research Stretching the limits: from homeostasis to stem cell plasticity in wound healing and cancer
Stem cell plasticity is crucial for wound healing but can also contribute to cancer development.
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research The Hair Follicle Bulge: A Niche for Adult Stem Cells
The hair follicle bulge is an important area for adult stem cells involved in hair growth and repair, with potential for medical use needing more research.
research Cyclical dermal micro-niche switching governs the morphological infradian rhythm of mouse zigzag hair
Mouse zigzag hair bends form due to a 3-day cycle of changes in hair progenitors and their environment.
research Identification of Stem Cell Populations in Sweat Glands and Ducts Reveals Roles in Homeostasis and Wound Repair
The study found that sweat glands contain different types of stem cells that help with healing and maintaining healthy skin.
research Novel in vitro culture condition improves the stemness of human dermal stem/progenitor cells
New culture method keeps human skin stem cells more stem-like.
research 699 Effect of Prostaglandin D 2 on hair follicle growth and its impact on hair follicle stem/progenitor cells
Blocking Prostaglandin D₂ may help treat hair loss.
research KIF18B is a cell-type specific regulator of spindle orientation in the epidermis
KIF18B is important for correctly positioning cell division machinery in skin cells, affecting hair follicle development.
research Intrinsic activation of cell growth and differentiation in ex vivo cultured human hair follicles by a transient endogenous production of ROS
Temporary ROS production in cultured human hair follicles promotes growth and stem cell activation.
research Vascular endothelial cells as signaling niches for epithelial stem cells in the skin
Vascular endothelial cells may significantly influence skin stem cells, but more research is needed.
research A novel cell-free regenerative therapy for hair loss: human fetal cartilage progenitor cell secretome
A new therapy using secretions from fetal cartilage cells shows promise for safe and effective hair regrowth.
research Effect of Flightless I Expression on Epidermal Stem Cell Niche During Wound Repair
Reducing Flightless I protein improves wound healing by activating skin stem cells.
research The Basement Membrane of Hair Follicle Stem Cells Is a Muscle Cell Niche
Nephronectin helps attach muscle cells to hair follicles.
research Neural Stem Cells Restore Hair Growth through Activation of the Hair Follicle Niche
Neural stem cell extract can safely promote hair growth in mice.
research BLIMP1 Is Required for Postnatal Epidermal Homeostasis but Does Not Define a Sebaceous Gland Progenitor under Steady-State Conditions
BLIMP1 is essential for skin maintenance but not for defining sebaceous gland progenitors.
research Local and systemic mechanisms that control the hair follicle stem cell niche
research A Bio‐Functional Wnt3a Gradient Microarray for Cell Niche Studies
The study created a tool that mimics natural cell signals, which increased cell growth and could help with hair regeneration research.
research Lineage potential, plasticity and environmental reprogramming of epithelial stem/progenitor cells
Environmental cues can change the fate and function of epithelial cells, with potential for cell therapy.
research Author response: Smad4 restricts differentiation to promote expansion of satellite cell derived progenitors during skeletal muscle regeneration
SMAD4 is crucial for muscle repair in young adults but not in aged mice.
research Decision letter: Smad4 restricts differentiation to promote expansion of satellite cell derived progenitors during skeletal muscle regeneration
Smad4 is crucial for muscle repair, especially in aging, by promoting cell growth over differentiation.
research Progenitor-derived endothelin controls dermal sheath contraction for hair follicle regression
A specific signal from hair cells controls the tightening of the surrounding muscle, which is necessary for hair shedding.
research Quorum sensing and other collective regenerative behavior in organ populations
Organs like hair follicles can renew themselves in complex ways, adapting to different needs and environments.
research 1360 Regulation of bmp signalling in melanogenesis, pigment transfer and melanocyte migration
BMP signaling is important for skin color, affecting melanin production, pigment spread, and cell movement.
research More than one way to skin . . .
Skin stem cells help repair damage and maintain healthy skin.
research Diverse mechanisms for endogenous regeneration and repair in mammalian organs
Mammalian organs regenerate using stem cells and cell plasticity, but this ability declines with age.
research A matter of life and death: self‐renewal in stem cells
Stem cell self-renewal is complex and needs more research for full understanding.
research Epithelial Skin Biology
The document concludes that while significant progress has been made in understanding skin biology and stem cells, more research is needed to fully understand their interactions with their environment.
research Wnt Signaling Regulates Symmetry of Division of Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Brain and in Response to Injury
Wnt signaling helps control how brain stem cells divide and is important for brain repair after injury.
research Molecular Conversations and the Development of the Hair Follicle and Basal Cell Carcinoma
Overactive signaling in hair follicles can lead to skin cancer.
research Tissue homeostasis
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.
research Ca 2+ -mediated protein citrullination regulates proliferation in the regenerating and malignant CNS
Ca²⁺-mediated protein citrullination controls cell growth in the CNS and may help treat brain tumors.