333 citations
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March 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” In this study, researchers established that increased expression of the human GLI-1 gene in mouse skin leads to the development of tumors that closely resemble human basal cell carcinomas, without requiring additional mutations in the p53 or Ha ras genes.
92 citations
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December 2005 in “The Journal of clinical investigation/The journal of clinical investigation” This study reports that human hair follicle stem cells express different surface markers than mouse stem cells, facilitating their isolation and potentially aiding in the development of cell-based skin treatments.
48 citations
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December 2022 in “Biomolecules” This review discusses recent advancements in 3D bioprinting for skin regeneration and describes potential improvements for clinical applications, but it reports no new experimental results.
44 citations
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February 2023 in “Cell” In this study, researchers found that human fingerprint ridges are formed through a modified hair follicle developmental process and spatial patterns influenced by specific signaling pathways.
28 citations
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May 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study demonstrated that the highly divergent WDSV rv-cyclin significantly stimulates eukaryotic cell proliferation, leading to hyperplastic skin lesions in transgenic mice.
22 citations
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April 1987 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Skin organ culture helps us understand skin biology and diseases better.
15 citations
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April 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study observed that earlier-passage keratinocyte cultures led to superior hair follicle neogenesis in dermal-epidermal composites grafted onto immunodeficient mice, suggesting their potential utility in studying human hair follicle development.
4 citations
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May 2025 in “Life” This review highlights advancements in 3D bioprinting for skin tissue engineering, focusing on exosome-loaded bioinks that show potential for enhancing skin regeneration and repair.
4 citations
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January 2012 in “Human health handbooks” This study suggests that ferrous ferric chloride plays a role in regulating skin homeostasis by promoting the proliferation and differentiation of skin cells from a distance.
1 citations
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July 2022 in “International journal of dermatology and clinical research” This article discusses the complexity of developing treatments for skin diseases due to their multifactorial pathogenesis and reports no new experimental results.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences” This article reviews how epigenetic modifications, particularly DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNA pathways, affect the development of skin diseases, suggesting potential for personalized treatments that target these changes.
August 2021 in “Oxford University Press eBooks” This chapter discusses various skin functions and structures involved in protection, immune response, and homeostasis, but it reports no new research findings.
201 citations
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May 2001 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study found that transgenic expression of COX-2 in mouse basal keratinocytes causes epidermal hyperplasia and certain dysplastic features at specific body sites.
186 citations
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December 2012 in “Current opinion in cell biology” This review discusses the recent advancements in understanding how keratins influence cytoarchitecture, cell dynamics, and disease processes but reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight its roles in development and diseases like cancer.
180 citations
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January 2002 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study observed that vitamin D receptor knockout mice exhibit impaired epidermal differentiation and progressive hair loss, suggesting the importance of the vitamin D receptor in normal skin and hair follicle development.
73 citations
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July 2016 in “Cosmetics” This review discusses the use of mushrooms and their bioactive compounds in cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics and reports no new clinical findings, highlighting potential areas for future research and development.
65 citations
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December 2000 in “PubMed” This article reviews key questions in skin biology, particularly the mechanisms of hair follicle patterning and the role of stem cells in the epidermis, reporting no new results.
60 citations
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January 2015 in “World Journal of Stem Cells” This review discusses advances in skin tissue engineering, focusing on scaffold-free approaches and the application of stem cells, and reports no new research findings.
58 citations
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January 2010 in “Arthritis Care & Research” In this study, hydroxychloroquine use was associated with a delayed onset of integument damage in SLE patients, while higher disease activity over time predicted quicker damage development.
57 citations
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October 2021 in “Journal of ethnopharmacology” This review compiled by the authors emphasizes the traditional use of medicinal plants for dermatological disorders in India, highlighting the need for further scientific studies to validate their effectiveness and suggesting potential for drug development based on ethnodermatological practices.
47 citations
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology” This review discusses the role of the skin microbiome in the pathogenesis of various skin disorders, such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, and reports no new clinical findings; it emphasizes potential therapeutic implications.
45 citations
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April 2019 in “International Immunology” This review discusses the mechanisms behind alopecia areata and primary cicatricial alopecia and reports no new clinical results, aiming to guide the development of targeted treatments.
44 citations
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November 2009 in “Archives of Dermatology” This study observed that patients with CYLD mutations frequently experienced severe, painful tumors beyond the head and neck, impacting their quality of life, with hormonal factors possibly contributing to tumor development.
39 citations
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January 2013 in “Skin pharmacology and physiology” This article reviews the potential of nanoparticles for drug delivery through the skin barrier and highlights the need for further research on solid nanoparticles, as they lack commercial development for this purpose.
38 citations
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May 2017 in “Medical Science Monitor” This study reported a 2.6% prevalence of myositis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, with alopecia, leukopenia, and active disease significantly associated with its development.
37 citations
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January 2010 in “Human Molecular Genetics” In this study using mice with specific gene knockouts, both farnesyltransferase and geranylgeranyltransferase-I were found to be essential for the proliferation and survival of skin keratinocytes.
35 citations
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June 2017 in “Pharmaceutical research” This study presented a new two-dimensional model that successfully predicts transdermal permeation of caffeine, highlighting the significant role of the follicular pathway in increasing systemic bioavailability.
33 citations
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December 2017 in “Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences” In this study, researchers found that microRNAs in the oar-let-7 and oar-miR-200 families were significantly up-regulated during critical fetal periods of cashmere goat hair follicle development, suggesting their role in this process.
21 citations
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April 2019 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This article reviews the causes and clinical presentation of pseudofolliculitis barbae, highlighting how genetic susceptibility and hair removal practices contribute to its development, but reports no new research findings.
19 citations
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April 2023 in “Antibiotics” This study found that azelaic acid entrapped in transethosomes exhibited enhanced antidermatophyte activity and improved treatment outcomes in guinea pig models of dermatophytosis compared to free azelaic acid.