A new compound from Royoporus badius activates immune cells and induces inflammatory responses.
30 citations
,
November 2013 in “PLOS ONE” Androgen receptor signaling causes early aging of cells important for hair growth by damaging their DNA.
18 citations
,
January 2013 in “PLoS ONE” HLA-DRB5 and other genes may be linked to alopecia universalis.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Aged individuals heal wounds less effectively due to specific immune cell issues.
3 citations
,
August 2024 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” Actin filaments help stabilize and reshape cell membranes.
2 citations
,
March 2021 in “Molecular Immunology” Dermal macrophages might help regrow hair.
The nail immune system is similar to hair but different from skin, with fewer immune markers.
27 citations
,
July 1983 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
49 citations
,
March 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Skin fat plays a key role in immune defense and healing beyond just storing energy.
34 citations
,
July 2006 in “The Journal of Comparative Neurology” Increasing neurotrophin 4 in skin boosts nerve endings but not sensory neuron count.
3 citations
,
July 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” lncRNA VIM-AS1 helps heal diabetic wounds by boosting energy production and reducing cell aging.
90 citations
,
August 2004 in “Physiological Genomics” Dermal papilla cells help skin stem cells grow into hair.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The study found that aging hair follicle stem cells change behavior, leading to hair loss, but drugs targeting these cells may help restore hair growth.
18 citations
,
December 2020 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” miR-140-5p in certain cell vesicles helps hair growth by boosting cell proliferation.
2 citations
,
November 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” A 4-year-old girl with a rare lupus condition was successfully treated with oral corticosteroids, leading to full recovery and hair regrowth.
12 citations
,
September 1990 in “The Anatomical Record” Human anagen hair follicles have unique carbohydrate patterns during keratinization.
10 citations
,
March 2022 in “Communications biology” A new non-invasive method can analyze skin mRNA to understand skin diseases better.
TLR2 helps control hair growth and regeneration, and its reduction with age or obesity can impair hair growth.
49 citations
,
November 2021 in “Annual review of pathology” Lysophospholipids like LPA and S1P are important for hair growth, immune responses, and vascular development, and could be targeted for treating diseases.
2 citations
,
October 2024 in “Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology” Greenly synthesized silver nanoparticles from lentils show strong anticancer and antimicrobial effects.
104 citations
,
May 2003 in “Endocrinology” Lampreys have a functional vitamin D receptor that may help detoxify harmful substances.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Double-stranded RNA activates a pathway that causes a skin protein to be expressed in the wrong place.
Lack of certain cells causes abnormal nipple development and nursing failure.
3 citations
,
January 2016 in “Dermatology online journal” Some people with lichen planus pigmentosus might later develop frontal fibrosing alopecia.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The research concluded that hyaluronic acid affects the formation and growth of hair follicle-like structures in a lab setting.
Non-immune dermal cells dominate, epidermal cells increase after day 9, and certain immune cells persist beyond inflammation in wound-induced hair follicle regeneration.
25 citations
,
July 1994 in “Journal of Cell Science” Immortalized rat dermal papilla cells can still induce hair growth.
59 citations
,
September 2021 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” Netherton syndrome has two subtypes with shared immune traits but different allergic and immune responses, suggesting targeted treatments.
November 2023 in “Scientific Reports” A gene mutation in Lama3 is linked to a common type of hair loss.
39 citations
,
April 2019 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” Malt1 protease is essential for regulatory T cell function and could be targeted to boost antitumor immunity.