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March 1993 in “The EMBO Journal” Keratinocyte growth factor significantly alters skin and tissue development.
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October 2016 in “Cell Stem Cell” PDGFA/AKT signaling is important for the growth and maintenance of certain skin fat cells.
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October 2016 in “Genes & Development” Cells in hair follicles help create fat cells in the skin by releasing a protein called Sonic Hedgehog.
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March 2017 in “Nature communications” Researchers found 63 genes linked to male-pattern baldness, which could help in understanding its biology and developing new treatments.
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June 2023 in “Cell Reports” IL-1 promotes fat cell growth in skin, while WNT inhibits it and encourages scar formation.
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April 2008 in “Fertility and sterility” Pioglitazone improved insulin sensitivity and altered cortisol metabolism in PCOS patients.
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August 2021 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” Exosomes from fat stem cells can reduce fat cell formation.
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July 2024 in “Cell Proliferation” Blocking TGFβ can help treat fibrotic skin conditions by promoting fat cell formation.
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September 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Special proteins are important for skin balance, healing, and aging, and affect skin stem cells.
2 citations
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April 2023 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Tiny fat-derived particles can help repair soft tissues by changing immune cell types.
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December 2017 in “Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science” Houttuynia cordata extract promotes hair growth and could be useful in hair care products.
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October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Printing human stem cells and a special matrix during surgery can help grow new skin and hair-like structures in rats.
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November 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Signals from skin cells controlled by Rac proteins help turn certain precursor cells into white fat cells.
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June 2001 in “Annals of Internal Medicine” Troglitazone increases subcutaneous fat in lipodystrophy patients.
January 2026 in “Forum Dermatologicum” Platelet-rich plasma helps improve skin and hair conditions.
November 2025 in “Scientia Pharmaceutica” Injectable biostimulators can improve skin by boosting collagen and fat cell activity, but more research is needed to confirm their safety and effectiveness.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Nelfb is essential for dermal fat development and survival.
December 2024 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” Fat tissue vesicles protect skin from UV damage better than stem cell vesicles.
August 2024 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” Decursin shows promise for treating cancer, neuroprotection, inflammation, and hair loss.
September 2023 in “The FASEB journal” Foxn1 is important for fat development, metabolism, and wound healing in skin.
September 2023 in “Frontiers in Medicine” The scalp fat tissue of men with hair loss shows changes in gene activity that may contribute to their condition.
December 2022 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” HtrA2 activity is crucial for normal hair growth by regulating fat cell development.
Not having the gene PLAAT3 leads to fat loss, high insulin resistance, and abnormal fat levels in the blood due to a disruption in fat cell development and function.
July 2020 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Pioglitazone combined with metformin or spironolactone improves PCOS symptoms and insulin resistance.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Obesity can weaken the skin's ability to fight infections because fat cells stop and reduce the infection-fighting properties of nearby stem cells.
October 2017 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ” More young women are getting diagnosed with PCOS, which can lead to other health problems, but early treatment can help.
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Scarred skin in lichen planopilaris loses immune cells due to a decrease in a specific protein in skin cells.
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Human hair follicles have a unique way of using energy and might use the Cori cycle; blocking CCR5 could help treat hair loss.
January 2017 in “한국약용작물학회지” Houttuynia cordata extract may help hair growth without harming hair cells.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Different levels of microRNAs in different parts of the scalp can cause male pattern baldness.