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December 2004 in “Differentiation” Sex hormones affect hair and feather growth and may help manage alopecia and hormone-dependent cancers.
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April 2015 in “Developmental Dynamics” The conclusion is that skin and hair patterns are formed by a mix of cell activities, molecular signals, and environmental factors.
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February 2019 in “Scientific Reports” Trichostatin A helps restore hair-growing ability in skin cells used for hair regeneration.
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June 2021 in “Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents” New patents show progress in developing drugs targeting the Wnt pathway for diseases like cancer and hair loss.
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The PP2A-B55α protein is essential for brain and skin development in embryos.
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April 2021 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” The study concluded that changing the culture conditions can cause sika deer skin cells to switch from a flat to a 3D pattern, which is important for creating hair follicles.
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Inhibiting AP-1 changes skin tumor types and affects tumor cell identity.
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April 2008 in “Organogenesis” Wnt signaling is crucial for skin and hair development and its disruption can cause skin tumors.
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February 2007 in “Nature” The document concludes that skin stem cells are important for hair growth and wound healing, and could be used in regenerative medicine.
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July 2001 in “Trends in Molecular Medicine” Future hair loss treatments should aim to extend hair growth, reactivate resting follicles, reverse shrinkage, and possibly create new follicles, with gene therapy showing promise.
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April 2010 in “Nature” A gene called APCDD1, which controls hair growth, is found to be faulty in a type of hair loss called hereditary hypotrichosis simplex.
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November 2018 in “Pharmacology & Therapeutics” Using drugs to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway has potential for treating diseases but also presents challenges.
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June 2017 in “Nature Communications” A WNT10A gene mutation leads to ectodermal dysplasia by disrupting cell growth and differentiation.