506 citations
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March 2005 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study found that testosterone therapy improved physical performance and strength in older men with low testosterone over 36 months, whether administered alone or with finasteride.
479 citations
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June 2014 in “Science” This review discusses the plasticity of epithelial stem cells in regenerative contexts and reports no new research findings; the authors highlight potential implications for regenerative medicine and cancer.
421 citations
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January 2015 in “Chemical Society Reviews” This review discusses recent advances in surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials for vascular grafts, highlighting promising methods like gene engineering and targeting ligand immobilization to improve clinical outcomes.
418 citations
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September 2012 in “Nature” This study reports the first instance of skin autotomy in mammals, specifically in African spiny mice, and suggests they may possess a greater regenerative capacity than previously understood, possibly offering insights for regenerative medicine.
295 citations
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June 2009 in “Science” This article reviews the role of stromal stem cells in mammalian wound repair, suggesting they may perform functions similar to blastemal cells in simpler organisms, but reports no new experimental results.
294 citations
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January 2016 in “Stem Cells International” This review discusses the characteristics, biomaterials, and tissue engineering methods for adipose-derived stem cells in a 3D environment, highlighting their potential in regenerative medicine without presenting new clinical results.
252 citations
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April 2009 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This review discusses the complex role of the immune system in tissue repair and regeneration, highlighting its positive and negative influences but reports no new clinical findings.
237 citations
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February 2016 in “Science Translational Medicine” This study found that many effects previously thought to be caused by circadian rhythm disruption in Bmal1 knockout mice are actually due to BMAL1's properties unrelated to its clock function.
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.
220 citations
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March 2020 in “Advanced functional materials” This review discusses the mechanisms and potential therapeutic benefits of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles delivered via biomaterials, but reports no new clinical results.
208 citations
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January 2013 in “Lab on a Chip” The researchers described a chip-based bioreactor platform for dynamic perfusion, which may enhance in vitro skin models by introducing mechanical shear stress and extending culture periods.
203 citations
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July 2017 in “Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews” This review discusses the various components essential for successful tissue engineering, such as cell sources, modification methods, and supportive matrices, and highlights the need for functional synergy without reporting new experimental results.
201 citations
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April 2017 in “Regeneration” This review examines the roles of macrophages and fibroblastic cells in organ injury and repair, discussing their impact on outcomes ranging from regeneration to fibrosis, without presenting new clinical results.
200 citations
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March 2023 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review discusses the role and regulation of quiescent adult stem cells in tissue maintenance and repair, focusing on molecular mechanisms and their implications for regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical results.
196 citations
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November 2014 in “PubMed” This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of tinea infections, emphasizing the importance of confirming certain diagnoses with lab tests and recommending treatments such as terbinafine for tinea capitis and onychomycosis.
192 citations
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January 2018 in “Burns & Trauma” This review discusses the advancements in biologic skin substitutes for wound treatment and their potential in enhancing cutaneous regeneration but reports no new clinical results.
188 citations
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March 2018 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the role of regulatory T-cells in tissue repair and regeneration across various organs and reports no new clinical results.
184 citations
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December 2018 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrated that enhancing human skin constructs with hair follicles through engineered cell organization and vascularization improved hair growth in immunodeficient mice, suggesting potential advances for treating alopecia and chronic wounds.
177 citations
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April 2008 in “Biomedical Materials” This study found that scaffolds made from human hair proteins supported better cell growth and interactions than control surfaces, indicating potential use in tissue engineering.
165 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer ed.” This review outlines the various processes activated by the peptide GHK-Cu in tissue remodeling and reports improvements in skin and wound healing but notes a need for further study to fully understand these mechanisms.
156 citations
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August 2016 in “Journal of controlled release” This review summarizes current knowledge on tight junctions in mammalian skin and their role in drug delivery and interaction with other barrier components, but reports no new experimental results.
156 citations
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September 2014 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This guideline review discusses updated evidence-based recommendations for managing tinea capitis, with a focus on accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and prevention strategies, but reports no new clinical results.
143 citations
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October 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that comma hairs are a distinctive feature of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis, distinguishing it from alopecia areata, which is characterized by exclamation mark hairs.
141 citations
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June 2002 in “Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences” This review discusses recent physiological and genetic advances in understanding tip growth in Arabidopsis thaliana root hairs and reports no new experimental results.
140 citations
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March 2013 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” This study found that IL-7 is crucial for the survival of memory regulatory T cells in the skin of mice, whereas IL-2 is essential for their initial generation but not for their maintenance.
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.
125 citations
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May 2010 in “Pediatric dermatology” This review presents European guidelines for treating tinea capitis, noting systemic antifungals are essential, with griseofulvin preferred for Microsporum infections and newer antifungals viable for Trichophyton but often costlier.
119 citations
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March 2020 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review provides an overview of recent tissue engineering and regenerative medicine developments in Asia, highlighting significant advances, representative research achievements, and discussing future directions, without presenting new research results.
117 citations
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November 2006 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review explores the biology of wool follicles and suggests their potential use as research models in modern biology, but it reports no new findings.
115 citations
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August 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This systematic review indicates that a platelet-rich plasma concentration of 1.0 × 10^6 plt/μL may be optimal for tissue regeneration due to sufficient nutrition supply and effective growth factor diffusion in vivo.