September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers created human cells that can turn into sebocytes, which may help study and treat skin conditions like acne.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Protein analysis shows aging changes in scalp cell types from women.
51 citations
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February 2009 in “Journal of dermatological science” Pitx2 helps outer root sheath cells differentiate but can't start hair growth on its own.
1 citations
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March 2019 in “Chinese Medical Journal” Researchers identified potential markers for human hair color stem cells.
2 citations
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September 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Hair follicle niches are specified before they form and depend on progenitor cells.
November 2014 in “Journal of Cell Biology” Valentina Greco's research shows that the environment around hair follicle stem cells is more crucial for regeneration than the stem cells themselves.
10 citations
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August 2023 in “Developmental cell” The research maps the complex development of early mouse skin, identifying diverse cell types and their roles in forming skin layers and structures.
33 citations
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June 2017 in “Developmental Biology” Mice can correct hair follicle orientation without certain genes, but proper overall alignment needs those genes.
26 citations
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May 2001 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Pilomatrixomas likely originate from the hair matrix due to changes in hair keratin expression.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Rare Gli1+ fibroblasts are crucial for skin wound healing.
1 citations
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January 1997 in “Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja)” The extracellular matrix is crucial for maintaining and regulating epidermal stem cells in hair follicles.
8 citations
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August 1987 in “The Journal of Dermatology” BKN-1 antibody targets specific keratin in basal cell epithelioma and normal skin basal cells.
January 2010 in “Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Nanjing” Progesterone helps adult male mice's brain cells survive and improves learning and memory.
2 citations
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January 2019 in “Methods in molecular biology” A new method helps grow skin cells from humans and mice more easily and quickly.
April 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” CTCF protein is essential for skin and hair follicle development in mice.
2 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell Stem Cell” The study showed that some hair follicle stem cells wake up to grow hair while others stay asleep, and that the environment around them is important for hair growth.
January 2006 in “中华医学杂志:英文版” Cultured skin cells can trigger hair growth and the amount of certain proteins they produce affects their ability to regenerate hair follicles.
3 citations
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January 1998 in “ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA” Hair keratins are mainly on macrofibrils in the cortex and in the endocuticle in the cuticle.
24 citations
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April 2012 in “Developmental Biology” Dermal papillae cells, important for hair growth, come from multiple cell lines and can be formed by skin cells, regardless of their origin or hair cycle phase. These cells rarely divide, but their ability to shape tissue may contribute to their efficiency in inducing hair growth.
13 citations
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April 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The method successfully isolates hair follicle stem cells and skin cells from mice for research.
March 2024 in “Tissue and cell/Tissue & cell” Telomerase-positive cells are mainly in the bulb matrix and outer root sheath of hair follicles.
January 2008 in “Chinese bulletin of Life sciences” Epidermal stem cells help renew skin and regenerate hair follicles.
551 citations
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November 2013 in “Nature” Certain mature cells in mouse lungs can turn back into stem cells to aid in tissue repair.
October 2017 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Stem cells preservation in AGA could be a potential therapy, but more cases needed.
40 citations
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November 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Different melanocyte types in hair follicles either survive or die during the catagen phase.
53 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle cells help protect against immune attacks by regulating T-cell activity.
2 citations
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April 2014 in “PubMed” Epidermal neural crest stem cells from hair follicles can help repair nerve injuries.
24 citations
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September 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The study found that hair follicles are above muscle connections in the scalp, which may help protect stem cell areas.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blood cells turned into stem cells can become skin cells similar to normal ones, potentially helping in skin therapies.
42 citations
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July 2010 in “European Journal of Cell Biology” Thyroid hormones affect hair follicle stem cells by promoting differentiation and reducing growth.