The natural compound VB-1, found in a Chinese herb, can promote hair growth by boosting cell activity in human skin cells.
VB-1, a natural compound, may promote hair growth by enhancing important cell signaling and increasing key gene expression.
Researchers developed a method to create artificial hair follicles that may help with hair loss treatment and research.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The research concluded that hyaluronic acid affects the formation and growth of hair follicle-like structures in a lab setting.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle cells change their DNA packaging during growth cycles and when grown in the lab.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Early and late matrix progenitors in hair follicles create different cell layers, with early ones forming the companion layer and later ones forming the inner root sheath and hair shaft.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Deleting the CRIF1 gene in mice disrupts skin and hair formation, certain proteins affect hair growth, a new compound may improve skin and hair health, blood cell-derived stem cells can create skin-like structures, and hair follicle stem cells come from embryonic cells needing specific signals for development.
December 2016 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Adenosine boosts hair growth by increasing angiogenin levels.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” Adult skin cells can be used to create new hair in a lab.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Boosting HGF signaling could improve the creation of hair follicles in lab-made skin.
April 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Activating Sonic Hedgehog signaling in cancer stroma may help treat basal cell carcinoma.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists have found a way to grow hair follicles from human cells in a lab, which could help treat hair loss and skin damage.
January 2012 in “ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania)” miRNAs are crucial for hair growth and skin health.
January 2008 in “Anhui nongye kexue” Mongolia sheep hair follicles grew well in a serum-free medium for 19 days.
January 2006 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Mesenchymal cells are essential for hair follicle stem cell growth.
September 2001 in “Connective tissue” Type XII and XIV collagens help maintain hair follicle structure in bovine skin.
August 2000 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Dermal papilla cells can successfully grow and maintain hair follicles.
The estrogen receptor pathway controls hair growth cycles and affects skin cell growth.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Proper cell death regulation is crucial for normal hair follicle regeneration and skin remodeling.
December 2012 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The conclusion is that the dermal papilla is crucial for hair follicle regrowth, and hair follicles undergo significant structural changes in addition to cell division during regeneration.
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.
Hair follicle-like structures can form when specific hair cells are mixed and implanted in mice.
October 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle dermal stem cells help control hair growth timing by regulating signals at the hair germ–dermal papilla interface.
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December 1997 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Rat dermal papilla cells have unique properties and interact differently with their environment compared to other skin cells.
September 2011 in “Clinical Biochemistry” Certain sugars increase in some layers of the hair follicle during the middle of the healing process in rats, which may help improve healing.
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December 2021 in “Molecules” Certain compounds in three Polynesian plants may help hair growth.
Exosomes from umbilical cord stem cells help hair growth.
April 2026 in “Molecules” Yeast-derived vesicles can improve hair follicle health and promote hair growth.
November 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” 3D spheroid cultures of human hair follicle cells are better for hair growth research than 2D cultures, and they provide new insights into how hair growth treatments like minoxidil and TCQA work.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” Human induced pluripotent stem cells can be used to create cells that help grow hair.