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December 2025 in “Gels” This study developed a biomimetic 3D skin model with vascularization potential to assess the impact of nano-zinc oxide (nano-ZnO), finding that nano-ZnO significantly influenced genes related to apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in skin cells.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, recombinant type III collagen was found to promote fibroblast proliferation and migration, suggesting potential anti-aging and repairing effects, although it was only effective in significantly inhibiting IL-6, not TNF-α, secretion.
June 2026 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study reported that microneedle-assisted delivery of PEGylated recombinant human fusion collagen significantly improved hair regrowth and density in an androgenetic alopecia mouse model and in a small clinical trial with AGA patients, suggesting potential efficacy and safety for this treatment approach.
This study found that recombinant human type XVII collagen (rhCOL17A1) promotes hair growth by activating the Wnt/β-catenin and SHH/GLI signaling pathways and increasing type XVII collagen expression, with significant effects observed in both cell and mouse models.
June 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study investigated the effects of a recombinant human collagen complex on hair growth, finding it enhanced survival and function of hair follicle stem cells and promoted hair growth in rat models, suggesting its potential for hair loss prevention and hair health maintenance.
May 2025 in “Acta Biomaterialia” This study developed microneedles combining insulin-like growth factor-1 and type XVII collagen, showing more effective hair regeneration and reduced inflammation compared to minoxidil in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia.
July 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that Annexin A5 significantly reduced fibrosis and inflammation in both preventive and therapeutic contexts in a bleomycin-induced localized scleroderma mouse model, demonstrating its potential anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects for treating fibrotic diseases.
May 2026 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This review highlights that collagen XVIIα1's role in maintaining dermal-epidermal junction integrity and hair follicle stem cell maintenance is compromised with age due to reduced levels and increased processing, potentially affecting skin and hair aging.
January 2025 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” This study found that a microneedle patch with recombinant collagen XVII significantly improved hair coverage, follicle density, and angiogenesis in an androgenic alopecia mouse model, showing potential as a novel therapeutic strategy alongside established treatments like minoxidil.
June 2025 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” In this study, the researchers observed that a recombinant human collagen complex with nicotinamide promoted hair growth in rat models, increased hair follicle stem cell survival, and enhanced key protein expression, suggesting potential benefits for hair health and loss prevention.
January 2025 in “Dermatologic Therapy” In this study, treatment with fractional CO2 laser combined with recombinant humanized type III collagen led to significantly better improvements in atrophic acne scars compared to laser treatment with saline, attributed to collagen upregulation and MAPK pathway activation in human dermal fibroblasts.
June 2025 in “Materials Today Bio” In this study, a silk fibroin hydrogel containing recombinant NT3 was found to promote scar-less wound healing in a mouse skin injury model by enhancing type III collagen expression and inducing hair follicle formation.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that recombinant type III collagen may aid skin aging management by promoting fibroblast proliferation and migration, with a modest impact on inflammatory marker IL-6, though it did not significantly affect TNF-a secretion in vitro.
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August 2006 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study found that dermal papilla and sheath cells can induce hair follicle formation in vitro and in vivo by interacting with hair follicle epithelial cells.
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June 2016 in “Cell and Tissue Research” This review discusses recent advancements in scar reduction techniques, highlighting promising therapeutic targets and the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in promoting scarless wound healing, but reports no new clinical results.
September 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that ferulic acid effectively stabilized vitamins C and E in a topical solution, doubling skin photoprotection against solar-simulated irradiation, which may help in preventing photoaging and skin cancer.
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January 2022 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study found that IL-25-mediated-IL-17RB signaling improved diabetic wound healing by enhancing angiogenesis, collagen deposition, and endothelial cell function, suggesting a potential therapeutic strategy for poorly healing diabetic wounds.
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November 2024 in “Molecular Medicine” This review highlights that hormones significantly influence the wound healing process by coordinating cellular and molecular activities, and hormonal therapy is emerging as a promising treatment, with current research focusing on optimizing dosages and minimizing side effects.
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May 2011 in “Current Opinion in Ophthalmology” This study reports that a new transplantation technique using tissue-engineered stem cells successfully reconstructed corneal epithelium in an animal model of severe ocular surface disease.
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September 2020 in “Biomedical materials” This study found that recombinant human hair keratin proteins K31 and K81 show greater potential for inducing skin cell differentiation compared to natural keratin coatings.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that human hair follicle dermal papilla cells and keratinocytes self-assembled differently in 3D spheroid co-cultures, providing insights into cell distribution and organogenesis during skin regeneration.
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July 2017 in “Biopolymers” This study presents recombinant human hair keratins K31 and K81, observing novel nanostructures from their self-assembly and emphasizing disulfide crosslinking's role in this process.
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September 2023 in “Polymers” This study reported that a newly developed hydrogel composed of recombinant type I collagen and chitosan, incorporating a metal–polyphenol structure, demonstrated strong mechanical and healing properties, effectively promoting wound healing in a full-thickness skin defect model.
January 2026 in “Bioengineering” In this review, various expression systems for synthesizing recombinant collagen are compared, highlighting their efficiency, modification capabilities, and cost. Key purification techniques are also analyzed, and challenges like reducing R&D costs and improving safety protocols are identified.
September 2025 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” In an animal study with a skin defect model, this research reported that curcumin-loaded hydrogels made from recombinant humanized collagen and an eco-friendly crosslinker enhanced wound repair by promoting angiogenesis, granulation tissue formation, and hair follicle neogenesis, while providing antioxidant benefits.
June 2024 in “Synthetic and systems biotechnology” In this study, researchers identified a collagen fragment, sample-1707, expressed in E. coli, which forms nanofibers and promotes blood clotting, osteoblast differentiation, and skin cell regeneration, making it a promising biomaterial for skin care, with a large-scale production yield of 600 mg/L.
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April 2018 in “Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology” This study reported that recombinant human hair keratins, K37 and K81, showed higher purity and enhanced fibrin clot formation compared to traditional extracts, reducing bleeding time and blood loss in rat injury models.
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May 2024 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” In this study, KC-AD-MSCs were found to increase COL7 deposition and anchoring fibril formation at the dermal-epidermal junction in a RDEB mouse model, suggesting potential for improving skin integrity in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa patients.
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August 2021 in “Aging” This study found that TGF-β2 may enhance collagen expression and spheroid formation in human dermal papilla cells, which could improve their hair inductivity and maintenance.
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November 2020 in “Planta medica international open” This study reported that plant-produced basic fibroblast growth factor effectively promoted cell proliferation and collagen production in vitro, suggesting potential applications in cosmetics for antiaging and hair growth.