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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2021

Effects of UV Induced-Photoaging on the Hair Follicle Cycle of C57BL6/J Mice.

Xu Zhai, Meihua Gong, Yixuan Peng, Daping Yang

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Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xu ZhaiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The 2nd Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-7644-229X
Meihua GongDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The 2nd Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Yixuan PengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The 2nd Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Daping YangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The 2nd Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Harbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo study the changes in the hair follicle cycle and related stem cells induced by photoaging to establish a mouse model of senescence in hair follicles.

methodsThere were 54 C57BL6/J mice randomly divided into three groups. The UVA group and the UVB group underwent photoaging induced by UV lamps for 8 weeks. Changes in skin and the hair follicle cycle were compared by physical signs, dermoscopy, and hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's staining in each group. Western blot, immunohistochemistry, and RT-qPCR were carried out to test canonical proteins and gene expression of the Wnt signaling pathway in the samples. Immunofluorescence was chosen to show variations in the stem cells related to the hair follicle cycle.

resultsThere were more gray hairs in the UVA group than the other groups (P<0.05). Both diameter of the hair shaft and depth of hair root were significantly decreased in the UV groups (P<0.05). Stem cells and melanocytes of the hair follicles were reduced in the UVA group. UV, especially UVB, up-regulated the expression of the Wnt signaling pathway and prolonged anagen and telogen phases in the hair follicles, compared with the control group (P<0.05).

conclusionBy decreasing the number of stem cells related to hair follicles, UVA induces hair follicle photoaging characterized by hair follicle miniaturization and gray hairs. UV up-regulated the expression of the Wnt signaling pathway, and the hair follicle cycle was significantly prolonged by UVB.

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hair follicle cycleHFSCsphotoagingUVAWnt

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