research Androgenetic Alopecia: How It Happens
Androgenetic alopecia causes hair loss by shrinking hair follicles due to androgens, with the connection between the muscle and hair follicle determining if the loss is reversible.
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research The human type I keratin gene family: Characterization of new hair follicle specific members and evaluation of the chromosome 17q21.2 gene domain
The study identified and characterized new keratin genes linked to hair follicles and epithelial tissues.
research Loose anagen hair syndrome
Loose Anagen Syndrome is a hair condition where hairs can be easily pulled out, mainly affecting young girls, and may improve on its own or with treatment.
research Intermediate hair follicles: a new more clinically relevant model for hair growth investigations
Intermediate hair follicles are a better model for studying hair growth and testing hair loss treatments.
research Effect of Procedural-Related Variables on Melanocyte–Keratinocyte Suspension Transplantation in Nonsegmental Stable Vitiligo: A Clinical and Immunocytochemical Study
Different techniques for vitiligo treatment work similarly well, with some better for specific body areas.
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 Hair Histology and Glycosaminoglycans Distribution Probed by Infrared Spectral Imaging: Focus on Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan and Glypican-1 during Hair Growth Cycle
Infrared spectral imaging can map hair growth proteins and sugars without staining.
research Characterization of transport systems for cysteine, lysine, alanine, and leucine in wool follicles of sheep
Sheep wool follicles absorb different amino acids at various rates and locations, which could affect wool growth based on diet and genetics.
research Hair-cycle dependent differential expression of ADAM 10 and ADAM 12
ADAM 10 and ADAM 12 proteins are involved in different stages of hair growth and could be targets for treating hair disorders.
research Expression of lipid-protein gene PLP2 in Liaoning cashmere goat
The PLP2 gene affects cashmere fiber quality in goats and is linked to hair growth and loss.
research Hair casts or pseudonits
Hair casts can be mistaken for lice, causing unnecessary stress.
research Dandruff lesional scalp skin exhibits epidermal T cell infiltration and a weakened hair follicle immune privilege
Dandruff is linked to increased T cells and weakened immune protection in hair follicles.
research Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from Equine Hair Follicles Using a Method of Air-Liquid Interface
Scientists found a new, less invasive way to get stem cells from horse hair for veterinary medicine.
research Facial Follicular Spicules: A Rare Cutaneous Presentation of Trichodysplasia Spinulosa
Trichodysplasia spinulosa can occur after a heart transplant due to immunosuppressive drugs.
research Allogeneic Hair Transplantation with Enhanced Survival by Anti-ICAM-1 Antibody with Short-Term Rapamycin Treatment in Nonhuman Primates
Using an anti-ICAM-1 antibody with rapamycin improves hair transplant survival in monkeys.
research Multiple roles for activated LEF/TCF transcription complexes during hair follicle development and differentiation
Activated LEF/TCF complexes are crucial for hair development and cycling.
research Patterns of expression of trichocytic and epithelial cytokeratins in mammalian tissues. I. Human and bovine hair follicles
Human and bovine hair follicles have distinct cytokeratins specific to hair-forming cells.
research The transcriptional repressor CDP (Cutl1) is essential for epithelial cell differentiation of the lung and the hair follicle
CDP is crucial for lung and hair follicle cell development.
research Human hair growth in vitro: a model for the study of hair follicle biology
Human hair growth can be influenced by certain growth factors and has specific metabolic needs.
research Keratin expression in basal cell carcinomas
Basal cell carcinomas likely originate from hair follicle cells or stem cells.
research Cytokeratins as Markers of Follicular Differentiation
TB and BCC tumors show similar follicular differentiation patterns.
research Towards Defining the Pathogenesis of the Hairless Phenotype
The hairless gene mutation causes baldness by disrupting hair follicle structure.
research Loose anagen hair of childhood: The phenomenon of easily pluckable hair
Children with loose anagen hair have easily pluckable hair due to root sheath problems, and it might improve without treatment.
research Expression of mRNA for androgen receptor, 5alpha-reductase and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human dermal papilla cells
Hair sensitivity to androgens is partly controlled by specific enzyme expressions in different hair areas.
research Localisation of members of the notch system and the differentiation of vibrissa hair follicles: Receptors, ligands, and fringe modulators
Notch-related genes play a key role in the development and cycling of hair follicles.
research Growth factors specifically alter hair follicle cell proliferation and collagenolytic activity alone or in combination
Growth factors can either promote or inhibit hair follicle cell growth and collagen breakdown.
research Follicular mucinosis: A detailed morphologic and immunopathologic study
Benign follicular mucinosis involves immune cells attacking hair follicles.
research Description of the Intrafollicular Delivery of Large Molecular Weight Molecules to Follicles of Human Scalp Skin In Vitro
Properly formulated large molecules can reach active levels at the hair bulb.
research Hair Breakage as a Presenting Sign of Early or Occult Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Hair breakage may be an early sign of a hair loss condition called CCCA in African American women.
research Changes in Different Melanocyte Populations During Hair Follicle Involution (Catagen)
Different melanocyte types in hair follicles either survive or die during the catagen phase.