Therapeutic strategy for hair regeneration: Hair cycle activation, niche environment modulation, wound-induced follicle neogenesis, and stem cell engineering

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 377-391

  Chueh, Shan Chang ^a   Lin, Sung Jan ^b,c,d   Chen, Chih Chiang ^e   Lei, Mingxing ^b,f   Wang, Ling Mei ^a   Widelitz, Randall ^b   Hughes, Michael W ^b,g   Jiang, Ting Xin ^b   Chuong, Cheng Ming ^b,g  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Biomaterials; Dermal papilla; Regenerative medicine; Stem cells; Tissue engineering; Wound; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BIOMATERIAL; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CD34 ANTIGEN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; WNT PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDERMIS CELL; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HAIR REGENERATION; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN CELL; SKIN INJURY; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL ENGINEERING; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SKIN; STEM CELLS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84873901383     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2013.739601     Document Type: Review

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