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Morphogenesis, Growth Cycle and Molecular Regulation of Hair Follicles

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
As one of the main appendages of skin, hair follicles play an important role in the process of skin regeneration. Hair follicle is a tiny organ formed by the interaction between epidermis and dermis, which has complex and fine structure and periodic ...
Xiangyu Lin, Liang Zhu, Jing He
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Hair microscopy: an easy adjunct to diagnosis of systemic diseases in children

Applied Microscopy, 2021
Hair, having distinct stages of growth, is a dynamic component of the integumentary system. Nonetheless, derangement in its structure and growth pattern often provides vital clues for the diagnosis of systemic diseases.
Dharmagat Bhattarai, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Rohit Sadanand, Kanika Arora, Gurjit Kaur, Satish Sharma, Amit Rawat   +6 more
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Vellus hair follicle diseases

Dermatologica Sinica
Human hair follicles are composed of vellus hair follicles (vHFs), sebaceous hair follicles, and terminal hair follicles (tHFs), which share histoanatomy, but differ in biophysiology, therefore are distinctive in clinical morbidities.
Hsing-San Yang, Wei-Ting Liu, Chao-Chun Yang, Gerd Plewig, Retno Danarti, WenChieh Chen   +5 more
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Hair Shaft Examination: A Practical Tool to Diagnose Griscelli Syndrome

Dermatopathology, 2021
Griscelli syndrome (GS) is a rare disease that is characterized by silvery hair and fair skin. It is included in congenital grey hair syndromes, a rare group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by silvery grey hair and severe multisystem ...
Trinidad Montero-Vilchez, Alexandra Remon-Love, Jesús Tercedor-Sánchez, Salvador Arias-Santiago   +3 more
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A catena between psychiatric disorders and non‐scarring alopecias—A systematic review

Skin Health and Disease, 2023
For many years, clinical observations have suggested that there is an intrinsic connection between psychological state and skin diseases. Stress responses are typically mediated by several hormones, which are modulated via the hypothalamic‐pituitary ...
Ana L. Forneris Crego, Anastasia Therianou, Parastoo Hashemi, Claire A. Higgins   +3 more
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Non-Cicatricial Alopecia and Its Association with Anthropometric Measurements and Nutritional Laboratory Markers

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Alopecia constitutes one of the most common dermatological disorders, and its steadily increasing prevalence is a cause for concern. Alopecia can be divided into two main categories, cicatricial/scarring and non-cicatricial/non-scarring, depending on the
Katarzyna Wróblewska-Kończalik, Mariola Pawlaczyk, Jerzy Kolasiński, Małgorzata Kolenda, Izabela Miechowicz, Agnieszka Seraszek-Jaros, Anna Kroma-Szal, Justyna Gornowicz-Porowska   +7 more
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Hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells decrease alopecia areata mouse hair loss and reduce inflammation around the hair follicle

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021
Background Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune hair loss disease with increasing incidence. Corticosteroids are the most widely used for hair loss treatment; however, long-term usage of hormonal drugs is associated with various side effects ...
Weiyue Deng, Yuying Zhang, Wei Wang, Aishi Song, Omar Mukama, Jiarong Huang, Xiaobo Han, Sihao Deng, Zuoxian Lin, Jean du Dieu Habimana, Rongqi Huang, Kexin Peng, Bing Ni, Shusheng Zhang, Xiaoxin Yan, Ji Li, Lin-Ping Wu, Zhiyuan Li   +17 more
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Alopecia Areata Incognita and Diffuse Alopecia Areata: Clinical, Trichoscopic, Histopathological, and Therapeutic Features of a 5-Year Study

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2019
Background: Alopecia areata is a nonscarring hair loss that usually causes round patches of baldness, but alopecia areata incognita (AAI) and diffuse alopecia areata (DAA) can cause a diffuse and acute pattern of hair loss.
Aurora Alessandrini, Michela Starace, Francesca Bruni, Nicolò Brandi, Carlotta Baraldi, Cosimo Misciali, Pier Alessandro Fanti, Bianca Maria Piraccini   +7 more
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Pathogenesis and regenerative therapy in vitiligo and alopecia areata: focus on hair follicle

Frontiers in Medicine
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by the loss of functional melanocytes in the hair follicles and epidermis, leading to white patches on the skin and mucous membranes.
Yuan Zhou, Yu-Xuan Zhang, Yu-Yun Xiong, Yu-Mei Li   +3 more
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Serious complication of low-dose oral minoxidil for hair loss

JAAD Case Reports, 2022
Ralph Michel Trüeb, MD, Natalia Caballero-Uribe, MD, Ngoc-Nhi C. Luu, MD, Angelina Dmitriev, MD   +3 more
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