39 citations
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June 2012 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Disulfide bonds are crucial for hair structure during keratinization.
11 citations
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April 2022 in “Biophysical Journal” Disulfide bonds in keratin fibers break more easily under stress, especially when wet, affecting fiber strength.
The research developed a human hair keratin and silver ion hydrogel that could help heal wounds.
January 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” Treatment reduced cystic lesions but didn't change existing Nevus Comedonicus.
9 citations
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January 2011 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Pilomatrixoma involves abnormal hair keratin production and cell death, causing debris and cysts.
36 citations
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December 2004 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The cyst had unusual keratin spherules and resembled bone marrow.
A new hydrogel made from human hair keratin can help regenerate skin and fight bacteria.
January 2026 in “Biomaterials and Biosystems” Keratin from chicken feathers can be safely used on damaged skin.
6 citations
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October 2016 Understanding how keratin structures in hair are arranged and interact is key for creating methods to extract and purify them.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Removing a specific gene in certain skin cells causes hair loss on the body by disrupting normal hair development.
January 2025 in “Dermatology Online Journal” The man's hair loss and skin papules were diagnosed as atrichia with papular lesions, not alopecia areata universalis.
1 citations
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August 2014 in “OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)” Alkylated keratin from human hair can help deliver growth factors for bone healing.
106 citations
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December 2015 in “Biomacromolecules” Keratin hydrogels can be customized for better tissue healing.
5 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” A woman had 13 non-cancerous cysts on her scalp successfully removed in one surgery.
9 citations
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January 2006 in “Cutaneous and ocular toxicology” L-cystine, D-pantothenat, and miliacin together significantly boost keratinocyte growth and metabolism.
40 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” Cysteine helps maintain keratin production in skin cells even when iron is low.
1 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of Toxicologic Pathology” A rat had a cyst similar to a hair follicle structure.
1 citations
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May 2023 in “Curēus” A man had a benign pilar cyst on his face, which is rare and was successfully removed by surgery.
28 citations
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December 2011 in “Biocatalysis and biotransformation” PDI helps restore over-bleached hair's strength and structure by attaching special peptides.
16 citations
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December 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A woman died from cancer that spread from a long-standing cyst on her abdomen.
4 citations
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June 2005 in “British Journal of Dermatology” HPV 60 may cause cysts and warts on the face, not just hands and feet.
November 2023 in “International surgery journal” A man's neck lump was a trichilemmal cyst, not cancer, and should be fully removed due to rare risk of becoming malignant.
Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.
Human hair keratins can self-assemble and support cell growth, useful for biomedical applications.
1398 citations
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May 2008 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” Keratins are crucial for cell stability, wound healing, and cancer diagnosis.
28 citations
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April 1996 in “Cell biology international” Changes in keratin affect skin health and can lead to skin disorders like blistering diseases and psoriasis.
17 citations
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August 2018 in “BMC Genomics” The HOXC13 gene affects different hair proteins in cashmere goats in varied ways and is controlled by a feedback loop and other factors.
13 citations
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June 2018 in “Dermatopathology” A new classification system for skin cysts was proposed to improve diagnosis.
7 citations
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December 2020 in “ACS biomaterials science & engineering” Human hair keratins can form stable nanofiber networks that might help in tissue regeneration.
3 citations
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May 2024 in “Amino Acids” Disrupted cysteine metabolism may cause hair breakage in Alopecia Areata, suggesting potential treatments like N-acetylcysteine.