54 citations
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February 2002 in “Carcinogenesis” This study suggests that activation of polyamine catabolism in K6-SSAT transgenic mice may significantly increase skin tumor development and progression to carcinomas following chemical induction.
9 citations
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October 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that microglia play a crucial role in neurogenesis and brain regeneration in zebrafish by regulating inflammatory signaling, and their absence impairs these processes.
228 citations
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September 2012 in “Trends in Neurosciences” This review examines the role of nerves in regeneration across various species and discusses their importance as components in the progenitor cell niche, reporting no new clinical results.
December 2025 in “Drug Discovery and Molecular Docking (DDMD)” This review highlights how single-cell transcriptomics has advanced understanding of tissue regeneration by revealing cellular diversity and key molecular interactions in animal models, despite methodological challenges, suggesting future applications in developing targeted regenerative therapies.
3 citations
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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study introduced Neurospectrum, a framework that effectively identifies meaningful neural dynamics by encoding neural activity into latent trajectories, and reported that it outperformed traditional methods in tracking synchronization, reconstructing stimuli, and identifying fMRI biomarkers in various datasets.
52 citations
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October 2007 in “Molecular Therapy” Injecting lentiviral vectors into early gestation mice effectively targets skin stem cells for potential gene therapy.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience” In this report, researchers describe a 13-month-old with neurodevelopmental disorder NEDESBA, confirming a TRAPPC4 gene mutation as the cause after excluding biotinidase deficiency, highlighting the importance of molecular testing for accurate diagnosis in overlapping metabolic and genetic conditions.
January 2019 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” This study developed in vitro methods to regenerate hair follicles and erector muscles by mimicking their native structures and mechanical conditions, reconstructing hair follicle-like structures and forming muscle-like tissues.
14 citations
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January 2020 in “Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology” This study found that mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue and hair follicles have a similar ability to differentiate into neurons, which could aid in developing therapies for neurological diseases.
1 citations
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April 2022 in “Regenerative Therapy” This study suggests that the GDNF signaling pathway may enhance skin regeneration, as observed in axolotls and Spiny mice, indicating potential for similar processes in humans.
66 citations
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July 2007 in “Journal of Molecular Medicine” This study in mice demonstrated that stress or nerve growth factor injection increases sensory neuron activity related to skin innervation, suggesting a strong connection between stress perception and neurogenic skin inflammation.
92 citations
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August 2017 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study found that newborn mouse skin organoids can robustly grow hair in vivo, while adult organoids require specific interventions to restore their hair-forming ability.
7 citations
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January 2023 in “Biofabrication” This study developed microfluidic-assisted GelMA-MSC/HAD-EPC microspheres that efficiently generated hair follicles in nude mice, suggesting a promising strategy for advancing hair-regenerative medicine.
5 citations
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January 2001 in “Journal of dermatological science” In this study, researchers found that the G(S)alpha subunit is strongly expressed in neonatal mouse hair follicles, indicating it may play a role in initiating follicle growth.
28 citations
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November 2018 in “Journal of cellular physiology” This study found that miR-124 may facilitate the differentiation of hair follicle stem cells into neuronal cells by targeting Sox9 and Ptbp1.
1 citations
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April 1998 in “PubMed” This study suggested that Nexin 1, a powerful serine-protease inhibitor, may have a role in regulating hair follicle growth by influencing cellular growth and differentiation.
61 citations
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October 1996 in “Development” This study found that combining adult germinative epidermal cells with non-inductive dermal cells can stimulate hair follicle neogenesis, effectively altering the cells' status to enhance induction.
118 citations
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June 1993 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that mouse and human protransglutaminase 3 enzymes require calcium-regulated activation for their role in later stages of cell envelope formation in the epidermis and hair follicle.
20 citations
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July 1987 in “Development Genes and Evolution”
October 2012 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Scientists used a special imaging technique to observe that hair follicle regeneration involves cell division and structural changes, mostly in the lower part of the follicle, and that the dermal papilla at the base is crucial for regrowth.
February 2011 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Genetically repaired stem cells may treat certain genetic diseases, Th17 cells are key in fighting systemic fungal infections, hair loss in AGA is due to progenitor cell loss, and α-synuclein transfer might contribute to Parkinson's disease progression.
66 citations
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December 2014 in “Nature Communications” Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.
3 citations
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May 2008 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” This video provides a step-by-step protocol for isolating and cultivating multipotent EPI-NCSC from mouse whisker follicles for research on cell differentiation.
24 citations
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April 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that TRPV4 activation induced massive exocytosis and cellular changes associated with ferroptosis in melanoma cells, highlighting a potential role for TRPV4 in mediating these processes.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Early-stage skin substitutes improve wound healing and skin structure.
January 2016 in “Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)” This study concludes that dietary L-serine supplementation shows promise as a long-term therapy for hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1, reducing neurotoxic 1-deoxysphingolipid levels and improving symptoms in severe cases.
173 citations
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November 2004 in “Seminars in Reproductive Medicine” This review discusses the physiological process of adrenarche, its impact on behavior and skeletal maturation, and its variability across sex and race, but reports no new clinical results.
May 2026 in “Journal of Proteomics” December 2019 in “Thèses en ligne de l'Université Toulouse III (Université Toulouse III)” This study found that the expression of the protein SOX2 is associated with the potential for beige adipocyte formation and adipocyte plasticity in both human and mouse models.
May 2014 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that treating hair follicular stem cells with tissue extract from 10-day-old mouse embryos significantly enhanced their differentiation into neural cells, particularly with higher extract concentrations.