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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2016

The Modulatable Stem Cell Niche: Tissue Interactions during Hair and Feather Follicle Regeneration.

Chih-Chiang Chen, Maksim V Plikus, Pin-Chi Tang, Randall B Widelitz, Cheng Ming Chuong

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Chih-Chiang ChenDepartment of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan 112; Institute of Clinical Medicine and Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan 112.
Maksim V PlikusDepartment of Developmental and Cell Biology, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Pin-Chi TangDepartment of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; Department of Animal Science and Center for the Integrative and Evolutionary, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan 402.
Randall B WidelitzDepartment of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Cheng Ming ChuongDepartment of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; International Laboratory of Wound Repair and Regeneration, Graduated Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701; Integrative Stem Cell Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan 404. Electronic address: cmchuong@usc.edu.
National Cheng Kung University · TWNational Chung Hsing University · TWNational Yang Ming University Hospital · TWUniversity of California, Irvine · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Size regulation of skin appendagesR01AR047364 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Cheng-Ming Chuong · 2002 to 2026
$10.1M
Tissue Engineering of New Hair FormationR01AR060306 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHUONG, CHENG-MING · 2010 to 2019
$4.6M
Tissue Patterning in living skin and organ explantsR37AR060306 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Cheng-Ming Chuong · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
Induction of fat regeneration in skin wounds by hair follicle signalingR01AR067273 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PLIKUS, MAKSIM V · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
NIAMS NIH HHS AR60306NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR047364NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR060306NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR067273NIAMS NIH HHS R01-AR067273NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR47364NIAMS NIH HHS R37 AR060306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hair and feathers are unique because (1) their stem cells are contained within a follicle structure, (2) they undergo cyclic regeneration repetitively throughout life, (3) regeneration occurs physiologically in healthy individuals and (4) regeneration is also induced in response to injury. Precise control of this cyclic regeneration process is essential for maintaining the homeostasis of living organisms. While stem cells are regulated by the intra-follicle-adjacent micro-environmental niche, this niche is also modulated dynamically by extra-follicular macro-environmental signals, allowing stem cells to adapt to a larger changing environment and physiological needs. Here we review several examples of macro-environments that communicate with the follicles: intradermal adipose tissue, innate immune system, sex hormones, aging, circadian rhythm and seasonal rhythms. Related diseases are also discussed. Unveiling the mechanisms of how stem cell niches are modulated provides clues for regenerative medicine. Given that stem cells are hard to manipulate, focusing translational therapeutic applications at the environments appears to be a more practical approach.

Indexed as

AnimalsFeathersHair FollicleHumansRegenerationStem Cell NicheTissue Scaffoldsagingcircadian rhythmimmune responsequorum sensingstem cell

Identifiers

PMID26196442
PMCPMC4716892
OpenAlexW977153586

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