222 citations
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January 2005 in “Endocrine journal” Melatonin is important for skin health and protection, and can be made by the skin or applied to it.
October 2024 in “Annals of Dermatology” Korean Red Ginseng may help protect hair from damage and promote growth.
6 citations
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August 2024 in “Experimental Dermatology” Irisin can promote hair growth by activating a specific signaling pathway.
5 citations
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January 2013 in “Cells Tissues Organs” Activin B helps start and grow hair follicles in mice.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The medicine Cyclosporin A might cause excessive hair growth by reducing a protein that controls hair growth.
January 2026 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” Skin organoids are improving research but need better blood supply, nerve function, and immune system integration.
19 citations
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August 2024 in “Journal of Translational Medicine” Epidermal stem cells are vital for skin healing and have potential for treating skin disorders.
29 citations
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September 2012 in “Birth Defects Research” Wounds heal without scarring in early development but later result in scars, and studying Wnt signaling could help control scarring.
64 citations
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August 2007 in “Artificial Organs” PHBV nanofiber matrices help wounds heal faster when used with hair follicle cells.
5 citations
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March 2020 in “Cell and Tissue Banking” Injected cells show potential for hair growth.
8 citations
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January 2017 in “Methods in molecular biology” Stem cells rearrangement regenerates functional hair follicles, potentially treating hair loss.
2 citations
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July 2021 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” CTHRC1 helps hair grow back, and plantar dermis mixture boosts it.
102 citations
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February 2008 in “The FASEB Journal” One minoxidil-sensitive potassium channel exists in human hair follicles.
12 citations
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July 2014 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Chemotherapy causes complex changes in hair follicle cells that can lead to hair loss.
15 citations
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September 1999 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Epimorphin, a protein, plays a key role in the development of hair follicles in human fetuses, but it doesn't help in maintaining the stem cell population of the follicular skin layer.
49 citations
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September 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The study found that bioengineered hair follicles work when using cells from the same species but have issues when combining human and mouse cells.
16 citations
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September 2018 in “Scientific reports” Scientists created keratinocyte cell lines from human hair that can differentiate similarly to normal skin cells, offering a new way to study skin biology and diseases.
12 citations
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May 2019 in “Stem cell reviews” Fetal-maternal stem cells in a mother's hair can help with tissue repair and regeneration long after childbirth.
9 citations
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September 2021 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports” Hair follicle stem cells from aged eyelid skin can become corneal endothelial-like cells for potential eye treatments.
5 citations
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October 2020 in “Experimental dermatology” A specific type of skin cell creates an opening for hair to grow out, and problems with this process can lead to skin conditions.
17 citations
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May 2014 in “Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology” 7-Phloroeckol from brown algae may help hair grow.
42 citations
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September 2015 in “Gene” FGF5s can block the effects of FGF5, which may help control hair growth in cashmere goats.
94 citations
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February 1994 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” EGF makes hair follicles grow longer but stops hair production.
36 citations
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March 2011 in “Nature Communications” Cells from a skin condition can create new hair follicles and similar growths in mice, and a specific treatment can reduce these effects.
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.
1 citations
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December 2023 in “Scientific reports” 3D microenvironments in microwells improve hair follicle stem cell behavior and hair regeneration.
179 citations
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April 2012 in “Nature Communications” Regenerated fully functional hair follicles using stem cells, with potential for hair regrowth therapy.
91 citations
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May 2003 in “American Journal of Pathology” Prolactin affects hair growth cycles and can cause early hair follicle regression.
75 citations
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January 2009 in “International journal of trichology” Hair grays due to oxidative stress and fewer functioning melanocytes.
66 citations
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June 2010 in “Experimental Dermatology” The hair follicle is a great model for research to improve hair growth treatments.