January 2010 in “Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica” This research reports that the ultra-high sulfur keratin promoter acts as a tissue-specific promoter in mouse hair follicles, as shown by induced expression of GFP and β-gal in that region post-transfection.
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February 2007 in “Cell” This article reviews the biology of epithelial stem cells and their role in tissue self-renewal, maintenance, and regeneration, and it highlights the clinical implications of understanding their signaling pathways, but it presents no new clinical findings.
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December 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that the tracheal xenotransplant procedure is an effective technique for assessing the invasiveness of epidermal keratinocytes and studying factors affecting hair follicle formation.
October 2012 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Scientists used a special imaging technique to observe that hair follicle regeneration involves cell division and structural changes, mostly in the lower part of the follicle, and that the dermal papilla at the base is crucial for regrowth.
January 2005 in “Linchuang pifuke zazhi” In this study, transfection of the VEGF165 gene increased hair growth and rejuvenated the atrophic dermis in a mouse model of sclerotic skin.
