research Human Skin is a Steroidogenic Tissue: Steroidogenic Enzymes and Cofactors Are Expressed in Epidermis, Normal Sebocytes, and an Immortalized Sebocyte Cell Line (SEB-1)
Human skin can produce steroids from cholesterol.
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450-480 / 1000+ resultsresearch Microtubules regulate tip growth and orientation in root hairs ofArabidopsis thaliana
Microtubules help control the direction and stability of root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.
research Stimulation of ectodermal organ development by Ectodysplasin-A1
Ectodysplasin-A1 is crucial for developing hair, teeth, and glands.
research Organogenesis From Dissociated Cells: Generation of Mature Cycling Hair Follicles From Skin-Derived Cells
Scientists have found a way to create hair follicles from skin cells of newborn mice, which can grow and cycle naturally when injected into adult mouse skin.
research Progress in Gelatin as Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering
Gelatin shows promise for future medical uses due to its safety and versatility, despite some challenges.
research The ZIP7 Gene (Slc39a7) Encodes a Zinc Transporter Involved in Zinc Homeostasis of the Golgi Apparatus
The ZIP7 gene helps control zinc levels in cells by moving zinc from the Golgi apparatus to the cytoplasm.
research Drug Repositioning: New Approaches and Future Prospects for Life-Debilitating Diseases and the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak
Drug repositioning offers a cost-effective, lower-risk way to treat diseases and pandemics like COVID-19.
research Rickets with alopecia: An inborn error of vitaminD metabolism
Two sisters with rickets and hair loss had a genetic issue with vitamin D processing, and only improved when given phosphorus supplements.
research Health-related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A comparison with the general population using the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire (PCOSQ) and the Short Form-36 (SF-36)
Women with PCOS have lower quality of life, especially in mental health and energy, and managing weight can help improve it.
research Matriptase: Potent Proteolysis on the Cell Surface
Matriptase is crucial for skin, hair, and immune cell health, and its imbalance can lead to cancer.
research Differential Stripping: Determination of the Amount of Topically Applied Substances Penetrated into the Hair Follicles
The new "differential stripping" method effectively measures how much substance gets into hair follicles.
research Novel lysophosphoplipid receptors: their structure and function
Lysophospholipids can act as anti-inflammatory agents through specific receptors, but more research is needed.
research Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia—Current Insights in Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Management
Early diagnosis and individualized treatment improve outcomes for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
research Rapid skin repigmentation on oral ruxolitinib in a patient with coexistent vitiligo and alopecia areata (AA)
A man with vitiligo and alopecia saw quick skin and hair improvement with ruxolitinib, but skin color gains were lost after stopping treatment.
research A Review on the Clinical Utility of PSA in Cancer Prostate
PSA is best for detecting prostate cancer recurrence and evaluating treatment response.
research The comparative histopathology of male-pattern baldness and senescent baldness
The understanding of male-pattern baldness remains unclear.
research Rac1 Is Crucial for Hair Follicle Integrity but Is Not Essential for Maintenance of the Epidermis
Rac1 is vital for hair follicle health but not needed for skin maintenance.
research Temporary hair removal by low fluence photoepilation: Histological study on biopsies and cultured human hair follicles
Low fluence photoepilation temporarily removes hair by targeting the hair follicle's pigmented area without severe damage.
research A Concise Review on Tissue Engineered Artificial Skin Grafts for Chronic Wound Treatment: Can We Reconstruct Functional Skin Tissue In Vitro?
Creating fully functional artificial skin for chronic wounds is still very challenging.
research Chitosan-Based Hemostatic Hydrogels: The Concept, Mechanism, Application, and Prospects
Chitosan-based hydrogels effectively control bleeding and have promising medical uses.
research Addressing continuous data for participants excluded from trial analysis: a guide for systematic reviewers
The conclusion is that the risk of losing significance in meta-analysis results increases with smaller effects and more missing data, and using the median standard deviation for imputation is recommended.
research Distribution and number of epidermal growth factor receptors in skin is related to epithelial cell growth
EGF receptors are crucial for skin cell growth and decrease with age.
research Maternal Influence on Child HPA Axis: A Prospective Study of Cortisol Levels in Hair
Maternal stress during pregnancy affects a child's stress levels.
research Thallium poisoning. Diagnosis may be elusive but alopecia is the clue.
Alopecia is a key indicator of thallium poisoning.
research Cutaneous toxicities of cancer therapy
Cancer therapy can cause various skin problems, including hair loss, skin darkening, painful hand-foot syndrome, and severe skin damage.
research Valproate in the Treatment of Persistent Chronic Daily Headache. An Open Label Study
Valproate significantly improved headaches in two-thirds of patients.
research Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes in dogs and cats: a review of the literature
Skin disorders in pets can help detect hidden cancers early.
research Clinical and Hormonal Effects of Chronic Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment in Polycystic Ovarian Disease*
Chronic GnRHa treatment can help manage endometrial hyperplasia and reduce ovarian androgen excess in PCO patients.
research Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for liver disease: full of chances and challenges
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy shows promise for liver disease but faces challenges in standardization and approval.
research Applications and limitations of lipid nanoparticles in dermal and transdermal drug delivery via the follicular route
Lipid nanoparticles can help deliver drugs through hair follicles but struggle to penetrate deeper skin layers.