling pathway.
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June 2024 in “Heliyon” This study identified 1965 different metabolites in various tissues of *Oresitrophe rupifraga* Bunge using a targeted metabolomics approach and found significant metabolic differences between its aboveground and underground parts, providing insights into the plant's unique growth traits and potential cultivation and utilization.
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” The researchers reported that the novel MBTPS2 variant p.Glu172Asp found in a male proband is likely pathogenic, consistent with osteogenesis imperfecta symptoms and molecular signatures, including disrupted fatty acid metabolism and collagen production.
February 2025 in “BMC Genomics” This study found that in cashmere goats, melatonin treatments enhanced cashmere growth by stimulating secondary hair follicles, increasing follicle density, and improving yield and quality, highlighting key genes and metabolic pathways involved in this process.
This paper discusses advancements in forensic hair analysis, emphasizing a novel DART–HRMS method that improves the accuracy and efficiency of detecting drug use timelines.
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August 2019 in “Environmental research” This study found that the Pseudomonas sp. T5-6-I strain significantly increased selenium accumulation and root hair density in Brassica oleracea, highlighting its potential for phytoremediation and biofortification.
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April 2020 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This study found that combining oral isotretinoin with topical treatments was more effective than topical treatments alone for improving frontal fibrosing alopecia symptoms, despite some side effects.
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May 2024 in “BMC Genomics” This study analyzed the transcriptome of the Tianzhu white yak, identifying differential transcripts that shed light on the molecular mechanisms influencing hair length growth variation in this species.
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October 2022 in “BMC genomics” In this study, researchers identified key miRNAs and target genes involved in hair follicle development in Merino sheep, providing insights that could aid in improving sheep breeding for wool quality.
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January 2016 in “Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research” November 2024 in “Forensic Sciences” This review highlights the potential for using the Y chromosome in epigenetic analyses to better understand male-specific aging and disease mechanisms.
May 2024 in “Frontiers in medicine” In this study, a 3-year-old Japanese child with autosomal recessive woolly hair was found to have a distinctive irregular and rough cuticle on the hair shaft, along with a homozygous pathogenic LIPH variant, suggesting a critical role for genetic analysis in understanding rare hair conditions.
September 2022 in “Canadian journal of animal science” This study found that polymorphisms in KRTAP13.1, KRTAP27-1, and KRTAP24-1 were significantly associated with fiber diameter in Jiangnan cashmere goats, which may aid future breeding and conservation efforts.
This review found that antimalarial agents were more effective than steroids for Lichen planopilaris, while finasteride and dutasteride showed favorable impacts on frontal fibrosing alopecia, despite heterogeneous study quality.
In this study, researchers identified specific gene polymorphisms in Subo Merino sheep that significantly affect wool traits, suggesting these genetic markers could aid in breeding high-quality fine-wool sheep.
January 2016 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This study found that topical Hair UpTM appeared effective and safe for treating alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis, with high rates of terminal hair regrowth and notable cosmetic acceptability, particularly among minors.
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October 2016 in “Veterinary dermatology” This study reports that generalized discoid lupus erythematosus is a recognized canine variant of cutaneous lupus erythematosus, resembling its human counterpart, with varied treatment responses and common relapses.