January 2016 in “Human & Experimental Toxicology” This study reported that CCT oligodeoxynucleotide induced patchy hair loss in male mice with specific genetic traits, suggesting gender and genetic preferences in immune response.
January 2024 in “GeroScience” This review explores how radiation-induced hair graying can be used as a model to study the mechanisms behind hair graying, focusing on cellular senescence and potential therapeutic targets to address age-related changes. Results are not provided.
8 citations
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October 2019 in “Immunological investigations” This study suggests that the rs2075876 variant in the AIRE gene may significantly increase susceptibility to alopecia areata in the examined male population.
69 citations
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January 2013 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review summarizes existing knowledge on the role of FOXN1 as a key regulator of thymic epithelial cell lineage and function, reporting no new experimental results.
36 citations
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September 2015 in “Forensic Science International: Genetics” This study found that specific DNA variants in the TCHH, WNT10A, and FRAS1 genes are associated with predicting straight hair in Europeans, showing high sensitivity but low specificity, especially using a neural networks approach.
11 citations
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January 2008 in “International journal of environment and health” This review discusses the environmental contamination and health risks of Platinum Group Elements, highlighting their potential bioaccumulation and associated health issues, especially in vulnerable populations like children, and reports no new experimental findings.
3 citations
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October 2023 in “Frontiers in physiology” This study reviewed competing endogenous RNA networks related to skin aging and wound healing, finding mechanisms like UVB-induced senescence and photoaging, as well as potential therapeutic targets for improving skin health and recovery.
72 citations
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January 2003 in “American Journal of Pathology” This study found that the co-activator CBP enhances the agonistic action of hydroxyflutamide on androgen receptors, suggesting a mechanism for therapy resistance in prostate cancer.
1308 citations
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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.
May 2017 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that the peach gene CTG134, involved in auxin-ethylene interactions, plays a role in hormonal regulation during root hair formation in Arabidopsis and tobacco.
40 citations
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May 2014 in “PLoS ONE” This study suggests that chronic stress can lead to decreased skin pigmentation in mice by disrupting the skin's HPA axis, potentially making stress a risk factor for depigmentation.
33 citations
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December 2023 in “Cell Death Discovery” This study found that cepharanthine can inhibit gastric cancer cell activity by inducing oxidative stress and altering energy metabolism, suggesting its potential for gastric cancer treatment.
12 citations
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that the PP2A-B55α regulatory subunit is crucial for ectodermal development in mice, with knockout embryos displaying severe neural and epidermal defects and failing to survive to birth.
4 citations
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May 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that cephalanthine inhibited the growth of gastric cancer cells in vitro and in vivo by inducing oxidative stress and altering energy metabolism, suggesting its potential as a treatment for gastric cancer.
January 2026 in “Communications Biology” This study constructed a single-cell atlas of hair follicle cells from yaks and taurine cattle, revealing that differences in WNT signaling within dermal papilla cells may be key to the yak's adaptation to cold environments on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
March 2026 in “Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica” This review highlights LTBP1 as a critical integrator in disease processes, showing its dual role in cancer progression and suppression, its pathological influence in fibrosis, and its contribution to various disorders, suggesting its potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target.
January 2018 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” This review discusses the interplay between signaling/transcription factor-mediated and epigenetic mechanisms in skin development and regeneration, highlighting the need for further exploration of epigenome reorganization in these processes.
This study found that certain dietary changes, such as a low glycemic load diet for men and specific supplements for women, may improve acne, while chocolate, whey proteins, and dairy products are linked to worsened symptoms in both genders.
231 citations
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July 2008 in “Nutrition reviews” This review discusses environmental epigenomics and its potential impact on gene regulation and phenotypic outcomes, using the Avy mouse model to illustrate nutritional and environmental effects on the fetal epigenome without presenting new findings.
179 citations
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July 2016 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review examines how epigenetic dysregulation affects adult stem cell function, noting that impacts range from minor to serious disruptions in tissue homeostasis and potential cancer development.
3 citations
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June 2019 in “Journal of Bangladesh Society of Physiologist” This study found that patients experiencing hair loss had significantly lower serum levels of zinc and copper compared to healthy controls.
December 2025 in “Universities Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights” This study highlights a comprehensive approach for authenticating and assessing the quality of herbal medicines using a combination of physiological, morphological, and molecular techniques, including HPTLC, ICP-MS, UV spectroscopy, and DNA barcoding, to ensure the standardization of herbal medicinal products, particularly Eclipta alba.
40 citations
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March 2019 in “Nature Communications” This study found that deleting Stim1 and Stim2 in mature T regulatory cells disrupts Ca 2+ signaling, preventing their differentiation and leading to severe autoimmune disorders in mice.
277 citations
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July 2002 in “Molecular Endocrinology” In this study, homozygous VDR null mutant mice exhibited nonfunctional vitamin D receptors, leading to growth abnormalities and revealing the limited physiological importance of vitamin D pathways outside the classical receptor.
192 citations
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March 2017 in “Cell host & microbe” The researchers reported that hair follicle development and commensal microbe colonization promote the accumulation of regulatory T cells in neonatal skin, with the Ccl20-Ccr6 pathway playing a key role in this process.
30 citations
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April 2010 in “Cell Cycle” This review discusses how the p53 tumor suppressor gene helps maintain adult tissue homeostasis by promoting the removal of DNA-damaged cells, with implications for treating age-related diseases and p53-deficient cancers; it reports no new results.
24 citations
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November 2013 in “Trends in pharmacological sciences” This article describes a potential novel approach to reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss by enhancing the expression of specific transporters in hair follicles, but reports no clinical results.
18 citations
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November 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses how inflammation influences hair follicle stem cell activities like wound healing and follicle cycling and suggests a potential link between inflammation, stem cell activation, and programmed cell death.
1 citations
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May 2025 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers analyzed skin tissues from two types of Jinlan Cashmere Goats and identified crucial non-coding RNA mechanisms potentially impacting cashmere yield, revealing significant DE lncRNAs, mRNA expressions, and pathways relevant to cashmere quality improvement.
1 citations
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November 2017 in “Expert opinion on orphan drugs” This review discusses the genetic basis of ectodermal dysplasia, highlighting that identification of gene pathologies enhances diagnosis and supports prenatal DNA testing, but it reports no new clinical results.