December 2009 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Noggin promotes skin tumors by activating Wnt and Shh pathways.
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May 2003 in “The Laryngoscope” FGF-1 causes spiral ganglion neurites to branch more.
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August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The research created a detailed map of skin cells, showing that certain cells in basal cell carcinoma may come from hair follicles and could help the cancer grow.
25 citations
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November 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” PlncRNA-1 helps hair follicle stem cells grow and develop by controlling a specific cell signaling pathway.
38 citations
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September 2017 in “Cancer Research” Boosting certain cell signals can prevent hair loss from cancer treatments.
48 citations
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February 2016 in “Scientific Reports” Researchers created rat liver stem cells that could help repair liver failure in rats and may be useful for studying human liver diseases.
January 2013 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” Activating Wnt signaling improves the efficiency and safety of creating stem cells.
July 2025 in “Advanced Science” Collagen VI and Semaphorin 3C are important for hair pigmentation and could help treat pigmentation disorders.
26 citations
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May 2024 in “Molecular Neurodegeneration” H1 increases risk for neurodegenerative diseases, while H2 offers protection but is linked to other disorders.
174 citations
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” Different types of skin cells have unique genetic markers that affect how likely they are to spread cancer.
September 2025 in “PubMed” Regenerative hair transplant improves hair growth and quality using stem cells.
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August 2000 in “Experimental Cell Research”
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January 2018 in “Methods in molecular biology” The research found ways to activate melanocyte stem cells for potential treatment of skin depigmentation conditions.
106 citations
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October 2016 in “Cell Stem Cell” PDGFA/AKT signaling is important for the growth and maintenance of certain skin fat cells.
133 citations
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June 2016 in “Nature Neuroscience” Zeb2 is crucial for nerve repair by controlling Schwann cell function.
33 citations
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May 2018 in “Stem Cell Reports” Krt15+ cells in the mouse intestine resist radiation and can start tumors.
5 citations
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January 2016 in “Stem Cells International” Certain skin cells near the base of hair muscles may help renew and stabilize skin, possibly affecting skin disorder understanding.
December 2023 in “Scientific Reports” Scientists created cell lines from balding patients and found that cells from the front of the scalp are more affected by hormones that cause hair loss than those from the back.
2 citations
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April 2014 in “PubMed” Epidermal neural crest stem cells from hair follicles can help repair nerve injuries.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “Cell stem cell” Hair follicle stem cells can return to their original niche and help regenerate hair.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The research identified specific genes that are active in the cells crucial for hair growth.
Human hair follicle cells can be turned into stem cells that may help clone hair for treating hair loss or burns.
18 citations
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July 2012 in “Cell Biology International Reports” Human mesenchymal stem cells can become dermal papilla cells, aiding hair growth.
301 citations
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February 2019 in “Nature Communications” The research found that different types of fibroblasts are involved in wound healing and that some blood cells can turn into fat cells during this process.
28 citations
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January 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Stem cells in eccrine glands could be used for regenerative medicine.
Non-immune dermal cells dominate, epidermal cells increase after day 9, and certain immune cells persist beyond inflammation in wound-induced hair follicle regeneration.
5 citations
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August 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” Overexpressing Merkel cell virus proteins in human hair follicles can create clusters of cells that resemble Merkel cell cancer.
2 citations
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January 2008 in “Elsevier eBooks” Humans have limited regenerative abilities, but new evidence shows the adult brain and heart can regenerate, and future treatments may improve this by mimicking stem cell environments.
May 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Blocking the HEDGEHOG-GLI1 pathway can reduce keloid growth and may be a potential treatment.
April 2026 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” CD200- cells in hair follicles have a higher ability to regenerate hair.