Sentences with phrase «human hair follicle growth»

The paper is titled, «Microenvironmental reprogramming by three - dimensional culture enables dermal papilla cells to induce de novo human hair follicle growth.»

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Still, by identifying the human hairless gene as an important master switch in regulating cell death in a hair follicle — a discovery that could lead to gene therapies for unwanted hair growth — Christiano emerged as a new star in the field, and a glamorous one.

In experiments with mouse and human hair follicles, Angela M. Christiano, PhD, and colleagues found that drugs that inhibit the Janus kinase (JAK) family of enzymes promote rapid and robust hair growth when directly applied to the skin.

It's likely that the drugs that are so effective in enhancing hair growth in the mice could affect the same pathways in human follicles, suggesting they could induce new hair growth and extend the growth of existing hairs in humans.

Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvaniahave determined the role of a key growth factor, found in skin cells of limited quantities in humans, which helps hair follicles form and regenerate during the wound healing process.

(2013) Growth Factor Responsible for Triggering Hair Follicle Generation During Wound Healing Identified, Found in Cells of Short Supply in Humans.