November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A new tool helps study hair follicle cells to develop better treatments for hair disorders.
61 citations
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September 2008 in “Stem Cells” Most hair follicle stem cells do not protect their DNA by dividing it unevenly.
37 citations
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October 2009 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Canine hair follicles contain stem-like cells with high growth potential.
6 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” 3D culture helps maintain hair growth cells better than 2D culture and identifies key genes for potential hair loss treatments.
6 citations
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October 2007 in “médecine/sciences” Mammals can regenerate new hair follicles from skin stem cells.
27 citations
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August 2021 in “Journal of Autoimmunity” Human dermal γδT-cells respond to stress in hair follicles, contributing to hair loss.
August 2000 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Dermal papilla cells can successfully grow and maintain hair follicles.
28 citations
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Dermal papilla cells are crucial for hair growth and can induce new hair follicles.
37 citations
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July 2016 in “Current Opinion in Cell Biology” Live imaging has advanced our understanding of stem cell behavior and raised new research questions.
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.
43 citations
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July 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” Hair follicles can help wounds heal faster and this knowledge could be used to treat chronic skin ulcers, with a potential use of a special stem cell hydrogel to enhance healing.
Activating certain hair follicle cells could prevent hair loss from cancer treatments.
January 2023 in “Figshare” Mouse skin and hair aging starts at 200 days, with changes in hair follicles and more white hairs as signs of aging.
66 citations
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August 2001 in “Experimental Dermatology” Human hair follicle cells can grow hair when put into mouse skin if they stay in contact with mouse cells.
36 citations
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March 2011 in “Nature Communications” Cells from a skin condition can create new hair follicles and similar growths in mice, and a specific treatment can reduce these effects.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Early and late matrix progenitors in hair follicles create different cell layers, with early ones forming the companion layer and later ones forming the inner root sheath and hair shaft.
16 citations
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November 2020 in “In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal” Microfollicles can effectively model human hair follicles for research and testing.
86 citations
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June 2017 in “Stem cell investigation” Stem cells from hair follicles can safely treat hair loss.
Metabolic processes and key genes like FGF5, FGFR1, and RRAS significantly affect hair follicle growth in Inner Mongolian Cashmere goats.
3 citations
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January 1991 in “Toxicology in Vitro” Hair follicle cultures are effective for studying cell communication and testing chemicals.
25 citations
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August 2010 in “Acta Biomaterialia” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicle cells for transplantation using a special chip.
46 citations
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September 2014 in “Tissue engineering. Part A” Researchers created hair-inducing human cell clusters using a 3D culture method.
52 citations
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September 2012 in “Oncogene”
56 citations
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July 2005 in “Experimental Dermatology” Injected human hair follicle cells can create new, small hair follicles in skin cultures.
3 citations
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January 2019 in “Advances in stem cells and their niches” Dermal papilla cells are key for hair growth and color, influencing hair type and size, and their interaction with stem cells could help treat hair loss and color disorders.
8 citations
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July 2016 in “Oncotarget” Lgr5+ stem cells do not cause skin tumors.
1 citations
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November 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Immortalized hair follicle cells could be useful for regenerative medicine and treating inflammation and oxidative stress.
Hair growth is maintained by specific cell signals.
8 citations
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April 2009 in “International journal of oncology” Hair follicle cells resist turning into skin cells.
November 2010 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and umbilical cord can help regenerate hair follicles.