3 citations
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October 1994 in “Medical Molecular Morphology” This study observed that the lower part of vibrissa hair roots in adult Wistar rats receives a richer blood supply and structural protection, compared to the upper part.
18 citations
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August 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study developed an efficient method for isolating and enriching multipotent ovine hair follicle stem cells, which may aid in research on the ovine hair cycle and future wool production.
62 citations
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January 2000 in “Developmental dynamics” This study found that Notch-related genes, including Notch1 and Notch2, and their ligands and regulators, have distinct patterns of expression during mouse hair vibrissa follicle development and the adult hair cycle.
47 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell Cycle” This study found that multipotent, nestin-expressing stem cells from the upper part of hair follicles can proliferate significantly and differentiate into various cell types, showing potential for nerve and spinal cord repair.
45 citations
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December 2007 in “The FASEB journal” This study demonstrated that hair follicle bulge stem cells can form epidermis in a tissue-engineered skin model, highlighting the significance of K5/K17 filaments in slow-cycling stem cell subsets.
30 citations
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October 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that leptin from dermal white adipose tissue may regulate hair growth and cycle progression through its receptor on hair follicle epithelium in mice and humans.
21 citations
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December 1994 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, cultured skin equivalents with ovine hair follicle dermal papillae grafted onto nude mice developed follicle-like structures, suggesting a potential model for studying hair follicle development.
December 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study observed that Biofield Energy Treated William’s Medium E increased telogen follicle formation in vibrissae hair follicle culture cells, suggesting potential hair growth promotion.
17 citations
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December 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that higher levels of the protein Flii were associated with enhanced hair follicle regeneration and longer hair fibers in a mouse model.
14 citations
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January 2009 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, researchers used a rodent model to uncover key changes in how hair fibers detach, suggesting that the exogen phase should be subdivided based on club fiber status.
January 2019 in “Deleted Journal” This in vitro study suggests that Biofield Energy Healing Treatment may promote hair growth as evidenced by increased telogen formation in vibrissae hair follicle organ culture cells.
125 citations
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August 1992 in “Development” This study found that implanting isolated adult rat dermal papillae into ear cuts led to the emergence of unusually large vibrissa-type hair follicles, demonstrating their capacity to induce specific hair fiber characteristics.
45 citations
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August 1992 in “PubMed” In this study, researchers found that changes in the extracellular matrix components, particularly fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen, during the rat vibrissa follicle growth cycle, suggest dynamic remodeling related to dermal-epidermal signaling.
23 citations
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February 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that Activin B at 10 ng/mL may promote vibrissae follicle growth in mice by enhancing hair matrix cell proliferation and cell cycle progression via ERK signaling pathways.
1 citations
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January 2012 in “生物医学研究杂志:英文版” This study found that cyclosporine A stimulates hair growth in a mouse model by preventing catagen development and increasing expression of certain growth factors.
July 2024 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” This study found that dermal papilla cell-derived exosomes promote hair follicle regeneration during wound healing by enhancing fibroblast activity and activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in mice.
January 1992 in “Biology of the Cell” Retinoic acid receptors are important for hair follicle development.
11 citations
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September 2012 in “Journal of Nanjing Medical University” In this study, cyclosporine A stimulated hair growth in mouse vibrissae organ culture by promoting matrix cell proliferation and altering growth factor expression.
7 citations
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January 2022 in “Molecules” This study found that tectoridin, an isoflavone from Rhizoma Belamcandae, may stimulate hair growth by activating Wnt signaling in human and mouse cell cultures.
July 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” 7 citations
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April 2000 in “Mammalian Genome” This study identified a new mutation in SELH/Bc mice causing distinctive whisker and body hair abnormalities, mapped near the type I keratin cluster on chromosome 11.
This study suggests that keratin 15 and Id3 proteins play distinct roles in epithelial and dermal cell activities during the regeneration stages of rat vibrissae hair follicles.
59 citations
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August 2003 in “Phytotherapy Research” This study found that a 70% methanol extract from red ginseng stimulated hair growth in mouse vibrissal follicles, suggesting its bioactive components, particularly certain ginsenosides, may promote hair growth.
28 citations
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October 2011 in “International Journal of Molecular Medicine” In this study, adenosine was found to stimulate hair follicle growth in vitro by promoting growth factor expression, β-catenin activation, and downstream signaling pathways.
24 citations
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July 1994 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
68 citations
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Hair growth can be induced by certain cells found at the base of hair follicles, and these cells may also influence hair development and regeneration.
13 citations
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August 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mouse hair can regrow in a special lab setup without serum.
13 citations
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December 1983 in “Canadian journal of zoology” This study found that mesenchymal cell processes from the dermal papilla contact epithelial hair matrix cells through gaps in the basal lamina during hair matrix cell differentiation in mouse vibrissa follicles.
8 citations
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January 2017 in “Methods in molecular biology” This article describes a protocol for using bioengineered techniques to regenerate functional hair follicles and their stem cell niches by manipulating epithelial and mesenchymal cells.
64 citations
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May 2015 in “Cell Cycle” This study found that hair follicle stem cells from mice can differentiate into beating cardiac muscle cells, suggesting potential applications for heart regeneration in regenerative medicine.