21 citations
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October 2011 in “PloS one” In this study, researchers identified three molecules in hair that varied with age, suggesting potential markers for aging and targets for cosmetic products.
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July 2017 in “PLoS ONE” This study suggests that passage number significantly affects in silico scratch assay results, highlighting the importance of reporting passage number for reproducibility in cell culture experiments.
April 2026 in “Inflammation and Regeneration” This study found that androgen inactivation pathways in scalp sebaceous glands change with age, specifically noting that AKR1C expression, including AKR1C4 previously thought liver-specific, declines with age and is sex dependent, which could impact hair follicle health during aging.
September 2025 in “Animals” In this study, researchers using Astral—DIA proteomics technology identified 67 differentially expressed proteins in Gansu alpine fine-wool sheep, linking proteins like keratin and MGST3 in pathways to wool fineness regulation, particularly highlighting their association with hair follicle development.
15 citations
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November 2022 in “Cell Death and Disease” In this study, the researchers identified CEP135 as a biomarker linked to poor sarcoma survival and suggested PLK1 as a potential therapeutic target for sarcoma patients with high CEP135 expression.
March 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this laboratory study, researchers observed that mouse vascular endothelial cells exhibit dynamic changes after exposure to ionizing radiation, including a transient endothelial subpopulation that facilitates vascular-epidermal communication and skin repair, with shifting roles in angiogenesis and immune surveillance over time.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that in mutant NRAS melanoma, MEK inhibitors led to increased AKT signaling and reduced MIG6, a change that may enhance cell migration and invasiveness.
122 citations
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April 2020 in “American Journal Of Pathology” This review discusses the multiple factors contributing to skin aging, including cellular changes and environmental influences, and highlights its recognition as a disease with significant implications beyond cosmetic concerns, without reporting new research results.
12 citations
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October 2018 in “Aging male/The aging male” This study found that prostate cancer aggressiveness in men with obesity is associated with changes in age, BMI, testosterone, and estradiol levels, and that adipocyte-secreted molecules increase cancer cell aggressiveness in vitro.
11 citations
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January 1996 in “PubMed” This study observed that Nod factor stimulation in alfalfa roots leads to dynamic changes in the cytoskeleton and endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting a mechanism for root hair growth changes.
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September 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review examines how mathematical modeling of the MAPK pathway, enhanced by single-cell proteomic data, improves understanding of regulatory mechanisms, predicts system behavior, and guides experimental research, emphasizing recent developments in modeling and inference.
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.
218 citations
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September 2012 in “Gastroenterology” This review discusses the role of epigenetics in colorectal cancer and explains how changes like DNA methylation impact tumor development, but it reports no new results.
18 citations
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April 2018 in “Biotechniques/BioTechniques” This study developed a method for extracting proteins from micro-sized human head hairs, facilitating proteomic analysis even with limited hair sample availability.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study found that in prodromal Alzheimer's disease, pro-inflammatory gut bacteria were associated with reduced cerebral blood flow and reactivity, while beneficial gut bacteria correlated with better outcomes.
October 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that fibroblasts from mature skin showed significantly reduced mechanical force production compared to young skin fibroblasts, suggesting age-related changes in cellular mechanical properties.
This study found that some white or grey human hairs can naturally regain pigmentation, suggesting a potential temporary reversibility of hair greying associated with stress and molecular changes.
733 citations
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September 2009 in “Journal of Cell Science” This article reviews the complex process of wound repair, emphasizing recent microarray studies and proteomic analyses, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2026 in “Clinical Case Reports” This single-patient case study reported promising results for severe, corticosteroid-resistant alopecia areata, with treatment using exosomes derived from mesenchymal stromal cells leading to almost complete hair regrowth in 12 weeks and favorable changes in inflammatory markers, suggesting potential for further investigation.
December 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, researchers performed the first integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of scalp biopsies from male androgenetic alopecia patients, finding a significant association between PPAR signaling pathways and AGA, with ME1 identified as a key regulator in this process.
In this study, researchers observed that graded calorie restriction in mice led to changes in stable isotope ratios and elemental content in bone collagen and hair keratin, potentially indicating intensified mobilization of endogenous proteins and altered bone collagen structure with increased dietary stress.
March 2020 in “Journal of lasers in medical sciences” This study found that HERC6 and its neighboring genes play a significant role in the cellular response of human skin to CO2 laser therapy, highlighting key biological processes related to gene expression changes post-treatment.
59 citations
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November 2015 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This review considers oxidative stress effects on hair aging and emphasizes the need for dermatologists to recognize and treat factors affecting scalp and hair health, but it provides no new clinical findings.
6 citations
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September 2021 in “Autophagy” In this study on mouse preputial glands, suppressing ATG7-dependent autophagy delayed age-related changes, affected lipid metabolism, and reduced pheromone production, highlighting autophagy's roles in glandular homeostasis and cell breakdown.
5 citations
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April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that by using an automated system to analyze skin histology, 108 structural features were significantly affected by age, and it identified four new aging biomarkers and notable sex-based differences in skin aging.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the loss of transcription factor Ovol2 in epidermal and hair follicle stem cells leads to migration defects, which are partially improved by deleting the EMT-inducing Zeb1.
40 citations
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January 2022 in “Nutrients” This review explores the potential impact of nutrition on immune-mediated inflammatory skin diseases and evaluates whether dietary changes could help in treatment planning, but it presents no new clinical outcomes.
9 citations
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June 2020 in “European Radiology Experimental” This study found that single-dose x-ray irradiation in rat calvaria skin led to morphological changes in collagen fibers, disorganization, and a temporary absence of sebaceous glands and hair follicles.
33 citations
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October 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” In this study, researchers found that during zebrafish telencephalon regeneration, the lesioned hemisphere showed distinct gene expression changes and activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling early after injury, suggesting this pathway's significant role in recovery.
30 citations
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October 2020 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” In this study, the combination of arsenic toxicity and hypoxia in Arabidopsis thaliana altered root development through stress-specific root growth phenotypes and changes in phosphate starvation response, energy metabolism, and redox signaling.