9 citations
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August 2015 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” In this study, human dermal stem/progenitor cell-derived conditioned medium was found to promote hair regrowth in mice, possibly through effects on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
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October 2023 in “Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery” This meta-analysis reported that stem cell-derived conditioned medium effectively increases hair density and thickness in patients with alopecia, with longer treatment durations showing greater improvements.
33 citations
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September 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that intradermal administration of adipose-derived stem cell–conditioned medium significantly increased hair density and dermal thickness, suggesting potential regenerative effects on both hair follicles and the interfollicular scalp in patients with alopecia.
45 citations
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January 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that incorporating adipose-derived stem cell conditioned medium into a polysaccharide hydrogel effectively reduced scar hyperplasia, with the combination offering better outcomes in preventing hypertrophic scarring compared to the medium alone in a rabbit ear model.
23 citations
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June 2015 in “Oncology Letters” This study reported that adipose-derived stem cell-conditioned medium demonstrated anti-tumorigenic effects on B16 melanoma cells both in vitro and in vivo, indicating potential for future melanoma treatment.
298 citations
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January 2014 in “BioMed Research International” This review discusses various methods for obtaining stem cell-derived conditioned media and its applications in disease treatment, finding generally positive results but highlighting the need for standardized production methods.
January 2010 in “Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University)” This review discusses the growth factors produced by adipose tissue-derived stem cells that are associated with hair growth stimulation and reports no new clinical findings.
March 2025 in “Regenerative Therapy” This study suggests that SACM may enhance hair growth more effectively than non-treated ACM, highlighting the potential of S. maxima as a promising agent for use in pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries.
October 2012 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” The researchers reported that treatment with adipose-derived stem cell conditioned medium significantly increased hair count in the study participants, suggesting it is an effective therapy for hair regeneration.
4 citations
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that injecting bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and conditioned medium into mice promoted hair follicle stem cell proliferation and transition to active growth phases, suggesting potential clinical targets for hair loss treatment.
July 2025 in “The FASEB Journal” This study reported that exosomes derived from human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSC-exo) accelerated hair growth in androgenetic alopecia mice by enhancing signals between hair follicle cells and improving cellular environments, particularly protecting against dihydrotestosterone-induced damage via Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
This literature review reports that mesenchymal stem cell-derived secretome, including conditioned medium and extracellular vesicles, shows promise as an effective treatment for various diseases in animal and human in-vivo models, with ongoing clinical trials and recommendations for future research discussed.
January 2019 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This study found that a hair tonic containing a human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned medium significantly increased hair density, thickness, and growth rate in patients with androgenetic alopecia.
January 2019 in “대한피부과학회지” In this study, a hair tonic containing human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned medium significantly increased hair density, thickness, and growth rate in patients with androgenetic alopecia.
7 citations
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January 2020 in “PubMed” In this review, researchers highlight preclinical and clinical studies on stem cell-based therapies for hair loss, noting promising early findings but indicating that further robust clinical research is necessary to better understand their effectiveness, safety, and mechanisms.
January 2022 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” This review explores the use of stem cell-based therapies for hair regeneration, highlighting the potential benefits of stem cell-derived conditioned medium, but stresses the need for more rigorous clinical trials to substantiate its efficacy.
28 citations
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December 2012 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” This study reported that treatments using ADSC-CM improved hair growth in all participants, with the most pronounced results after four sessions within three to four months.
166 citations
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April 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” The researchers reported that they predicted associations between certain components of MSC-conditioned medium and its ability to stimulate cell migration in vitro, identifying factors affecting its biological activity.
55 citations
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May 2017 in “Current stem cell research & therapy” In this study, Japanese patients treated with adipose-derived stem cell-conditioned medium for hair regeneration showed positive outcomes, suggesting it may be an effective new therapy for alopecia.
3 citations
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February 2025 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Wharton's Jelly stem cell medium may help treat skin issues in Systemic Sclerosis.
May 2026 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering” This study established a method to create stem cell-derived dermal papilla cells and found that their conditioned medium significantly boosts hair growth and offers anti-inflammatory benefits in mice, surpassing minoxidil and addressing androgen-related hair loss.
2 citations
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November 2023 in “Laboratory Animal Research” In this study, the combination of conditioned medium from human adipose-derived stem cells and photobiomodulation significantly enhanced wound healing in type 2 diabetic rats compared to using either treatment alone, with particularly superior results in wound strength and new blood vessel formation.
This study found that conditioned medium from human placental cells or tissue promoted angiogenesis in HUVECs in vitro, with early-pregnancy placental cells and whole placental tissue showing more significant effects.
June 2026 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that a combined treatment using autologous scalp‐derived micrografts and allogeneic dental pulp stem cell‐derived conditioned medium was well-tolerated and improved hair characteristics in 69.5% of patients with male androgenetic alopecia, particularly increasing hair diameter and hair number per follicular unit.
17 citations
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February 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that keratinocyte stem/progenitor cell-conditioned medium significantly enhanced hair growth in mice and increased the proliferation of human hair follicle cells.
32 citations
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May 2020 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” This review discusses the potential of stem cell-based therapies, particularly involving stem cell-derived conditioned medium and exosomes, for hair regeneration in nonscarring alopecia, but it reports no new clinical outcomes.
182 citations
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June 2017 in “Biomaterials” This study found that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells produced more anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic cytokines on electrospun scaffolds, which enhanced wound healing and macrophage activity in a rat model.
January 2021 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” This source reviews treatments for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting that combining therapies generally improves effectiveness over single treatments, and discusses emerging drug-assisted delivery techniques aimed at increasing the efficiency of conventional drugs like minoxidil and finasteride.
18 citations
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November 2013 in “Molecules and Cells” This study found that a novel 3D in vitro culture condition improved stemness markers and proliferation potential in human dermal stem/progenitor cells compared to traditional 2D methods.
81 citations
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December 2009 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This review discusses the paracrine effects of adipose tissue-derived stem cells on surrounding cells and tissues, noting their potential therapeutic benefits, but reports no new clinical results.