55 citations,
December 2021 in “BMC Veterinary Research” Certain genes in Iranian sheep are linked to wool production and heat adaptation.
Different types of sun exposure damage skin cells and immune cells, with chronic exposure leading to more severe and lasting damage.
35 citations,
February 2019 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” BMP6 and Wnt10b control whether hair follicles are resting or growing.
19 citations,
November 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Human hair follicles can regenerate and recover after severe injury by going through a brief abnormal resting phase before growing again.
236 citations,
July 2001 in “Trends in Molecular Medicine” Future hair loss treatments should aim to extend hair growth, reactivate resting follicles, reverse shrinkage, and possibly create new follicles, with gene therapy showing promise.
1 citations,
January 2003 in “Annals of Dermatology” Hair in the front part of the scalp is more likely to fall out than hair in the back in acute telogen effluvium.
71 citations,
June 2007 in “Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters” PLGA nanospheres improve hair growth by effectively delivering ingredients to hair follicles.
19 citations,
January 2013 in “International journal of medical sciences” Increasing Wnt5a in mice skin delays hair growth but doesn't stop it.
7 citations,
August 2020 in “Genes” Different genes are active in dogs' hair growth and skin, similar to humans, which helps understand dog skin and hair diseases and can relate to human conditions.
April 2019 in “Radiotherapy and oncology” HPV infection is linked to better survival in advanced anal cancer, higher radiation doses improve survival, especially in HPV-negative patients, and prostaglandin E₂ pretreatment can protect mouse hair follicles from radiation damage.
45 citations,
January 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” Human hair follicles switch between active and resting phases unpredictably.
8 citations,
February 2017 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Intense pulsed light treatment effectively reduces underarm hair by making hair follicles smaller and extending their resting phase.
April 2024 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” Salvianolic Acid B helps hair grow by reducing cell stress and increasing blood flow to hair follicles.
20 citations,
January 1995 in “Cells tissues organs” Changing light periods synchronized wool growth cycles in sheep.
13 citations,
July 2004 in “Skinmed” Common types of non-scarring hair loss have various causes and treatments, but more effective solutions are needed.
18 citations,
December 2009 in “Canadian Journal of Animal Science” The BMP2 gene is more active in the early growth phase of Cashmere goat hair and may affect hair regeneration and textile production.
14 citations,
February 2011 in “Experimental dermatology” A protein called COMP is part of the connective tissue in normal human hair follicles and may be important for hair health.
2 citations,
December 2007 in “Microbial pathogenesis” Anthrax bacteria can infect and destroy hair follicles in mice, but the immune system eventually clears the infection.
AMPLEX PLUS may reduce hair loss and promote new hair growth.
86 citations,
August 2000 in “Pigment cell research” Melanocyte activity in hair follicles is linked to the hair growth cycle, being active in growth phases and inactive in rest phases.
21 citations,
November 2011 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Telogen is an active phase with important biological processes, not a resting phase.
September 2004 in “PubMed” Hair grows in three stages: growing, transition, and resting.
25 citations,
June 2022 in “Developmental cell” Overactivating Hedgehog signaling makes hair follicle cells in mice grow hair faster and create more follicles.
1 citations,
January 2022 in “Cell Biology International” Changing CDK4 levels affects the number of stem cells in mouse hair follicles.
17 citations,
May 2011 in “Gene Therapy” Using polyethylenimine-DNA to deliver the hTERT gene can stimulate hair growth and may be useful in treating hair loss, but there could be potential cancer risks.
2 citations,
March 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Seasonal changes affect gene activity linked to hair growth in Angora goats, influencing mohair quality.
July 2004 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A woman had temporary hair loss due to a stress-related condition after a facelift.
A woman had temporary hair loss due to stress from a spinal cord injury.
9 citations,
February 2022 in “BMC Genomics” Melatonin affects gene expression in goat hair follicles, potentially increasing cashmere production.
5 citations,
February 2008 in “Experimental Dermatology” Cyclosporin A promotes hair growth in mice and increases a protein linked to hair growth, but it may not work the same way in humans.