February 2024 in “Biomedical materials” Scientists created a lab-grown hair follicle model that behaves like real hair and could improve hair loss treatment research.
January 2023 in “Open Life Sciences” VEGFR-2 activation is likely involved in hair follicle growth, survival, and development.
December 2018 in “IntechOpen eBooks” Neurohormones help control skin health and could treat skin disorders.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The protein CTCF is essential for skin development, maintaining hair follicles, and preventing inflammation.
January 2016 in “Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)” Activating the Eda/Edar pathway improves wound healing by enhancing hair follicle growth.
January 1963 in “Stain technology” Ziehl-Neelsen's stain helps identify different parts of hair in sheep and goats.
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February 2016 in “American Journal of Pathology” The genes OVOL1 and OVOL2 are important for hair growth and may be involved in a type of skin tumor.
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May 2002 in “The American journal of pathology” Cathepsin L is essential for normal hair growth and development.
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January 1991 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Minoxidil works in liver and outer hair root sheath for hair growth.
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January 2006 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” Researchers found that bulge cells from human hair can grow quickly in culture and have properties of hair follicle stem cells, which could be useful for skin treatments.
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September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” NF-κB is crucial for different stages and types of hair growth in mice.
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July 2006 in “Veterinary dermatology” CD34 marks potential stem cells in dog hair follicles.
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February 2014 in “Stem cells translational medicine” Modified stem cells that overexpress a specific protein can improve hair growth and reduce hair abnormalities in mice.
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July 2011 in “Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica” Calcium reduces involucrin in rat hair bulbs but doesn't affect filaggrin and Kdap.
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January 2000 in “Developmental dynamics” Notch-related genes play a key role in the development and cycling of hair follicles.
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March 2019 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The document concludes that while lab results for hair growth promotion are promising, human trials are needed and better testing methods should be developed.
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April 2000 in “Animal Science/Animal science” Nutrients like vitamins, copper, zinc, and amino acids are crucial for healthy hair and wool growth.
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January 2021 in “International Journal of Medical Sciences” Sox10 is important for hair follicle development and hair growth cycles.
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April 1996 in “Journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry/The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry” TGF-alpha is present in sheep and ferret skin and may affect hair growth without directly stimulating cell proliferation.
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September 2001 in “Genes & development” CDP is crucial for lung and hair follicle cell development.
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March 2014 in “BioEssays” We need more research to better understand human hair follicle stem cells for improved treatments for hair loss and skin cancer.
105 citations
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May 2011 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Activating TRPV3 stops human hair growth.
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September 2009 in “Regenerative Medicine” Scientists found a way to grow human hair cells in a lab that can create new hair when transplanted.
49 citations
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March 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The hHa7 gene is regulated by androgens in certain body hair, not scalp hair.
42 citations
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July 2014 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” Heparan sulfate is important for hair growth, preventing new hair formation in mature skin, and controlling oil gland development.
35 citations
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March 2007 in “Skin Research and Technology” The conclusion is that exogen is a unique hair cycle phase and the new sampling method specifically targets this stage, which may help in future hair loss research.
25 citations
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September 2018 in “Scientific Reports” Morroniside may help hair grow and stay in its growth phase by affecting certain cell signals.
14 citations
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September 2018 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Growing hair cells with dermal cells can potentially treat hair loss.
14 citations
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January 2009 in “Experimental Dermatology” Hair sheds gradually from the follicle, with readiness to shed indicated by less attachment material.
5 citations
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July 1999 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Proteolytic enzymes damage hair follicles by detaching stem cells.