research Human Hair Follicles Operate a Functional Peripheral Equivalent of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Somatotropic Axis Ex Vivo
Human scalp hair follicles can produce hormones and have a system similar to a brain-body communication network.
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720-750 / 1000+ results research Impacts of Anabolic-androgenic steroid supplementation on female health and offspring: Mechanisms, side effects, and medical perspectives
Anabolic-androgenic steroids can harm women's health and their offspring.
research Emerging biomedical engineering strategies for hair follicle regeneration
New engineering methods show promise for regenerating hair follicles using stem cells and advanced technologies.
research The integrated stress response fine-tunes stem cell fate decisions upon serine deprivation and tissue injury
Serine is vital for hair follicle stem cells to balance hair growth and skin repair.
research Finasteride delays atherosclerosis progression in mice and is associated with a reduction in plasma cholesterol in men
Finasteride may lower cholesterol and slow heart disease progression.
research Atypical formations of gintonin lysophosphatidic acids as new materials and their beneficial effects on degenerative diseases
New ginseng compounds may help treat degenerative diseases.
research Hair analysis for veterinary drug monitoring in livestock production
Hair analysis is promising for detecting drug misuse in livestock.
research Enrichment for Living Murine Keratinocytes from the Hair Follicle Bulge with the Cell Surface Marker CD34
CD34 is a marker for isolating stem-like cells in mouse hair follicles.
research Organ-Level Quorum Sensing Directs Regeneration in Hair Stem Cell Populations
Plucking some hairs can trigger nearby unplucked hairs to grow back more due to a collective response.
research Targeted Overexpression of the Angiogenesis Inhibitor Thrombospondin-1 in the Epidermis of Transgenic Mice Prevents Ultraviolet-B-Induced Angiogenesis and Cutaneous Photo-Damage
Overexpressing thrombospondin-1 in mice skin prevents UVB-induced skin damage.
research Distinct mechanisms for sebaceous gland self-renewal and regeneration provide durability in response to injury
Sebaceous glands can regenerate after injury using stem cells from hair follicles.
research Mouse Intestinal Krt15+ Crypt Cells Are Radio-Resistant and Tumor Initiating
Krt15+ cells in the mouse intestine resist radiation and can start tumors.
research A Composite Model for the Transport of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Compounds Across the Skin: Steady-State Behavior
The model better predicts how water-loving and fat-loving substances move through the skin by including tiny pores and hair follicle paths.
research Hedgehog signaling reprograms hair follicle niche fibroblasts to a hyper-activated state
Overactivating Hedgehog signaling makes hair follicle cells in mice grow hair faster and create more follicles.
research Alkaline Ceramidase 1 Protects Mice from Premature Hair Loss by Maintaining the Homeostasis of Hair Follicle Stem Cells
Alkaline Ceramidase 1 prevents early hair loss in mice by keeping hair follicle stem cells balanced.
research Keratin 79 is a PPARA target that is highly expressed by liver damage
Keratin 79 is linked to liver damage and may help diagnose liver diseases.
research Folliculin: A surprising molecular brake in the human hair follicle
Folliculin slows hair growth, and blocking it might help treat hair loss.
research Identification of xenobiotics interfering with 5 α -reductase (SRD5A2) activity
MK-0773 is a moderate inhibitor of the SRD5A2 enzyme.
research Early postnatal inhibition of neurosteroid synthesis changes the later-life adverse outcome of neonatal asphyxia in rats
Finasteride reduced seizures and prevented cognitive issues in rats after neonatal asphyxia but increased anxiety later.
research Ovarian Hyperthecosis Presenting as Polycythemia
Ovarian hyperthecosis can cause polycythemia, and surgery can normalize symptoms.
research Carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur elemental and isotopic variations in mouse hair and bone collagen during short-term graded calorie restriction
Calorie restriction changes the elemental and isotopic makeup of mouse hair and bone.
research Inhibition of neurosteroid synthesis increases asphyxia-induced brain injury in the late gestation fetal sheep
Reducing neurosteroid levels worsens brain injury in fetal sheep.
research Human Skin is a Steroidogenic Tissue: Steroidogenic Enzymes and Cofactors Are Expressed in Epidermis, Normal Sebocytes, and an Immortalized Sebocyte Cell Line (SEB-1)
Human skin can produce steroids from cholesterol.
research Regulation of Keratin 9 in Nonpalmoplantar Keratinocytes by Palmoplantar Fibroblasts Through Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions
Nonpalmoplantar skin cells can be made to express keratin 9 by interacting with palmoplantar fibroblasts.
research Immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells: The link with metabolism
Enhancing glycolysis in mesenchymal stromal/stem cells boosts their immune functions and therapy potential.
research Going below and beyond the surface: Microneedle structure, materials, drugs, fabrication, and applications for wound healing and tissue regeneration
Microneedles are effective for painless drug delivery and promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration.
research Chemoprevention – History and general principles
Cancer prevention has progressed with successful drugs and vaccines, but challenges remain in understanding genetic changes and improving strategies.
research Biotin Supplementation Ameliorates Murine Colitis by Preventing NF-κB Activation
Biotin may help treat inflammatory bowel disease by reducing inflammation and improving gut health.
research Mutations in SREBF1, Encoding Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Transcription Factor 1, Cause Autosomal-Dominant IFAP Syndrome
Changes in the SREBF1 gene cause a rare genetic skin and hair disorder.
research The Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE), Which Is Defective in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Patients, Is Expressed in Human Epidermal and Follicular Keratinocytes and Associates With the Intermediate Filament Protein Cytokeratin 17
AIRE protein, defective in APECED patients, is found in skin and hair cells and interacts with cytokeratin 17.