Basal cell carcinoma behaves like hair follicles and targeting specific pathways may help treat it.
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June 2006 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” PDGF isoforms can promote and sustain hair growth.
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February 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” Cell proteomic footprinting enhances cancer vaccine quality by ensuring correct antigen composition.
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July 2006 in “Development” MTS24 marks a new type of skin cell that helps hair growth and repair.
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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The K15 promoter effectively targets stem cells in the hair follicle bulge.
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February 2009 in “The American journal of pathology” Lgr5 is a marker for active, self-renewing stem cells in the intestine and skin, important for tissue maintenance.
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March 2023 in “JAAD case reports” Hair repigmentation can indicate malignancy and should be investigated.
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November 2011 in “Small GTPases” Researchers found that hair follicle stem cells can become squamous cell carcinoma due to Ras activation, which could lead to new treatments.
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September 2020 in “Animals” circRNA-1926 helps goat stem cells turn into hair follicles by affecting miR-148a/b-3p and CDK19.
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