76 citations
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August 2018 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Dermal Papilla cells are a promising tool for evaluating hair growth treatments.
28 citations
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April 2021 in “Biomedicines” Creating fully functional in vitro hair follicles for alopecia treatment is still challenging.
12 citations
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July 1993 in “In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal” Minoxidil enhances hair growth and preserves the root sheath in cultured follicles.
3 citations
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March 2023 in “Scientific Reports” Researchers developed a new method to test hair growth drugs and found that adult cells are best for hair growth, but the method needs improvement as it didn't create mature hair follicles.
2 citations
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January 2020 in “Methods in molecular biology” Scientists created early-stage hair follicles from human skin cells, which could help treat baldness and study hair growth.
February 2026 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Scientists successfully regenerated functional hair follicles using specific stem cells and mesenchymal cells.
10 citations
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October 2019 in “Iranian Biomedical Journal” Simvastatin helps hair follicle stem cells turn into skin cells.
October 2015 in “Journal of Bioresource Management” Growing hair cells in the lab from plucked hairs could lead to a new, less invasive, and cheaper baldness treatment.
December 2024 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Araliadiol may promote hair growth like minoxidil without being toxic.
7 citations
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January 2010 in “Animal” Angora goat hair grows faster and produces more protein than cashmere goat hair, and certain hormones and nutrients positively affect hair growth and protein synthesis.
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.
29 citations
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April 2003 in “Experimental dermatology” Human hair follicles grown in vitro maintain normal keratin patterns and structure.
52 citations
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May 2015 in “Cytotherapy” DS-MSCs from hair follicles may improve diabetic wound healing.
52 citations
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October 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle stem cells have greater longevity and adhesion, while transit-amplifying cells are more mobile.
2 citations
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January 1989 Researchers developed a method to grow skin-like tissue from hair cells.
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January 2011 in “Journal of biotechnology” Scientists recreated human hair follicles in the lab that can grow hair.
28 citations
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November 1987 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” The model successfully grew and differentiated hair follicle cells in the lab.
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March 2017 in “PLoS ONE” PSU are better than THF at regenerating skin layers in lab models.
19 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology” Porcine hair follicles can effectively model human hair follicles for drug absorption.
17 citations
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May 2014 in “Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology” 7-Phloroeckol from brown algae may help hair grow.
11 citations
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June 2005 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Canine hair follicle cells convert progesterone into various metabolites, mainly cortisol.
9 citations
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February 2004 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Canine hair follicle cells metabolize DHEA and testosterone differently than human cells.
5 citations
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December 2017 in “Tissue and cell/Tissue & cell” Researchers found stem cells in dog hair follicles using specific markers.
2 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research” Human hair follicles can be grown in a lab for about a week.
1 citations
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January 2007 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Baicalin may help hair growth by increasing VEGF secretion.
March 1994 in “Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production” Angora goats produce more hair faster than Cashmere goats.
December 2016 in “Chin J Anat Clin” Rat hair follicle stem cells can be effectively isolated and used for tissue engineering.
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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Human hair growth can be influenced by certain growth factors and has specific metabolic needs.
Culturing hair follicles at the air-liquid interface with minoxidil significantly boosts hair growth and preserves the root sheath.
13 citations
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January 2002 in “Biological chemistry” Different conditions affect how hair proteins assemble, and certain mutations can change their structure.