January 2005 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” Vitamin D and glucocorticoids affect bone growth, metabolism, and immune response.
December 2009 in “생명과학회지” Thymosin β4 and VEGF are important for organ function and may help with blood vessel formation.
106 citations
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June 2009 in “BMC Genomics” Sea cucumbers have unique genes that help them regenerate their intestines.
10 citations
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May 2007 in “Oncology Reports” Colorectal cancer's ability to spread is due to changes in many genes, not just one.
August 2004 in “Journal of the American College of Surgeons” Several genes, including Hox-7A, Stra6, and Lim-1, are involved in normal palate formation.
January 2012 in “Zhongguo shouyi xuebao” Sheep breeds show different keratin gene expression in the groin, linked to hair follicle density.
73 citations
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April 2006 in “BioTechniques” Protein microarrays are highly sensitive tools useful for disease diagnosis and studying proteins.
23 citations
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July 2020 in “Aging Cell” Aging changes sugar molecules on skin stem cells, which may affect their ability to repair skin.
13 citations
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June 2007 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Researchers created a cell line to study hair growth and found specific genes affected by dihydrotestosterone.
March 2010 in “Ejc Supplements” CK 5/6 expression in breast cancer is linked to negative hormone receptor status and higher tumor grade.
3 citations
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January 2018 in “Biomedical dermatology” Green tea extract helps prevent cell death and supports cell survival in hair cells exposed to a chemotherapy drug.
19 citations
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September 2014 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Minoxidil foam 5% effectively treats hair loss in both frontal and vertex scalp regions.
212 citations
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May 2012 in “Genes & Development” Planarian regeneration begins with a specific gene activation caused by injury, essential for healing and tissue regrowth.
10 citations
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August 2014 in “PLoS ONE” Hair follicles can help diagnose traumatic brain injury quickly and non-invasively.
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.
25 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Genes linked to fibrosis are more active in people with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
March 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Immune changes and specific genes contribute to male hair loss.
January 2007 in “The Year book of dermatology” Researchers successfully isolated and identified key stem cells in human hair follicles, which could help develop new skin and hair treatments.
117 citations
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April 2008 in “Developmental biology” Ectodysplasin inhibits Wnt signaling to help form hair follicles.
14 citations
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February 2011 in “Experimental dermatology” A protein called COMP is part of the connective tissue in normal human hair follicles and may be important for hair health.
May 2024 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Hair follicles in androgenetic alopecia age faster, especially in the front.
6 citations
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October 2015 in “Experimental dermatology” Adenine helps delay aging in human hair follicle cells.
5 citations
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October 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Reducing FOXA2 in skin cells lowers their ability to grow hair.
2 citations
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August 2019 in “BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine” Asiasari radix extract may be a potential treatment for melanoma because it selectively triggers cell death in melanoma cells by affecting p53 regulation.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The protein CTCF is essential for skin development, maintaining hair follicles, and preventing inflammation.
20 citations
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June 2010 in “Genes and Immunity” Blood tests can help understand the genetic differences in people with alopecia areata, including how severe it is and if it's inherited.
7 citations
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July 2005 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The gene URB is more active in human hair growth cells and responds to a hair-related hormone.
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April 2009 in “The Proceedings of the International Plant Nutrition Colloquium XVI” Certain genes may promote longer root hairs in plants when phosphorus is low.
14 citations
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June 2015 in “Toxicology and Industrial Health” Low doses of BPA can increase prostate growth and change hormone levels in adult rats.
March 2013 in “Molecular & Cellular Toxicology/Molecular & cellular toxicology” m-Aminophenol in hair dye can cause skin cell toxicity and stress responses.