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November 2018 in “Development, Growth & Differentiation” Epidermal stem cells have various roles in skin beyond just maintenance, including forming specialized structures and aiding in skin repair and regeneration.
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February 2016 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” KCNQ potassium channels help control the sensitivity of touch receptors in the skin.
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December 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Overexpressing ornithine decarboxylase and v-Ha-ras in keratinocytes leads to invasiveness and malignancy.
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April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists have found a way to create hair follicles from skin cells of newborn mice, which can grow and cycle naturally when injected into adult mouse skin.
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January 2007 in “Dermatology” Scientists have made progress in understanding hair follicle stem cells, identifying specific genes and markers, and suggesting their use in treating hair and skin conditions.
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December 2016 in “Experimental cell research” The research found a way to identify and study skin cells with stem cell traits, revealing they behave differently in culture and questioning current stemness assessment methods.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Short-term treatment with ROCKi increases skin cell growth without changing stem cell features.
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July 2004 in “Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution” Reptilian scales, feathers, and hairs evolved from changes in skin cell interactions.
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August 2014 in “Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology” The skin and thymus develop similarly to protect and support immunity.
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January 2006 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” Researchers found that bulge cells from human hair can grow quickly in culture and have properties of hair follicle stem cells, which could be useful for skin treatments.
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July 2019 in “PLOS ONE” Skin lymphatic vessels are essential for hair growth.
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November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists found a new type of skin cell that could help with skin repair and these cells work better with a certain protein.
January 2007 in “The Year book of dermatology” Researchers successfully isolated and identified key stem cells in human hair follicles, which could help develop new skin and hair treatments.
66 citations,
December 2013 in “Nature Cell Biology” Inactive hair follicle stem cells help prevent skin cancer.
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September 2018 in “Scientific reports” Scientists created keratinocyte cell lines from human hair that can differentiate similarly to normal skin cells, offering a new way to study skin biology and diseases.
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June 2012 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Scientists identified a group of human skin cells with high growth and regeneration potential.
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February 2022 in “Pharmaceuticals” Smaller curcumin nanocrystals penetrate skin and hair follicles better than larger ones.
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January 2013 in “Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery” A 79-year-old man was diagnosed with a rare skin condition called nevus comedonicus on his eyelids.
November 2024 in “Journal of Scientific Agriculture” Silk proteins are great for cosmetics because they protect and improve skin and hair while being eco-friendly.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” Adult skin cells can be used to create new hair in a lab.
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July 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The protein Par3 is crucial for healthy skin, affecting the skin barrier, cell differentiation, and stem cell maintenance.
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” Different types of skin cells have unique genetic markers that affect how likely they are to spread cancer.
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October 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Dihydrotestosterone can be made from dehydroepiandrosterone in skin cells without needing testosterone.
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December 2019 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Grouping certain skin cells together activates a growth pathway that helps create new hair follicles.
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