April 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A new surgical technique using vellus hair grafts effectively treated vitiligo without causing unwanted hair growth.
January 2015 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” In this study, topical tacrolimus 0.03% cream showed good to excellent response in treating alopecia areata in 70% of participants, with no cutaneous or systemic side effects observed.
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October 2021 in “Brain Sciences” This study reported that dutasteride, identified through a drug repurposing strategy, showed the potential to reduce neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment in LPS-stimulated models.
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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.
June 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that certain proteins linked to immune suppression and melanogenesis are associated with repigmentation in vitiligo patients undergoing standard treatment, suggesting these proteins and their pathways play roles distinct from merely reversing skin lesions.
October 2025 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study found that the finer fibers of Alpas cashmere, compared to ordinary cashmere, are associated with the down-regulation of specific keratins and keratin-associated proteins, suggesting a molecular target for breeding cashmere goats with improved fiber quality.
October 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study identified changes in immune activation, ferroptosis, and structural genes in alopecia areata subtypes, suggesting molecular markers that might help understand disease variability and guide future treatments.
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.
September 2023 in “Animals” In this study, researchers used proteomic and metabolomic analyses to explore hair follicle development in embryonic cashmere goats, identifying significant roles for the oxytocin signalling pathway and associated networks in this process.
October 2021 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study explores the use of in silico methods to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers for primary cicatricial alopecia, revealing significant interactions among genes and proteins related to disease pathogenesis.
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January 2006 in “Molecular & Cellular Proteomics” This study found that keratin and other hair proteins in humans are extensively modified posttranslationally, which helps explain the structural characteristics of mature hair.
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April 2017 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, nitrogen starvation in Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG led to increased lipid accumulation by altering the expression of enzymes involved in various metabolic pathways, suggesting potential for genetic engineering of microalgae.
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March 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Proteomic analysis can identify genetic differences in mouse hair, helping understand hair defects and variations.
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August 2011 in “PubMed” This study describes how shotgun proteomics can identify over 300 proteins in hair shafts, potentially allowing for the diagnosis of diseases through noninvasive human proteome sampling.
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January 2012 in “Proteome Science” This study suggests that common proteomic changes, including the expression of the protein S100A6, may occur during the expansion of AD-MSC from different donors.
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February 2015 in “Cell Death and Disease” This study found that inhibiting AP1 transcription factor activity in the suprabasal epidermis of mice alters keratinocyte gene expression, reducing barrier integrity and mimicking human keratoderma.
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December 2019 in “Animals” In this study, cashmere goats engineered to overexpress the Tβ4 gene in hair follicles produced more cashmere, indicating that Tβ4 promotes secondary hair follicle development and enhances yield.
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January 2023 in “Proteomes” This review explores the complex, context-dependent roles of tumor-secreted proteins and suggests that some proteins traditionally seen as tumor-promotive may act as tumor-suppressors in different environments, emphasizing the influence of cell fitness and treatment exposure.
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October 2024 in “Animals” In this proteomic analysis, the researchers found that transitioning from crimped to straight wool in Tan sheep is linked to significant changes in wool protein expression, revealing distinct patterns of keratins and keratin-associated proteins that could influence wool quality and economic value.
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October 2023 in “Journal of Pain” In this exploratory study of trigeminal neuralgia patients undergoing microvascular decompression surgery, differential protein expression in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid was observed between responders and non-responders, suggesting potential biomarkers to predict surgical success and providing insights into the mechanisms of pain relief.
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December 2024 in “Methods in molecular biology” This study described a method using sodium dodecanoate and high levels of reductant to process hair shaft proteomes, allowing analysis of genetic, developmental, and forensic information beneficial to various scientific fields.
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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.
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February 2023 in “All Life” This study identified proteins involved in hair follicle formation in cashmere goat embryos, highlighting potential signaling factors that may drive hair follicle initiation and cashmere growth.
March 2026 in “Preprints.org” This study investigated the secretome of adipose mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts used in skin care products, finding 16 therapeutic pathways involving numerous signaling mechanisms, which may offer skin benefits through anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects.
December 2025 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” This study found that pepsin digestion was more effective than trypsin at identifying keratin-associated proteins in human hair shafts and confirmed that trypsin introduced a bias in the analysis of protein composition that pepsin can correct.
July 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that dermal papilla cell-conditioned medium can protect against UV-induced skin aging in a mouse model by modulating ferroptosis pathways, highlighting its potential for treating oxidative stress-related skin conditions.
June 2025 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” In this study, researchers developed a simplified and reliable method to prepare human hair shaft samples, achieving over 75% protein extraction efficiency and improved keratin sequence coverage, with the approach showing high reproducibility across different labs and operators.
November 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research”
January 2024 in “Collagen and leather” This study observed that using an environmentally friendly bovine milk permeate effectively and cleanly removes wool from sheepskins without harming the skin, and results in smoother leather compared to traditional chemical methods.
May 2023 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study, human dermal fibroblast-conditioned medium was found to contain numerous proteins involved in wound repair and hair regeneration, with identified proteins forming interaction networks linked to key signaling pathways like epidermal growth factor receptor and transforming growth factor-β.