April 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Neoplasms hide in hair follicles to avoid the immune system.
90 citations
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August 2004 in “Physiological Genomics” Dermal papilla cells help skin stem cells grow into hair.
80 citations
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May 2011 in “Nature Cell Biology” New methods have greatly improved our understanding of stem cell behavior and roles in the body.
11 citations
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June 2019 in “Tissue & Cell” Hair stem cells produce a protein called COL17A1 that plays a key role in their development and is linked to hair thinning and baldness.
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.
September 2025 in “Digital Commons - RU (Rockefeller University)” Nfib in hair follicle stem cells boosts melanocyte stem cell growth and differentiation.
25 citations
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June 2021 in “Developmental Cell” Dying cells can help with faster healing and new hair growth by releasing a growth-promoting molecule.
May 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Age-related hair loss is linked to the decline and dysfunction of hair follicle stem cells.
1 citations
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June 2017 in “Nature Reviews Immunology” Immune cells called Treg cells are essential for hair growth and regeneration.
50 citations
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February 2007 in “Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy” Hair follicle stem cells could help repair nerves and avoid ethical issues linked to embryonic stem cells.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Krox20 is important for maintaining stem cells in the skin and affects hair growth and color.
1 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” FGF18 treatment during hair's resting phase can protect against hair loss from radiation.
5 citations
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November 2021 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Using special stem cells, we can create new hair follicles, potentially making hair restoration easier and more affordable.
January 2020 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” People with alopecia have shorter hair follicles and more c-kit, a stem cell factor receptor, which could predict how the condition progresses.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” KIF18B is important for correctly positioning cell division machinery in skin cells, affecting hair follicle development.
13 citations
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February 2023 in “Aging” A substance from hair follicle stem cells helps heal skin wounds in diabetic mice by promoting cell growth and preventing cell death.
10 citations
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December 2011 in “Cell Transplantation” Researchers successfully grew human hair follicle cells that could potentially lead to new hair loss treatments.
April 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Bald men with male pattern baldness still have hair stem cells, but lack certain cells needed for hair growth.
January 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Bald men with male pattern baldness still have hair stem cells, but lack certain cells needed for hair growth.
January 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Bald men with male pattern baldness still have hair stem cells, but lack certain cells needed to grow hair.
3 citations
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August 2018 in “Stem cells international” Hair follicle cells help maintain and support stem cells and blood cell formation.
184 citations
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December 2018 in “Nature Communications” Researchers created human hair follicles using a new method that could help treat hair loss.
212 citations
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August 2004 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Hair follicle cells can create new blood vessels in the skin.
11 citations
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July 2012 in “Experimental dermatology” Innate immunity genes in hair follicle stem cells might have new roles beyond traditional immune functions.
September 2025 in “PubMed” Regenerative hair transplant improves hair growth and quality using stem cells.
4 citations
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May 2024 in “Cytotechnology”
June 2023 in “Journal of cosmetic medicine” Hair follicle stem cells and mitochondria are key for hair growth, and targeting their activity could lead to new hair loss treatments.
11 citations
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December 2009 in “Cell stem cell” Sox2-expressing cells can help grow hair and heal skin.
4 citations
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January 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A faulty KLHL24 gene leads to hair loss by damaging hair follicle stem cells.
June 2022 in “Genetic engineering & biotechnology news” A new hair loss treatment is being developed using reprogrammed stem cells to grow new hair follicles.