May 2022 in “Journal of Immunology” In this study, a TGF-β mimic molecule from Heligmosomoides polygyrus was observed to enhance wound healing in mice, with improved tissue regeneration and specific immune cell recruitment without increased scarring.
October 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study synthesizes knowledge of how dendritic cell signals, epithelial integrins, and fibroblast activity converge on TGF-β1 to maintain or disrupt skin healing, contrasting normal and fibrotic scar formation and suggesting possible integrin and immune-targeted treatments for skin fibrosis.
6 citations
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October 2024 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This study reported that the use of composite RGDmix hydrogel improved the survival and proliferation of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells and increased growth factor expression, enhancing wound healing through the RGDSP/integrin αv/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
August 2024 in “Life Science Alliance” This study found that topical application of TGF-β mimic promoted enhanced wound healing and tissue regeneration in mice, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic option for improving wound healing.
In this study, researchers used two dermal papilla spheroid models to investigate hair cycle regression mechanisms and found that the vascular system enhances tissue physiology and gene modulation, while Retinol-based treatments can partially recover tissue degeneration observed over an extended culture period.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This study observed that human anagen hair follicles can grow in vitro when maintained serum-free, with possible implications for understanding hair follicle growth mechanisms.
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January 2018 in “Recent clinical techniques, results, and research in wounds” This review discusses the similarities between wound healing and embryonic development, focusing on signaling pathways and their potential for developing new wound healing strategies, and reports no new clinical results.
January 2026 in “Preprints.org” This review explores current knowledge on fibroblast lineage specification and its impact on scar-free wound healing, noting that early fetal skin fibroblasts support regeneration, while later developmental shifts lead to fibrosis, highlighting potential strategies to reprogram adult fibroblasts for regenerative repair.
November 2022 in “Regenerative Therapy” This review discusses various tissue engineering approaches for hair follicle regeneration and biomaterials used, emphasizing its potential despite current clinical challenges.
169 citations
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January 2018 in “Cell Reports” In this study, researchers successfully derived skin organoids from mouse pluripotent stem cells that spontaneously produce hair follicles, potentially aiding in hair growth research and in vitro drug testing.
132 citations
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August 2012 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects” This review discusses the roles of TGF-β family signaling in regulating normal and cancer stem cells and highlights the need for further research to develop potential cancer treatments; it reports no new results.
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December 2012 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review explores the role of TGF-β superfamily pathways in stem cell environments and their implications for tissue regeneration and cancer development, reporting no new experimental results.
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February 2017 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” The TGF-β family helps control how cells change and move, affecting skin, hair, and organ development.
43 citations
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March 2009 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This study suggests that TGF-β 2 plays a critical role in hair follicle morphogenesis and may enhance the effectiveness of future cell therapies for hair regrowth using expanded dermal papilla cells.
26 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of Molecular Cell Biology” This study observed that Endoglin is crucial for maintaining correct hair follicle cycling and stimulating hair follicle stem cell niches through feedback interactions involving Wnt/β-catenin and Bmp/Smad signaling pathways in a mouse model.
4 citations
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April 2024 in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” In this study, injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) was found to enhance the proliferative, migratory, and hair-inducing abilities of dermal papilla cells more effectively than platelet-rich plasma through the TGF-β/Smad pathway.
August 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that two microRNAs, oar-miR-23b and oar-miR-133, inhibit the development of hair follicles in superfine wool sheep by targeting genes involved in key signaling pathways, suggesting their potential use as molecular markers for breeding fine wool sheep.
240 citations
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April 2011 in “Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research” This review discusses the identification and characteristics of melanocyte stem cells, emphasizing their role in hair pigmentation, greying, and skin repigmentation, but reports no new research findings.
155 citations
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August 2003 in “Journal Of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular And Developmental Evolution” This review discusses the conserved molecular mechanisms controlling hair follicle development and cycling and suggests they may also apply to other ectodermal derivatives, like teeth and feathers, but it reports no new results.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review outlines recent advancements in understanding how micro-RNAs (miRNAs) influence hair regeneration, highlighting their role in stimulating hair growth and potential therapeutic approaches, while also addressing the challenges of clinical translation due to miRNAs' complex roles and delivery issues.
77 citations
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June 2007 in “PLoS ONE” This study identified changes in transcription factor gene expression across various signaling pathways during inner ear hair cell regeneration in birds, revealing patterns and potential new pathways for future investigation.
32 citations
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March 2014 in “PLOS ONE” This study demonstrates that FMOD deficiency in mice alters TGF-β ligand and receptor expression during wound healing stages, leading to delayed wound closure and increased scar size.
471 citations
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October 2012 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This review discusses the roles of key developmental signaling pathways in mammalian skin repair compared to skin development, and suggests these insights could lead to better wound healing therapies, but it reports no new findings.
202 citations
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August 2007 in “Biomaterials” This review discusses advancements in artificial skin for wound treatment and reports no new clinical findings; the authors highlight the potential of new biomaterials to enhance future skin replacement therapies.
149 citations
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July 2017 in “PLoS Biology” This study found that hair follicle patterning in development may arise from a combination of epidermal prepattern signals and mesenchymal self-organisation, with fibroblast growth factor and bone morphogenetic protein activities playing key roles.
109 citations
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December 2003 in “American Journal of Pathology” This study observed that the ontogenetic transition from scarless repair in early fetal rat wounds to scar-forming repair in late gestation is associated with differential TGF-β ligand and receptor expression patterns.
66 citations
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March 2019 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This review discusses melanocyte development, emphasizing the plasticity of melanoblasts and the role of both intrinsic and extracellular signals in their differentiation and migration, with no new clinical results reported.
44 citations
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September 2014 in “Cell Death & Differentiation” This review discusses the role of tumor suppressors in controlling tumor-associated inflammation and suggests that targeting this inflammation may counteract the effects of tumor suppressor loss.
41 citations
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February 2001 in “Current pharmaceutical design” This review discusses current and potential treatments for alopecia areata, focusing on immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory approaches, but provides no new clinical results.
38 citations
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June 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the potential role of extracellular vesicles in modulating hair follicle dynamics and reports no new clinical results; future investigations may inform treatment strategies for skin disorders.