April 2025 in “WORLD JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY” This study reported that stem cells derived from semi-solid bone marrow improved the healing of diabetic incision wounds in rats by increasing epidermal thickness and blood vessel growth, and reducing hair follicle destruction, cellular penetration, diffuse fibrosis, and necrosis compared to control groups.
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September 2012 in “Genes & development” This study found that aging in the epidermis disrupts cytokine balance and stem cell function, which may contribute to broader tumor-suppressive mechanisms.
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January 2019 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This review discusses current uses and advancements in mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned media as a potential regenerative therapy but does not present new clinical findings.
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April 2016 in “Nature communications” This study found that in adult mouse skin, reduced levels of histone H3 K4/K9/K27me3 during hair follicle stem cell quiescence are linked to proper tissue homeostasis.
March 2026 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” This review highlights that exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells, particularly those enriched with circ-Ash1l, can inhibit ferroptosis and reduce UVB-induced skin aging by delivering GPX4-promoting signals to damaged cells, thus offering a potential regenerative therapy for photoaged skin.
This study found that PRL-1-overexpressing PD-MSCs reduced adipogenesis in orbital fibroblasts from Graves' ophthalmopathy patients by secreting IGFBPs and modulating the FAK pathway.
December 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that preconditioning human hair follicle-derived stem cells with valproic acid enhanced their survival and migration in ischemic-like conditions by activating autophagy and inhibiting the AKT/mTOR pathway, suggesting this approach could improve stem cell therapies for ischemic stroke.
August 2019 in “Regenerative Medicine” In June 2019, the stem cell research field saw major progress, including new clinical trials, FDA approvals, and industry collaborations.
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January 2019 in “International journal of biological sciences” This study proposes the miR-22-5p-LEF1 axis as a novel pathway that may regulate hair follicle stem cell proliferation.
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November 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that, despite a major depletion of SOX2-expressing stem cells in the pituitary, there was no effect on endocrine cell homeostasis or response to certain stressors in adult mice.
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March 2020 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” This review discusses the flexibility and diversity of tissue stem cell systems, particularly focusing on the motility and ligand distribution of spermatogenic stem cells, without presenting new experimental results.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that anagen hair follicles can quickly regenerate after radiation damage by forming new progenitor cells outside the bulge, bypassing the need for telogen entry.
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May 2024 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review discusses the potential of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for improving diabetic wound healing and highlights their mechanisms, limitations, and challenges, but provides no new clinical findings.
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July 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from type 2 diabetes mice were slightly less effective, yet had comparable therapeutic effects on wound healing compared to non-diabetic controls.
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study suggests that exosomal miRNAs from human amniotic fluid stem cells may inhibit myofibroblast differentiation and reduce fibrotic scarring in wound healing.
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April 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that ionizing radiation primarily affects keratinocyte stem cells in the hair follicle, suggesting they play a central role in radiation-induced hair graying, rather than melanocyte stem cells.
77 citations
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February 2017 in “Stem Cell Reports” This study found that activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in mouse testes promotes spermatogonial differentiation and reduces the stem cell pool, with SHISA6 inhibiting this process and maintaining stem cell characteristics.
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August 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that a 3D co-culture of endothelial colony-forming cells and adipose-derived stem cells restored stem cell properties and improved healing in a mouse model of chronic injury.
May 2023 in “Elsevier eBooks” This research highlights the potential of stem cells, especially those derived from adipose tissue, as a treatment for hair loss, emphasizing paracrine signaling and the secretion of beneficial molecules as key mechanisms.
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October 2018 in “Cell Reports” This study found that Lgr5 and Lgr6 stem cells both activated wound-healing genes, but only Lgr5 stem cells changed their identity to contribute to new skin formation during wound repair.
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October 2022 in “Journal of Biomedical Science” This review discusses the potential of secretome derived from stem cells for treating alopecia areata and reports no new clinical results; the authors suggest the need for further human trials.
April 2024 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” This study explored the diversity of melanocyte stem cell subpopulations in the hair follicles of adult female mice and identified novel groups with distinct immune privilege regulation, suggesting a heterogeneous landscape that future research should consider.
March 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study identified the dermal sheath as a driver of hair follicle regression through muscle contraction, essential for reuniting niches and stem cells to regenerate tissue structure during homeostasis.
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December 2009 in “Cell stem cell” This study suggests that skin-derived precursors from Sox2(+) hair follicle dermal cells have the potential to function as dermal stem cells, supporting hair morphogenesis, dermal maintenance, and wound-healing.
238 citations
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April 2012 in “Cell stem cell” This perspective review discusses the crucial role of the stem cell niche in influencing stem cell function and its potential as a target for developing new regenerative medicine strategies, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicle stem cells show signs of low oxygen levels, which may be important for hair growth and preventing baldness.
9 citations
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May 2023 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that mesenchymal stem cell treatment alleviated atopic dermatitis-like symptoms in a mouse model by modulating immune and inflammatory responses, with gene expression changes suggesting pathways for potential personalized treatment approaches.
5 citations
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June 2024 in “Free Radical Biology and Medicine” This review highlights that current in vitro models often fail to replicate the physiological oxygen levels experienced by different skin cell types, which could affect redox states and functions, potentially accelerating skin aging.
220 citations
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March 2020 in “Advanced functional materials” This review discusses the mechanisms and potential therapeutic benefits of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles delivered via biomaterials, but reports no new clinical results.
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August 2010 in “Nature” Scientists turned rat thymus cells into stem cells that can help repair skin and hair.