September 2026 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports” Bulge progenitor cells show promise for regenerating hair follicles and increasing hair density.
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March 2019 in “Scientific reports” This study found that transient non-lethal levels of endogenous ROS in cultured human hair follicles promoted entry into the growth phase by activating the hair follicle stem cell niche.
April 2026 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review summarizes the role of G-protein-coupled receptors in wound healing and reports no new clinical results, highlighting their importance in signaling pathways and recent discoveries in their functions.
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June 2016 in “Cell and Tissue Research” This review discusses recent advancements in scar reduction techniques, highlighting promising therapeutic targets and the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in promoting scarless wound healing, but reports no new clinical results.
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July 2021 in “Hair transplant forum international” This study found a 93.5% increase in nonvellus hair after 6 months of daily topical CBD application on the scalp in individuals with androgenetic alopecia, with no reported adverse effects.
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January 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study reveals an antagonistic competition between BMP and Wnt signaling within stem cells, influencing their fate towards hair germ characteristics based on the BMP/Wnt activity ratio.
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May 2018 in “PLOS Biology” This study demonstrates that inhibiting SFRP1 with the antagonist WAY-316606 enhances hair growth in human scalp hair follicles ex vivo by facilitating Wnt signalling.
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July 2019 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that Wnt signalling agonists increase and antagonists decrease in human scalp follicles from telogen to early-anagen, with differences from the mouse model suggesting targeted interventions for hair growth disorders.
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May 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt signaling affects the development and growth of Langerhans cells in mice.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that dsRNA may enhance KRT9 expression in palm and sole skin through β-catenin signaling, potentially linking mechanical damage to specific skin features and certain skin conditions.
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May 2016 in “Cell Host & Microbe” In this study, human dermal fibroblasts were identified as natural host cells that support productive Merkel cell polyomavirus infection, and the MEK antagonist trametinib was introduced as an effective inhibitor to control the virus.
March 2024 in “Vestnik Rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. Seriâ Agronomiâ i životnovodstvo” In this study, the researchers used a transgenic mouse model to examine how Wnt and Shh signalling impact skin tumour development when BMP is inhibited, finding that inhibiting Wnt and Shh pathways significantly slows tumour formation in these mice.
May 2024 in “Cell proliferation” This study found that melatonin supplementation significantly promoted hair regeneration in a hair depilation mouse model by up-regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in dermal papillae and hair follicle stem cells, suggesting potential implications for human hair loss treatments.
January 2008 in “Deep Blue (University of Michigan)” This study found that Hedgehog-driven skin tumorigenesis is dependent on the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway and suggests that targeting Wnt ligands could be a potential therapeutic strategy.
January 2009 in “Bradford Scholars (University of Bradford)” The study observed that the tumor suppressor activity of bone morphogenetic proteins in mouse skin epithelium depends on Noggin levels, inhibiting Wnt and Shh signaling pathways to prevent tumor initiation and progression.
August 2017 in “Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University)” The study investigated the role of Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase interacting multifunctional protein 1 (AIMP1) in hair follicle stem cell proliferation and its potential as a treatment for alopecia. AIMP1, when dissociated from the multi-tRNA synthetase complex, was found to be secreted by dermal papilla cells in a sonic hedgehog (Shh) signal-dependent manner. This secretion increased the proliferation of CD34+ hair follicle stem cells by promoting the wnt signaling pathway through inhibition of sFRP1, a known wnt antagonist. The research demonstrated that the N-terminal fragment of AIMP1 could be developed into a therapeutic peptide for hair loss. When applied topically to depilated mice, this peptide significantly accelerated hair growth, especially when formulated with carbomer. The findings highlighted a novel mechanism of AIMP1 action and its potential application in alopecia treatment.
January 2017 in “Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University)” This study found that the N-terminal fragment of AIMP1 enhances hair growth and proliferation of hair follicle stem cells in mice, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic peptide for hair loss treatment.
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September 2006 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that Smad7 perturbs hair follicle development while promoting sebaceous gland formation by antagonizing Wnt/β-catenin signaling in transgenic mice.
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February 2014 in “Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine” This study observed that Wnt5a mRNA expression in mice correlates with the hair cycle and inhibits hair follicle growth by antagonizing the Wnts pathway.
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July 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study suggests that while PTH rP initially seemed to shorten the hair cycle by transitioning hair follicles from anagen to catagen, more relevant models indicate it ultimately accelerates and stimulates hair growth.
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January 2014 in “Nature Cell Biology” This study found that Wnt signalling activates hair follicle fate in hair follicle stem cells by relieving TCF3/4–TLE-mediated repression, with β-catenin being crucial for this process.
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September 2008 in “Genes & Development” This review summarizes how genetic studies using conditional β-catenin loss- and gain-of-function mice have advanced understanding of canonical Wnt signaling's role in embryonic development, adult stem cell maintenance, and cancer modeling.
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August 2019 in “Cells” This review discusses the WNT signaling pathway's involvement in human diseases and highlights recent advances in WNT-related treatments, but it presents no new research findings.
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January 2014 in “Molecular and cellular therapies” This review summarizes the current understanding of Wnt signaling in relation to its roles in tissue regeneration and cancer progression and discusses recent medical advancements targeting this pathway for therapeutic purposes.
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June 2016 in “The FASEB Journal” This review discusses the dual role of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in mammalian tissue injury, highlighting its potential for both promoting regeneration and contributing to fibrosis, but presents no new findings.
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March 2018 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This review describes the molecular interactions between androgens and Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in androgenetic alopecia but reports no new experimental or clinical findings; the authors discuss potential Wnt/ß-catenin-targeted treatments for hair growth.
39 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review explains how recent understanding of Wnt signaling regulation in hair follicles could potentially be used to enhance hair growth, but it reports no new empirical results.
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July 2021 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This review summarizes existing knowledge of how the WNT signaling pathway affects mesenchymal stem cells under various conditions, highlighting challenges and mechanisms for clinical applications.
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July 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in hair follicle regeneration and highlights recent progress in developing hair loss treatments targeting this pathway, but reports no new clinical results.
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May 2017 in “Marine Drugs” This study found that Undariopsis peterseniana extract may promote hair growth by activating specific cellular pathways, suggesting potential for treating alopecia.