Exogenous connective tissue growth factor preserves the hair-inductive ability of human dermal papilla cells

Int J Cosmet Sci. 2014 Oct;36(5):442-50. doi: 10.1111/ics.12146. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Authors

P Zhang¹, S K Ravuri, J Wang, K G Marra, R E Kling, J Chai

Affiliation

¹ Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, #28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China; Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, First Hospital Affiliated to General Hospital of PLA, #51 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China.

PMID: 24925376
DOI: 10.1111/ics.12146

Abstract

Connective tissue growth factor influences human dermal papilla cells' hair inductive ability through several signaling pathways.

Keywords: connective tissue growth factor; hair follicle reconstruction; human dermal papilla cells; signal pathway; tissue engineering.

© 2014 Society of Cosmetic Scientists and the Société Française de Cosmétologie.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
Blotting, Western
Cells, Cultured
Connective Tissue Growth Factor / pharmacology*
DNA Primers
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hair / growth & development*
Humans
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Skin / cytology
Skin / drug effects*

Substances

DNA Primers
Connective Tissue Growth Factor