18 citations
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November 2013 in “Molecules and Cells” This study found that a novel 3D in vitro culture condition improved stemness markers and proliferation potential in human dermal stem/progenitor cells compared to traditional 2D methods.
12 citations
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May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that disrupting Lm332 expression in mice changes keratinocyte genetic expression, alters cell shape, and disrupts epidermal homeostasis, despite some compensatory anchorage by hair follicle basal cells.
12 citations
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June 2013 in “Gene” This study identified seven gene sequences related to Type III Brush Hair formation in Yangtze River Delta white goats, contributing to our understanding of hair growth and follicle cycles.
10 citations
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January 2013 in “Stem Cells and Development” This study suggests that dermal stem/progenitor cells can be enriched by intracellular granularity and display high proliferation and differentiation potential in vitro, distinguishing them from other fibroblasts and progenitors.
8 citations
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June 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This report describes two rare cases of desmoplastic melanoma presenting as alopecia neoplastica, highlighting a potential diagnostic pitfall for clinicians examining patients with scar-like alopecia.
This study found that human hair follicles emit electromagnetic fields due to metabolic activity linked to S100 proteins, visualized using a novel microscopic technique with nano-sized iron particles.
5 citations
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January 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study found that nestin-negative hair follicle stem cells can differentiate into neural stem cell-like cells, but not mature neurons, through a multi-step neuro-induction process.
5 citations
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July 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found histopathological evidence of hypertrophy in nerve endings that may explain the cutaneous neurosensory symptoms in some long COVID-19 patients.
5 citations
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February 2022 in “Seminars in cell & developmental biology” This review discusses the complexities of hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis, highlighting issues with Notch signaling, immune dysregulation, and the role of keratinocytes and ECM, but reports no new clinical results.
4 citations
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June 2021 in “Dermatology” This study validated the HS 3D-SeboSkin model as a reliable tool for preclinical research, effectively preserving the structure and biomarker expression of lesional and perilesional HS skin ex vivo.
3 citations
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May 2023 in “Precision clinical medicine” This study analyzed gene expression data to identify key genes involved in severe forms of alopecia areata, discovering four immune monitoring genes (LGR5, SHISA2, HOXC13, S100A3) with potential for early diagnosis and better understanding of the disease's biological mechanisms.
2 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that frontal fibrosing alopecia is a highly inflammatory disease involving TH1 and JAK-STAT pathways, without reduced hair keratins, highlighting JAK-STAT signaling as a potential therapeutic target.
1 citations
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April 2015 in “InTech eBooks” RAGE is a potential target for melanoma treatment, but its effectiveness is uncertain due to variable expression levels.
January 2026 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” This study found that transfecting alpaca melanocytes with miR-5110 altered gene expression related to pigmentation, specifically identifying pathways like MAPK and Wnt as involved in melanogenesis regulation, providing insights into miR-5110's role in pigmentation processes.
A 72-year-old man was diagnosed with a rare skin form of Rosai-Dorfman disease after years of misdiagnosis.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Discoid lupus erythematosus involves immune activation and fibrosis around hair follicles, with shared pathways across humans, dogs, and mice, suggesting potential treatments for both humans and animals.
April 2025 in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” This study found that human dermal stem/progenitor cells demonstrated greater proliferation and differentiation potential than hair follicle dermal papilla cells, which showed increased expression of hair regeneration markers.
November 2024 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this pilot study, researchers isolated skin-derived precursor-like cells from human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived skin organoids, revealing their potential for future hair regenerative applications by exhibiting self-renewal and key marker expression.
June 2023 in “Dermatopathology” In this case report, researchers described a unique skin lesion in a 55-year-old woman, identifying it as folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma with an unusual combination of spindle cell lipomatous and neural components, which had not been previously documented in such cases.
March 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that 4-aminopyridine significantly improved skin wound healing by enhancing wound closure, tissue regeneration, and cellular interactions involved in repair processes.
This study found that fetal canine hair follicle-derived stem cells exhibited pluripotency markers, suggesting potential for therapeutic applications in hair and skin repair.
May 2005 in “Zhonghua chuangshang guke zazhi” This study found that human hair keratin bridges effectively induced nerve regeneration and demonstrated good biocompatibility and controlled degradation when used in rats with peripheral nerve defects.
January 2005 in “Zhonghua chuangshang guke zazhi” This study found that human hair keratin can effectively induce peripheral nerve regeneration in rats, showing good biocompatibility and a controllable degradation rate when used as a scaffold material.
March 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Genetic factors, especially PADI3 gene variants, contribute to CCCA in women of African descent.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified nine pathogenic variants in the PADI3 gene and variants in the S100A3 and TCHH genes in patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, suggesting a broader genetic basis for the disease and potential targets for genetic testing and therapies.
November 2025 in “PubMed” This study identified nine pathogenic variants in the PADI3 gene, and variants in the S100A3 and TCHH genes, which may disrupt protein function and contribute to central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
July 2026 in “Nature Communications” This study used spatial transcriptomics to investigate T cell-hair follicle interactions in cutaneous lupus erythematosus across mice, dogs, and humans, finding that CXCR3+ T cells and B cells are enriched in lesional skin, with implications for potential therapeutic targets.
June 2025 in “Histopathology” This study found that in superficial angiomyxomas, S100A4-positive mesenchymal niches may induce non-neoplastic adnexal epithelial growth, and highlighted evidence of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in eccrine duct branching, especially in Carney's complex cases.
January 2025 in “BMC Genomics” In this study, researchers identified thousands of mRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, and miRNA transcripts involved in different hair follicle stages of Rex rabbits and highlighted significant gene expression changes and pathway enrichments, providing insights into the regulatory mechanisms of hair development in these animals.
January 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study explored how T cells interact with hair follicles in primary cicatricial alopecias by using spatial transcriptomics across mice, dogs, and human samples, revealing specific communication pathways and potential drug targets like CFD and S100A8/9 for future therapeutic research.