research Three-dimensional microanatomy of mechanoreceptors and their possible mechanism of sensory transduction.
Mechanoreceptors convert physical touch into electrical signals through specialized nerve structures.
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research Localisation of members of the notch system and the differentiation of vibrissa hair follicles: Receptors, ligands, and fringe modulators
Notch-related genes play a key role in the development and cycling of hair follicles.
research Ectopic odorant receptors responding to flavor compounds in skin health and disease: Current insights and future perspectives
Skin odorant receptors respond to flavors and could be targeted to improve skin health and treat diseases.
research The Functional Organization of Cutaneous Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons
Different hair follicles in the skin are innervated by unique combinations of mechanosensory neurons, crucial for touch sensation.
research Deficiency of Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Retards Hair Regeneration by Modulating the Activation of Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Dermal Papilla Cells in Mice
Lack of FPR2 slows hair growth by affecting hair cell activity.
research Estudio de la expresión de receptores de andrógenos, estrógenos y progesterona mediante inmunohistoquímica en pacientes con alopecia frontal fibrosante
The study suggests a possible increase in androgen receptors in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia, but more research is needed.
research Aryl hydrocarbon receptor overexpression in miniaturized follicles in female pattern hair loss
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor overexpression found in miniaturized hair follicles in female hair loss.
research Prostanoid receptors in anagen human hair follicles
Human hair follicles contain a complex network of prostanoid receptors that may influence hair growth.
research Folate receptor β performs an immune checkpoint function in activated macrophages
Folate receptor β helps suppress the immune system in macrophages and affects cancer growth and hair health.
research The atypical ‘hippocampal’ glutamate receptor coupled to phospholipase D that controls stretch‐sensitivity in primary mechanosensory nerve endings is homomeric purely metabotropic GluK2
A special receptor in sensory nerve endings helps control how they respond to stretching.
research Comparison of brain functional response to mechanical prickling stimuli to the glabrous and hairy skin
Hairy skin feels prickling more intensely than smooth skin.
research Modulating mechanosensory afferent excitability by an atypical mG luR
A compound named ZCZ90 can increase muscle spindle firing, potentially helping treat muscle spasms and hypertension.
research Expression patterns of the glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor, neurturin, their cognate receptors GFRα-1, GFRα-2, and a common signal transduction element c-Ret in the human skin hair follicles
Certain proteins and their receptors are more active during the growth phase of human hair and could be targeted to treat hair disorders.
research 216 Human hair follicles can “smell”: OR2AT4-mediated hair growth regulation
Human hair follicles have a scent receptor that can influence hair growth.
research It's not all traction: the pseudo ‘fringe sign’ in frontal fibrosing alopecia
The pseudo 'fringe sign' can also appear in frontal fibrosing alopecia, not just in traction alopecia, showing that this condition may be more common than thought.
research Follicle-innervating Aδ-low threshold mechanoreceptors organize through a population-dependent mechanism
Mouse touch-sensitive nerve cells adjust their connections based on competition with other similar cells.
research Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Down-Regulates Hair Growth-Related Cytokines in Cultured Human Dermal Papilla Cells
CRF can cause hair loss, but blocking its receptors might prevent this.
research Cutaneous Ultrastructural Features of the Flaky Skin (fsn) Mouse Mutation
The flaky skin mouse mutation is a natural model for studying human psoriasis.
research 176 Characterising Neurotransmitter Signalling in Human Skin and Hair Follicles
Skin and hair cells release serotonin and histamine naturally, which could help improve skin health.
research OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR EXPRESSION IN HAIR FOLLICLE STEM CELLS: A PROMISING MODEL FOR BIOLOGICAL AND THERAPEUTIC DISCOVERY IN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Rat hair follicle stem cells have functional oxytocin receptors, useful for studying neuropsychiatric disorders.
research Receptors in trichology: Hot spots for hair regeneration
Vitamin D3 and its receptor are important for hair growth, and understanding receptors could help treat hair graying and skin cancer.
research 865 Frontal fibrosing alopecia is associated with dysregulation of cholesterol biosynthesis pathways, fibrosis and mast cells
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia involves disrupted cholesterol pathways, fibrosis, and increased mast cells.
research Touch Receptors Undergo Rapid Remodeling in Healthy Skin
Touch sensitivity in mouse skin decreases during hair growth due to changes in touch receptors.
research 738 Cryo-EM and molecular dynamics of TRPV3 channel in activated state reveal structural features implicated in severe itch and hyperkeratosis
The TRPV3 channel structure changes linked to severe itch and hyperkeratosis were identified using cryo-EM.
research Receptor types in cat hairy skin supplied by myelinated fibers.
Cats' hairy skin has different touch receptors connected by myelinated fibers.
research A temperature-sensitive FERONIA mutant allele that alters root hair growth
A mutant FERONIA gene affects root hair growth at high temperatures.
research Transcriptome analysis of frontal fibrosis alopecia revealed involvement of immune cells and ferroptosis
The research suggests that immune cells and a specific type of cell death called ferroptosis are involved in Frontal fibrosis alopecia.
research Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Increased Scalp Sweating: Is Neurogenic Inflammation the Common Link
Increased scalp sweating in frontal fibrosing alopecia may be linked to local skin inflammation.
research Evidence for multiple, developmentally regulated isoforms of Ptprq on hair cells of the inner ear
Ptprq has multiple forms that change during inner ear development.
research Effects of transient receptor potential (TRP) channel agonists and antagonists on slowly adapting type II mechanoreceptors in the rat sinus hair follicle
TRPA1 and TRPV1 channels don't affect mechanotransduction in rat sinus hair follicles.