April 2008 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The vitamin D receptor helps control hair growth and may protect against certain skin tumors.
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January 2013 in “International journal of medical sciences” Increasing Wnt5a in mice skin delays hair growth but doesn't stop it.
VDAC2 promotes cell death in cashmere goat hair follicles through the P53 pathway.
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February 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Ceramide Synthase 4 is essential for normal hair growth and preventing hair loss.
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January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Weak cell junctions disrupt hair follicle stem cell rest.
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January 2006 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” A mutation in the VDR gene affects hair cycling without needing ligand binding.
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August 2021 in “Oncogene” miR-22 helps skin cancer grow and spread by activating specific cell signals.
January 2003 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Cyclosporin promotes hair growth by boosting cell growth and reducing cell death.
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July 2017 in “Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy” Breast cancer patients taking CDK4/6 inhibitors are more likely to experience fatigue, hair loss, and mouth sores.
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July 2019 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Wnt signaling is important for the change from the resting phase to the growth phase in human hair cycles.
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January 2014 in “Repositorio Institucional” Clitocybin A from a mushroom may promote hair growth by increasing cell activity in hair follicles.
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March 2017 in “Endocrinology” Removing vitamin D and calcium receptors in mice skin cells slows down skin wound healing.
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November 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” SOX18 helps sheep hair cells grow by activating a specific cell growth pathway.
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August 2015 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Vitamin D and calcium are essential for effective wound healing and hair growth.
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April 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The Wnt/β-catenin pathway can activate melanocyte stem cells and may help regenerate hair follicles.
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February 2021 in “Diabetes” Dock5 is important for skin healing and could help treat diabetic wounds.
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July 2016 in “PLOS ONE” Activating β-catenin in certain skin cells speeds up hair growth in mice.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt and SHH pathways help form hair follicles by coordinating cell processes.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” NCSTN gene mutation causes abnormal skin cell differentiation and more inflammation, contributing to Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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February 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Activin B can boost hair growth by promoting cell proliferation and cell cycle progression.
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May 2018 in “PLOS Biology” Cyclosporine A may help treat hair loss by blocking a protein that inhibits hair growth.
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May 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The vitamin D receptor is essential for skin stem cells to grow, move, and become different cell types needed for skin healing.
May 2025 in “Experimental Dermatology” A new genetic tool improves the study of hair growth and potential hair disorder treatments.
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August 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Twist1 helps maintain important features of cells crucial for hair growth by working with Tcf4 and β-catenin.
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August 2013 in “The Journal of experimental medicine/The journal of experimental medicine” Loss of a specific protein in skin cells causes symptoms similar to psoriasis.
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January 2025 in “Frontiers in Oncology” REV7 is crucial for genome stability and cancer treatment, making it a potential target for therapy.
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August 2024 in “Transgenic Research” Activated β-catenin affects hair growth and skin thickness, and changes are reversible.
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March 2012 in “Development” Skin needs dermal β-catenin activity for hair growth and skin cell multiplication.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The hair follicle dermal sheath is essential for hair shedding and needs to communicate with the outer root sheath for normal hair growth cycles.
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March 2019 in “Experimental dermatology” Injury changes how hair follicle stem cells behave, depending on the hair growth stage.