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August 2010 in “Acta Biomaterialia” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicle cells for transplantation using a special chip.
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October 2018 in “JCI insight” CD8+ T cells are involved in alopecia areata and may cause disease relapse.
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January 2018 in “Scientific Reports” Non-immune factors play a significant role in alopecia areata.
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November 2017 in “EMBO Reports” Metabolic signals and cell shape influence how cells develop and change.
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January 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that stem cells and their environments are crucial for skin and hair health and have potential for medical treatments.
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January 2019 in “Nature communications” High lactate dehydrogenase activity is not necessary for the growth of squamous cell carcinoma.
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February 2013 in “The Journal of clinical investigation/The journal of clinical investigation” ERG increases SOX9, promoting prostate cancer growth and invasion.
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April 2017 in “Cell” Different small areas within hair follicles send specific signals that control what type of cells stem cells become.
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December 2020 in “Cell Stem Cell” Male hormones affect COVID-19 severity and certain drugs targeting these hormones could help reduce the risk.
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August 2015 in “Cell Stem Cell” Damage to skin releases dsRNA, which activates TLR3 and helps in skin and hair follicle regeneration.
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September 2014 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” FOXO1 is important for wound healing, but its dysfunction in diabetes can slow the healing process.
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February 2007 in “Cancer Research” Protein Kinase Cε increases skin sensitivity to UV damage and skin cancer risk.
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May 2009 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Disrupting the Sox21 gene in mice causes hair loss and regrowth cycles.
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September 2008 in “Journal of Burn Care & Research” Nitric oxide gel helps heal skin burns faster by improving skin growth, hair regrowth, and blood vessel formation.
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January 2021 in “Biophysics Reports” Cell-based screening methods are useful and cost-effective for drug discovery but have pros and cons.
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November 2012 in “Pharmaceutical research” Surface-modified nanoparticles mainly use non-follicular pathways to enhance skin permeation of ibuprofen and could improve treatment for inflammatory skin diseases.
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June 2019 in “Aging” 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid promotes hair growth by activating the β-catenin pathway.
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October 2012 in “The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology” Testosterone protects female heart cells from stress by activating estrogen receptors.
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April 2015 in “Developmental Dynamics” The conclusion is that skin and hair patterns are formed by a mix of cell activities, molecular signals, and environmental factors.
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January 2018 in “Biomedical Reports” Exosomes are important for skin health and could help diagnose and treat skin diseases.
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April 2017 in “Cell Stem Cell” Some brain cancer cells avoid immune system detection, and certain treatments could target this to slow their growth; also, certain fat cell precursors help regenerate hair and skin after injury.
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January 2015 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Parathyroid hormones are important for hair growth, but their use in treating hair loss from chemotherapy is still uncertain.
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December 2018 in “The American journal of pathology” Activating Nrf2 in skin cells speeds up wound healing by increasing the growth of certain stem cells.
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January 1988 in “PubMed” Epidermal cell extracts improve skin healing and reduce scarring.
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September 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mice with more Flightless I protein grew back their claws better after amputation.
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Bone marrow stem cells and their medium help hair regrowth.
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in genetics” The protein STAT3 slows down cell growth by blocking the FST gene, which affects hair development in sheep.