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March 2010 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review discusses the potential regulation of signal transduction pathways by microRNAs in animal cells, aiming to identify biological processes that may be influenced by miRNA-mediated regulation, but it reports no new experimental outcomes.
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May 2023 in “Non-coding RNA Research” This review discusses recent advancements in developing delivery systems for small interfering RNA (siRNA) to treat skin conditions, highlighting innovations like liposomes, dendrimers, cell-penetrating peptides, and spherical nucleic acid nanoparticles designed to overcome challenges of skin permeability and degradation.
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July 2021 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that intradermal injection of cholesterol-modified siRNA targeting FGF5 or FGF18, or topical application of FGF18-targeted siRNA, effectively influenced hair follicle cycles in mice, suggesting potential benefits for alopecia management.
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May 2023 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” This study found that DKK1-targeting siRNA, which may activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, showed hair growth results in mice similar to those treated with the FDA-approved minoxidil, suggesting potential as an androgenetic alopecia therapy.
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July 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this review, researchers introduced clinically tunable siRNA delivery systems for hair loss treatment, discussing design principles and analyzing relevant clinical trials to propose a framework for optimizing siRNA delivery in a clinical context.