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Review of hair follicle dermal cells

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Yang, Chao-Chun, Cotsarelis, George·2010·Journal of Dermatological Science

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Hair follicle stem cells in the epithelial bulge are responsible for the continual regeneration of the hair follicle during cycling. The bulge cells reside in a niche composed of dermal cells. The dermal compartment of the hair follicle consists of the dermal papilla and dermal sheath. Interactions between hair follicle epithelial and dermal cells are necessary for hair follicle morphogenesis during development and in hair reconstitution assays. Dermal papilla and dermal sheath cells express specific markers and possess distinctive morphology and behavior in culture. These cells can induce hair follicle differentiation in epithelial cells and are required in hair reconstitution assays either in the form of intact tissue, dissociated freshly prepared cells or cultured cells. This review will focus on hair follicle dermal cells since most therapeutic efforts to date have concentrated on this aspect of the hair follicle, with the idea that enriching hair-inductive dermal cell populations and expanding their number by culture while maintaining their properties, will establish an efficient hair reconstitution assay that could eventually have therapeutic implications.

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  • Bulge stem cells are the origin of sebaceous glands, epidermal basal layer, and hair follicle formation.

    “Bulge stem cells are the origin of sebaceous glands, epidermal basal layer, and hair follicle formation, and they play an important role in the maintenance of the basic structure of the skin.”

    From Morphological characteristics and notes of the skin in preclinical toxicity assessment (2023) · cites this paper as [33]

    The Abstract says bulge stem cells regenerate hair follicles during cycling. Section 5.2 reports that isolated adult hair-follicle stem cells regenerated hair-follicle, sebaceous-gland, and interfollicular-epidermis lineages in a mouse reconstitution assay. It does not specifically identify the epidermal basal layer or establish bulge cells as the origin of all three structures during normal skin development. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Dogs differ from the synchronized and mosaic hair-cycle categories, although hair loss associated with hair cycle arrest is seen.

    “Dogs differ from these categories, although hair loss associated with hair cycle arrest is seen33, 36, 37.”

    From Morphological characteristics and notes of the skin in preclinical toxicity assessment (2023) · cites this paper as [33]

    The hair-cycling discussion (section 2.1) describes follicle stages, and the hair-diseases discussion (section 7) concerns androgenetic alopecia. Neither addresses whether dogs differ from synchronized and mosaic hair-cycle categories or whether hair-cycle arrest causes hair loss in dogs. Searches for canine hair-cycle arrest and those categories found no relevant passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  1. [23]Chiang C Swan RZ Grachtchouk M Bolinger M Litingtung Y Robertson EK Essential role for Sonic hedgehog during hair follicle morphogenesis Dev Biol 1999 205 1 9 9882493

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Authors
Yang, C.-C., & Cotsarelis, G.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Cotsarelis, George
Venue
Journal of Dermatological Science
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-01
Volume
57
Issue
1
Pages
2-11
ISSN
0923-1811 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2150518449
Cited by
418
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 26
FWCI
2.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Dermatological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Council
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR055309, R01AR046837)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Hair Growth and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › dental development and anomalies
Keywords
dermal papilla, dermal sheath, hair follicle stem cells, hair follicle regeneration, hair follicle morphogenesis, cell expansion
MeSH terms
AC133 Antigen, Actins, Alkaline Phosphatase, Animals, Glycoproteins, Humans, Models, Biological, Muscle, Smooth, Peptides, Regeneration, Serine Endopeptidases, Skin, Signal Transduction, Antigens, CD, Hair Follicle, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Wnt Proteins, Versicans

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