19 citations
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September 2019 in “PLOS genetics” This study found that telomere shortening disrupts BMP/pSmad/P63 signaling, leading to skin atrophy via Follistatin up-regulation, and suggests potential therapeutic targets.
106 citations
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October 2016 in “Cell Stem Cell” This study found that PDGFA is critical for the proliferation and maintenance of adipocyte stem cells in skin but not other white adipose tissues, highlighting unique regulatory mechanisms in different tissue depots.
25 citations
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June 2021 in “Developmental Cell” In this study, researchers found that deleting Caspase-9 in hair follicle stem cells delayed apoptosis, leading to accelerated wound repair and new hair follicle regeneration by maintaining apoptotic cells as signaling centers.
18 citations
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April 2022 in “Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology” This study found that gelatin microspheres delivering adipose-derived stem cells significantly accelerated diabetic wound healing in rats, suggesting a promising approach for enhancing cell-based therapies.
August 2024 in “Receptors” This review highlights the crucial role of vitamin D signaling in epidermal stem cells during skin wound healing, emphasizing its distinct functions from calcium metabolism and its importance in genomic regulation mediated by the vitamin D receptor.
April 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that in growing skin tissue, epidermal wound healing occurs at the expense of normal skin development, as it impairs hair follicle growth and does not activate tissue morphogenesis genes.
179 citations
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July 2016 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review examines how epigenetic dysregulation affects adult stem cell function, noting that impacts range from minor to serious disruptions in tissue homeostasis and potential cancer development.
May 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that the natural product Shi-Bi-Man significantly promoted hair regeneration in cynomolgus monkeys, increasing hair follicle number and activation by boosting specific protein markers and interactions in Laminin-related pathways.
61 citations
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January 2008 in “Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology” This review examines beta-catenin's role in stem cell renewal, lineage selection, and tumor formation in the epidermis and reports no new experimental findings.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study explores the role of cell competition in maintaining genomic quality in epidermal stem cells and proposes that this process might influence cancer development in skin tissues.
April 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that exosomes derived from human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells significantly promote cutaneous wound healing in rats by modulating the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.
25 citations
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November 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study found that PlncRNA‑1 may enhance the proliferation and differentiation of hair follicle stem cells by upregulating the TGF‑β1-mediated Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
34 citations
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June 2020 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this study, researchers observed that follicular damage and stem cell loss in frontal fibrosing alopecia may be mediated by immune attacks at the bulge region, suggesting potential for JAK/STAT-targeting treatments to prevent progression.
March 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology/Indian journal of dermatology” This review discusses the potential of exosomes as cell-free treatments for skin aging and various dermatological diseases, highlighting their role in preventing scarring and promoting wound healing, while acknowledging the need for further research and quality control methodologies.
39 citations
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April 2015 in “Regeneration” This review discusses the regenerative processes of lizard tails, particularly focusing on the diversity in blastema development across different species, and reports no new findings.
January 2008 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This study identified complex regulatory elements and interactions involving the Hr gene and HR protein that are crucial for hair follicle formation and cycling in mammals.
82 citations
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March 2012 in “Development” This study found that deleting the miRNA processing enzymes Drosha and Dicer from mouse skin epithelial cells disrupted normal hair follicle development and maintenance, leading to follicular degradation and stem cell loss during the growth phase.
17 citations
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January 2007 in “Annals of Medicine” This review discusses advancements and challenges in cutaneous gene therapy using direct and indirect techniques, noting that while clinical translation has begun, further developments are essential for progress.
January 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Female-pattern hair loss may involve an autoimmune-like process, suggesting new treatment options.
5 citations
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September 2015 in “PubMed” This article provides an overview of the biological process of skin wound healing, detailing the roles of keratinocytes, dermal cells, and trichogenesis without presenting new experimental results.
April 2015 in “MOJ Cell Science & Report” This study found that rat hair follicle stem cells can be effectively transfected with VEGF 165 using lentivirus vectors, suggesting their potential use in developing tissue-engineered skin with improved vascularization.
17 citations
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November 2023 in “Journal of Biological Engineering” This study found that exosomes derived from antler stem cells significantly enhanced wound healing speed and quality in rats, including better skin regeneration and collagen distribution, outperforming exosomes from bone marrow stem cells, and suggesting potential clinical applications.
6 citations
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February 2010 in “Biotechnology and bioprocess engineering” This study investigated optimizing the differentiation process of UC-MSCs into dermal papilla-like tissues for potential hair follicle therapy and highlighted the potential to reduce associated costs by evaluating cell density and growth factors.
36 citations
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July 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This narrative piece considers how epigenetic factors may influence the processes of skin wound healing, including hair follicle formation, but it presents no new experimental results.
April 2026 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” This review discusses the processes of melanocyte stem cell quiescence and activation, focusing on their interaction with hair follicle stem cells, and highlights current research on hair graying mechanisms; it reports no new results.
64 citations
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August 2013 in “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” This review discusses current concepts in wound repair and suggests that these evolving paradigms might also explain regenerative processes in various organ systems, but it reports no new research findings.
36 citations
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January 2019 in “Nature communications” This study found that Ldh activity in hair follicle stem cell-mediated squamous cell carcinoma is not necessary for tumorigenesis, as its modulation did not affect the cancer's development or characteristics.
January 2006 in “Advances in developmental biology” This review discusses the roles of the hairless (HR) protein as a corepressor, particularly its impact on RORα-mediated transcriptional repression, and reports no new experimental findings.
12 citations
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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.
759 citations
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February 2009 in “Current Biology” This review summarizes fundamental concepts and recent advancements in hair follicle biology, including insights from mouse models into broader molecular and cellular processes relevant to regeneration and development.