265 citations
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July 2012 in “Cell” This study found multipotent progenitors in sweat ducts that become unipotent after sweat gland development, highlighting distinct regenerative capabilities in adult glandular skin stem cell populations.
33 citations
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October 2013 in “PloS one” This study found that human sweat glands contain unique stem cells with significant multilineage differentiation potential and self-renewal abilities, suggesting promising clinical applications due to easy biopsy access.
36 citations
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September 2013 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that sweat gland stem cells primarily maintain sweat gland homeostasis but can trans-differentiate to aid in epidermal healing and regenerate diverse skin structures under certain conditions.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review evaluates controlled studies on Platelet-Rich Plasma for androgenetic alopecia treatment, reporting positive effects on hair growth and density but highlighting the need for standardized protocols.
26 citations
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January 2014 in “Cell Structure and Function” This study provides evidence that human sweat gland myoepithelial cells contain stem cells capable of self-renewal and differentiating into sweat gland luminal cells.
9 citations
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January 2017 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter discusses the skin stem cell niche as a complex ecosystem and highlights the diverse components and interactions that influence stem cell function, but it reports no new experimental results.
July 2013 in “University of Southern California Digital Library” In this study, researchers identified slow cycling label retaining cells in nail and sweat gland appendages, showing stem cell characteristics similar to hair follicles but with distinct features.
133 citations
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September 2013 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Different types of stem cells and their environments are key to skin repair and maintenance.
January 2007 in “Jiepouxue yanjiu” This study found that transplanted ES cell-derived epidermal stem cells promoted the formation of epidermis, sweat gland-like, sebaceous gland-like, and hair follicle-like structures in mouse skin defects.
3 citations
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November 2020 in “PubMed” This study observed that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells cultured in three-dimensionally bioprinted hydrogels with higher stiffness, like 3A8G, tend to differentiate more into hair follicle cells compared to those in less stiff hydrogels, like 1A4G.
January 2005 in “中华医学杂志:英文版” This study found that residual sweat glands in hypertrophic scar tissues may regenerate from adult epidermal stem cells or residual glands after burn injury.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study developed protocols to create skin organoids with hair follicles and other appendages from human induced pluripotent stem cells, representing a significant step towards understanding hair follicle development and potential applications in modeling skin diseases and reconstructive surgeries.
253 citations
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March 1994 in “Developmental dynamics” This study suggests that programmed cell death plays a crucial role in shaping the structure of the human epidermis and its appendages during development.
2 citations
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September 2014 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” This review discusses advancements and challenges in laboratory-based tissue-expansion and transplantation techniques for facial wound healing, noting potential for stem cell therapies but highlighting the ongoing absence of skin features like hair follicles in cultured grafts.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that in genetic mouse models, the calcium sensor Stim1, not Stim2, is essential for sweat secretion in sweat glands.
5 citations
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August 2012 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a man's permanent skin and hair whitening, and generalized anhidrosis following allogeneic stem cell transplant, linked to immune-mediated destruction of melanocytes.
71 citations
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February 2020 in “Journal of Translational Medicine” This article reviews current strategies and advancements in regenerating skin appendages and sensory nerves in tissue-engineered skin, highlighting the challenge of restoring skin sensations like pain, temperature, and touch to improve patients’ quality of life.
69 citations
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June 2017 in “Experimental Biology and Medicine” This review discusses the advancements and challenges in developing in vitro human skin models incorporating components like vasculature for drug testing and disease research, but reports no new clinical results.
42 citations
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April 2016 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery/PSEF CD journals” This study found that hydrogels supplemented with fractionated platelet-rich plasma recruited more dermal-derived stem cells and accelerated healing, leading to hair growth and skin regeneration in rats.
November 2024 in “Burns & Trauma” This review examines how skin organoids, derived from stem cells, are constructed to simulate skin functions and are pivotal in wound healing and regeneration, highlighting their promising roles in both research and therapeutic applications.
20 citations
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This review discusses the current state of research on skin organoids, highlighting their potential for replicating complex skin structures and comparing recent studies on stem cell microenvironments.
10 citations
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September 2022 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This review discusses recent advancements and ongoing challenges in engineering human skin with appendages using scaffold-free and scaffold-based bioengineering approaches, but it reports no new clinical results.
January 2006 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the regeneration capabilities of various vertebrate tissues, focusing on the unique ability of certain species to regenerate teeth and lens, and reports no new results.
133 citations
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July 2020 in “Cells” This review discusses the modern approach of skin tissue engineering for chronic wound treatment, focusing on bioengineered artificial skin substitutes and assessing innovations in biomaterials and cell use; it reports no new clinical results.
85 citations
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July 2012 in “Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology” This article discusses the roles of epidermal stem cells in maintaining skin homeostasis and highlights how deregulation in signaling pathways may lead to cancer, but it reports no new experimental results.
14 citations
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February 2020 in “Scientific reports” This study found that telocytes in human scalp tissue were located around hair follicles and glands and may be involved in skin regeneration and homeostasis.
10 citations
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June 2017 in “Experimental Dermatology” This editorial discusses the biology and pathology of hair follicles, including factors like fungi and hair loss therapies, but provides no new research findings.
57 citations
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February 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Cylindromas likely originate from hair follicle stem cells, not sweat glands.
13 citations
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May 2017 in “Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology” This study outlines a method to isolate hair follicle stem cells from mouse skin using fluorescence activated cell-sorting for use in research models, but reports no experimental findings.
27 citations
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May 2024 in “Clinical and Translational Medicine” This review discusses the origin, characteristics, and therapeutic potential of melanocyte stem cells in skin pigmentation disorders and reports no clinical results.