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November 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” Using defensins to activate stem cells may improve skin aging signs without causing inflammation.
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December 2016 in “PLOS ONE” Scientists made skin stem cells from other human cells with over 97% efficiency, which could help treat skin conditions.
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January 2018 in “Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry” Fat-derived stem cells can help protect and repair skin stem cells from aging caused by UV light.
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August 2014 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Dermal papilla cells help wounds heal better and can potentially grow new hair.
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November 2019 in “Mediators of inflammation” IL-6 from stem cells helps repair skin and grow hair.
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October 2009 in “Cancer research” Disrupting Stat3 in hair follicle stem cells greatly reduces skin tumor formation.
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Understanding how melanocyte stem cells work could lead to new treatments for hair graying and skin pigmentation disorders.
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January 2020 in “Cells” The research found that the gene activity in mouse skin stem cells changes significantly as they age.
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in medicine” Metformin helps improve skin regeneration by increasing the growth of skin stem cells.
May 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers created a skin graft that senses blood glucose and could treat diabetes using CRISPR-edited stem cells.
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January 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” Skin stem cells maintain and repair the outer layer of skin, with some types being essential for healing wounds.
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December 1992 in “Seminars in cell biology” Skin stem cells are maintained by signals from nearby cells and vary in their ability to renew and mature.
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September 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” Aging reduces skin stem cell function, leading to changes like hair loss and slower wound healing.
January 2019 in “Advances in stem cells and their niches” Skin health and repair depend on the signals between skin stem cells and their surrounding cells.
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November 2015 in “Cell Cycle” Different skin stem cells help heal wounds, with hair follicle cells becoming more important over time.
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August 2015 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Human skin can provide stem cells for tissue repair and regeneration, but there are challenges in obtaining and growing these cells safely.
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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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May 2014 in “Stem cells and development” Horse skin stem cells combined with platelet-rich plasma improve skin healing.
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June 2005 in “Stem Cells and Development” Intestinal stem cells can help repair skin damage from radiation.
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January 2017 in “Elsevier eBooks” Skin's epithelial stem cells are crucial for repair and maintenance, and understanding them could improve treatments for skin problems.
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January 2010 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” New treatments targeting skin stem cells show promise for skin repair, anti-aging, and cancer therapy.
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December 2016 in “Cell Stem Cell” PDGFA/AKT signaling is important for the growth and maintenance of certain skin fat cells.
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June 2013 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Stem cell differentiation is crucial for skin barrier maintenance and its disruption can lead to skin diseases.
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September 2016 in “Stem cells translational medicine” Using bioreactors, scientists can grow more skin stem cells that keep their ability to regenerate skin and hair.