April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that dermal Wnt/β-catenin activation timing is crucial for hair follicle initiation, with potential non-cell autonomous regulation of dermal condensate size.
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.
This review examines the development of research on the role of the Wnt signaling pathway in the epidermal repair process and reports no new experimental findings.
January 2013 in “Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation” This study aimed to identify unknown genetic risk loci associated with androgenetic alopecia by examining SNPs at 12 genomic loci but did not find complete heritable risk factors.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that occlusive dressings on mouse wounds eliminated wound-induced hair neogenesis by upregulating mechanotransduction, which promotes fibrosis, and suppressing Wnt signaling involved in regeneration.
March 2023 in “Natural product sciences” This study demonstrated that Celtis choseniana Nakai may help alleviate androgenic alopecia by enhancing hair regrowth and activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling in both a mouse model and cultured human cells.
February 2021 in “Медико-фармацевтический журнал "Пульс"” This study explored the roles of β-catenin and sclerostin levels in patients with androgenic and alopecia areata, analyzing their potential involvement in the hair follicle morphogenesis and Wnt signaling pathway.
May 2026 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” This study found that using a palmitoylated peptide, Pal-MPAPO, delivered through hydrogel microneedles effectively promoted hair regrowth in mice with efficacy comparable to minoxidil, while requiring less frequent application.
April 2010 in “Cancer Research” This study suggests that Mcl-1 has a non-apoptotic role in promoting keratinocyte proliferation and Wnt/β-catenin signaling, potentially indicating a novel oncogenic activity.
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January 2022 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This study systematically reviews the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, discussing its origin, composition, function, involvement in tumors and diseases, and the development of small-molecular compounds targeting this pathway for disease treatment.
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November 2011 in “Nature Communications” Wnt/β-catenin signaling is crucial for cell fusion in placental development.
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February 2017 in “Stem Cell Reports” This study found that activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in mouse testes promotes spermatogonial differentiation and reduces the stem cell pool, with SHISA6 inhibiting this process and maintaining stem cell characteristics.
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December 2020 in “Cancers” This review discusses current clinical trials targeting Wnt signaling in gastrointestinal cancers and reports no new results; the authors highlight challenges and consider alternative strategies for cancer treatment.
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October 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” In this study, researchers found that during zebrafish telencephalon regeneration, the lesioned hemisphere showed distinct gene expression changes and activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling early after injury, suggesting this pathway's significant role in recovery.
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that quercitrin, a natural compound, enhances Wnt/β-catenin signaling and may help mitigate synapse loss and memory impairment in Alzheimer's models.
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February 2018 in “Lasers in Medical Science” This study found that 655-nm red light with LED enhanced hair shaft elongation and reduced catagen transition in human hair follicles in vitro by activating the Wnt/ß-catenin signaling pathway.
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January 2014 in “International Journal of Medical Sciences” The study suggests that abnormal activation of hair follicle stem cells and Wnt10b/β-catenin signaling may contribute to the development of sebaceous neoplasms.
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that KY19382, a small molecule activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, significantly improved wound healing by enhancing cell migration, increasing collagen and stem cell markers, and accelerating re-epithelialization and neo-epidermis formation in a murine model without causing significant cytotoxicity.
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May 2014 in “Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease” This review discusses the role of Wnt signaling in cardiac development and explores attempts to modulate it for improving heart function after ischemic injury, but reports no new experimental results.
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December 2021 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Adiponectin reduces hair pigmentation and affects hair growth signals.
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January 2024 in “Annals of Dermatology” In this study, treatment with recombinant DKK2 was shown to significantly stimulate hair progenitor cell growth and enhance hair shaft elongation in ex vivo human hair follicle cultures by activating the Wnt/ẞ-catenin signaling pathway, suggesting a potential role for DKK2 in promoting hair growth.
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January 2025 in “Advances in Dermatology and Allergology” In this animal study, PRF enhanced the repair of chronic wounds in rats by reducing inflammation and promoting collagen deposition and new blood vessel formation, potentially through activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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November 2022 in “Burns & Trauma” In this study, researchers found that Wnt4 overexpression increased the thickness of burn wounds by promoting epidermal cell migration and activating the canonical Wnt signaling pathway.
September 2025 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” This study observed that the small molecules KY19382 and KY19334 inhibited cancerous traits in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cells by suppressing the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, indicating their potential as treatments for cancers involving CDK1 overexpression and diseases related to CXXC5 accumulation.
January 2025 in “Clinical and Translational Medicine” This research found that exosome-derived long non-coding RNA AC010789.1, modified by FTO and hnRNPA2B1, enhanced human hair follicle stem cell proliferation against androgenic alopecia through the activation of S100A8/Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways.
April 2024 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study investigates the role of retinoic acid in regulating hair follicle stem cell homeostasis to identify new potential targets for treating androgenetic alopecia.
January 2024 in “Dermatologic therapy” This study reported that fire needle therapy improved skin lesions, increased melanocyte numbers, and boosted melanin levels in a vitiligo mouse model by upregulating the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway, suggesting its potential role in treating vitiligo through promoting pigmentation.
This study identified ISX9 as a novel agonist of the Wnt/β‐catenin pathway, which promoted hair regrowth in mice and may offer a therapeutic approach for alopecia.
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July 2014 in “Cell Biology International” This study found that the Wnt pathway activator lithium chloride promotes proliferation and odontoblast differentiation of hair follicle neural crest cells.
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July 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” In this study using mice and human keratinocyte cells, researchers found that activating PKM2-mediated glycolysis and Wnt/β-catenin signaling, particularly via combined treatments, significantly accelerated wound healing and induced angiogenesis in wound beds.