418 citations
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September 2012 in “Nature” This study reports the first instance of skin autotomy in mammals, specifically in African spiny mice, and suggests they may possess a greater regenerative capacity than previously understood, possibly offering insights for regenerative medicine.
39 citations
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June 2018 in “Burns” This study found that the spiny mouse can regenerate tissues such as skeletal muscle, dermis, and hair without scarring after full thickness thermal burns, unlike the lab mouse.
January 2023 in “International journal of biological sciences” This study found that ATP synthases and the mitochondrial gene COX2 play a key role in determining the size of skin appendages in hedgehogs and mice by influencing energy metabolism and cell proliferation.
27 citations
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January 2017 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This study found no significant benefit from PRP injections for treating androgenetic alopecia in men, highlighting the need for larger, well-designed trials to assess its effectiveness and safety.
1 citations
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August 2023 in “Genome research” This study found that in spiny mice, the proximal side of ear wounds is crucial for regeneration, a process possibly linked to unique injury-induced immune responses compared to nonregenerative rodents.
November 2025 in “Eduvest - Journal Of Universal Studies” This case report describes a young male patient with androgenetic alopecia who experienced significant hair growth improvement and no side effects after receiving single spin platelet-rich plasma therapy combined with topical minoxidil.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that manipulating both gene expression and matrix stiffness in mice can alter hair regeneration after skin wounding, highlighting key factors in regenerative biology.
1 citations
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April 2023 in “Science Advances” This study found that sustained ERK activity during tissue regeneration in spiny mice is linked to fibroblast growth factor and ErbB signaling, while inhibiting ERK shifted regeneration toward scarring.
January 2018 in “Biomedical Research (Aligarh)” This study found no significant differences in bone mineral density or predisposing factors across hair-loss stages in women with androgenetic alopecia, though early-onset cases may warrant investigation for premature bone loss.
February 2023 in “Mağallaẗ Tikrīt li-l-ʻulūm al-ṣirfaẗ/Tikrit journal of pure science” In this study, the researchers reported the detailed anatomical structure of horse skin, including the composition and organization of the epidermis, dermis, and associated glands and follicles.
40 citations
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August 2010 in “Archives of dermatology” This case report describes the youngest known patient with viral-associated trichodysplasia of immunosuppression, where systemic valganciclovir therapy improved facial papule eruptions following cardiac transplantation.
22 citations
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March 2017 in “Transplant Infectious Disease” This case report describes successful treatment of generalized trichodysplasia spinulosa with leflunomide in a patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy following solid organ transplantation.
9 citations
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews nonscarring and scarring hair loss conditions that may mimic androgenetic alopecia, reporting no new clinical results and highlighting the need for accurate diagnosis in hair restoration surgery.
2 citations
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March 2011 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes an 18-year-old male with IFAP syndrome, confirmed by total hair loss, severe photophobia, and characteristic skin changes, marking a rare presentation of the condition.
5 citations
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April 2016 in “Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences” This study fabricated a polyamide fiber containing amber particles and characterized its potential for textile applications, noting that the chemical structure of amber remained unchanged after grinding and integration.
3 citations
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August 2018 in “Medical Journal Armed Forces India/MJAFI” In this study, IPL treatment for six months significantly reduced hair growth in females with faun tail nevus linked to spinal abnormalities.
1 citations
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November 2024 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This case study reported that a 13-year-old cat with paraneoplastic alopecia due to an intraabdominal apocrine adenocarcinoma exhibited ventrally distributed alopecia and shiny skin, with necropsy showing telogenisation and miniaturisation of the hair follicles.
1 citations
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July 2018 in “Journal of dermatology & cosmetology” This case report describes a treatment approach for frontal and temporal alopecia using oral dutasteride, minoxidil lotion, and triamcinolone injections, with hyaluronic acid successfully treating injection site atrophy.
June 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This case report describes a 15-year-old girl with features of Becker naevus syndrome, highlighting the importance of DNA analysis from skin to confirm the diagnosis after 9 years of symptoms.
September 1995 in “American Journal of Contact Dermatitis” Antiyeast treatments work better for seborrheic dermatitis than steroids, and other findings include increased skin bacteria under plastic wrap, a nasal cell defect in Staphylococcus aureus carriers, quick resolution of certain skin reactions, high rubber latex allergy in spina bifida patients, and glyceryl monopentadecanoate's effectiveness for male hair loss.
10 citations
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August 2020 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study found that platelet-rich plasma significantly increased hair diameter in both men and women with androgenetic alopecia but improved hair density only in men.
1 citations
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January 2021 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This expert group provided recommendations for preparing and using platelet-rich plasma in treating androgenetic alopecia, suggesting a manual double-spin method and specific dosing, although further studies on injectable platelet-rich fibrin are needed.
21 citations
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July 2015 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” In this study, ultradeformable liposomes containing Tween 20 or terpenes increased phospholipid bilayer fluidity and enhanced skin penetration of sodium fluorescein, with terpenes improving hair follicle penetration.
January 2026 in “In Silico Research in Biomedicine” This study used computational methods to explore the potential of betulinic acid from Ziziphus spina-christi in treating alopecia, suggesting its possible protective effects on hair follicles by enhancing genomic stability and reducing oxidative damage, meriting further experimental validation.
June 2020 in “Journal of Evolution of medical and Dental Sciences” This study found that platelet-rich plasma treatment effectively decreased hair fall and increased hair growth in male patients with androgenetic alopecia.
1 citations
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April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that laboratory and African spiny mice have distinct spatiotemporal patterns in wound-induced hair neogenesis, with the Twist1 pathway playing a central role in epidermal-dermal interactions for hair primordia formation.
August 2005 in “Microscopy and Microanalysis” Polymethylene wax in hair relaxers makes hair smooth and shiny with less damage.
16 citations
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April 2017 in “ACM Transactions on Graphics” Light scatters differently from elliptical hair fibers than from circular ones, and a new model better predicts this behavior, especially for shiny highlights.
October 2025 in “JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH” This study found that both single spin and double spin techniques of PRP preparation significantly improved hair growth in male androgenetic alopecia, with no statistical difference between the methods.
January 2025 in “Journal of Bacha Khan Medical College.” This study compared two PRP preparation techniques for treating androgenetic alopecia and found that both methods led to some improvement in hair loss, but further research is suggested due to variations in PRP preparation.