6 citations
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January 2007 in “Actas dermo-sifiliográficas/Actas dermo-sifiliográficas” This study found that topical application of triiodothyronine (T3) can induce the transition of hair follicles from the telogen to the anagen phase in mice and stimulate hair shaft growth in vitro.
6 citations
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June 2004 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study identified acute localized telogen effluvium as a histopathologic mechanism for temporal hair loss following rhytidectomy.
6 citations
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April 1996 in “Journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry/The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry” This study suggests that TGF-alpha may function in an autocrine or juxtacrine manner rather than promoting cell proliferation during hair growth cycles in ferrets and sheep.
6 citations
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July 1975 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report discusses two female patients experiencing significant hair loss, potentially linked to a weight loss regimen involving chorionic gonadotropin injections.
5 citations
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January 2018 in “Italian journal of dermatology and venereology” This study discusses that while the precise mechanism of minoxidil is not fully understood, its efficacy in stimulating hair growth and treating androgenetic alopecia is well-supported, with evidence showing it increases hair count and hair follicle size in treated patients.
5 citations
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April 2016 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This report describes a rare case of nonscarring alopecia linked to a tick bite on a 21-year-old male's scalp, with specific histological findings and proposed mechanisms.
5 citations
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November 2015 in “International Journal of Radiation Biology” This study suggests that gamma-ray irradiation affects hair follicle density, structure, and pigmentation in mice, with some changes observed in later hair cycles.
5 citations
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November 2009 in “Revista médica de Chile” This study confirms that scalp hair follicles in Chilean subjects exhibit seasonal variations, with a higher percentage of follicles in the telogen (resting) phase during the summer compared to the winter.
5 citations
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January 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This study suggests that ADAM 10 and 12 proteases may play important roles in the regulation of hair cycling through their expression patterns in hair follicle structures.
5 citations
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March 2001 in “Journal of biomechanics” This study found that anagen hairs require less force to be extracted than telogen hairs in an in vitro pig skin model, indicating different anchorage mechanisms.
4 citations
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August 2021 in “Pediatric dermatology” This study concluded that biotin, alone or combined with topical minoxidil, may effectively treat short anagen syndrome in children by enhancing anagen duration.
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.
4 citations
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January 2020 in “BioMed Research International” In this study, 0.5% timosaponin BII from Anemarrhena asphodeloides promoted hair growth in C57BL/6 male mice, showing effects comparable to 2% minoxidil.
4 citations
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May 2017 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report details a 3-year-old girl with short anagen syndrome, characterized by short, sparse hair, where X-ray microanalysis showed her hair's main bioelements were normal.
4 citations
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May 1999 in “PubMed” This article reviews various drugs reported to cause alopecia, including cytostatics and anticoagulants, but does not present new research results; it suggests that drug-related hair loss can be difficult to prove.
4 citations
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March 1989 in “The BMJ” Naproxen is not the cause of hair loss in a child; it's due to a toxic event with expected hair regrowth.
3 citations
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February 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study highlights how sex steroids affect hair growth, reporting that testosterone used in masculinizing hormone therapy can lead to androgenetic alopecia in transgender individuals, while feminizing hormone therapy with estradiol and antiandrogens can reduce hirsutism.
3 citations
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March 2023 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” In this study using mice, simultaneous deficiencies in claudin-1 and claudin-3 were associated with hair loss and altered hair follicle architecture during the telogen phase, suggesting a role in hair retention.
3 citations
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August 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that Rab27a and Rab27b play opposite roles in hair growth, with Rab27a knockdown suppressing and Rab27b knockdown promoting hair growth in models.
3 citations
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May 2018 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” In this study, researchers found that inhibiting inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) promoted hair growth in diabetic mice, suggesting iNOS-derived nitric oxide contributes to hair loss under diabetic inflammatory conditions.
3 citations
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June 2017 in “International Journal of Radiation Biology” This review of murine studies reports that γ-rays affect hair follicle pigmentation in mice throughout the hair cycle, while effects on hair structure may be obscured by aging.
This study found that hair follicles across mouse skin form a heterogeneous regenerative field, with distinct cycling dynamics influenced by the balance of activator and inhibitor signals, which could inform other organ regeneration research.
3 citations
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April 2016 in “Food Science and Biotechnology” This study found that Oriental melon leaf extracts promoted hair growth in a mouse model and cultured human hair follicles, suggesting potential use as a treatment for hair loss.
3 citations
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September 2015 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery/PSEF CD journals” Low-dose pulsed electric fields in a rat model shifted hair follicles from resting to active growth, with voltage as the most influential factor.
3 citations
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March 2015 in “Biomolecules & Therapeutics” In this study, BP201, derived from porcine lung phospholipids, promoted hair growth in mice, especially when combined with minoxidil, and increased hair follicle numbers and dermal papilla cell proliferation.
3 citations
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June 2013 in “Genes & development” In their research, Yucel and colleagues found that CaV1.2 is expressed in hair follicle stem cells, facilitating anagen re-entry in a way not dependent on calcium flux.
3 citations
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October 2003 in “Annals of Oncology” This case study reported a rare and delayed onset of alopecia in a patient after paclitaxel chemotherapy, potentially influenced by the interaction of thyroid hormones and chemotherapy affecting hair follicle cycles.
3 citations
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January 2003 This study found that SPELA 707, a herbal extract mixture, enhanced hair density and promoted hair growth by converting hair into the anagen phase in individuals with androgenetic alopecia and C3H mice.
3 citations
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June 2002 in “Transgenic Research” This study suggests that inducible transgenic mice showing hair follicle changes similar to telogen effluvium in humans might serve as a useful model for understanding this type of hair loss.
3 citations
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August 2013 in “Stem cells” This study found that topical application of partial proteasomal inhibitors accelerates hair growth by stabilizing β-catenin and disrupting the hair cycle's normal balance of activation and quiescence.