December 2022 in “Nature Communications” Bead-jet printing of stem cells improves muscle and hair regeneration.
December 2022 in “Stem Cells and Development” Exosomes from stem cells help improve nerve repair in rats.
Myeloid cells can turn into skin and hair cells to help heal wounds.
January 2021 in “Elsevier eBooks” hiPSCs can help regenerate hair follicles and treat hair loss.
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.
September 2012 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Scientists successfully created fully functional hair follicles using bioengineering methods and stem cells.
April 2013 in “Dermatology and therapy” Crescina treatment improves hair resistance and reduces hair loss.
December 2012 in “Journal of dermatological science” Hair follicles help attract immune cells to minor skin injuries.
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November 2010 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” We need more research on human hair follicle pigmentation, not just mouse models.
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February 1994 in “Developmental dynamics” Specific proteins and molecules play key roles in the development of human hair follicles.
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January 2004 in “The International Journal of Developmental Biology” Corneal cells can transform into hair-producing skin cells when exposed to certain signals.
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January 1985 in “Dermatology” Higher levels of certain immune cells in hair follicles may contribute to alopecia areata.
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January 2010 in “PubMed” CD10 helps distinguish between basal cell carcinoma and benign hair follicle tumors.
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February 1982 in “Australian Journal of Biological Sciences” Epithelial cells from young rat hair follicles grow and form aggregates in culture, but don't produce hair keratin proteins.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Lower proximal cup cells, not bulge stem cells, regenerate hair follicles after chemotherapy.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Paclitaxel chemotherapy causes premature aging and damage to hair follicles, potentially leading to permanent hair loss.
Higher PD-1 levels mean fewer CD8+ T cells in alopecia areata hair follicles.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Higher PD-1 levels are linked to fewer immune cells in hair follicles in alopecia areata.
December 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Neural cell nanovesicles help hair growth by activating key signals.
December 2016 in “Clinics in surgery” Understanding hair follicle biology and stem cell control can help develop treatments to stimulate hair growth for cosmetic procedures.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” TSC2 is crucial for proper hair follicle development and patterning.
January 2004 in “Hair transplant forum international” Cell therapy could potentially treat hair loss, but we need lab tests to check if it can create hair follicles.
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August 2000 in “Cell” Hair follicle stem cells can form both hair follicles and skin.
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March 2005 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Hair-follicle stem cells can become neurons.
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October 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Growing human skin cells in a 3D environment can stimulate new hair growth.
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August 2010 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Scientists found a new, less invasive way to study body clocks using hair cells, which shows shift workers' body clocks don't match their lifestyles.
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June 2007 in “European Journal of Cell Biology” Hair follicle stem cells are key for hair and skin regeneration, can be reprogrammed, and have potential therapeutic uses, but also carry a risk of cancer.
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March 2017 in “Nature Communications” Macrophages help regrow hair by activating stem cells using AKT/β-catenin and TNF.
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January 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Androgens block hair growth by disrupting cell signals; targeting GSK-3 may help treat hair loss.