Platelet-derived growth factor-AA-inducible epiregulin promotes elongation of human hair shafts by enhancing proliferation and differentiation of follicular keratinocytes

J Dermatol Sci. 2020 Feb;97(2):168-170. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2020.01.003. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

Authors

Hyun Sik Jeong¹, Mi Hee Kwack¹, Hyun Woo Joo¹, Moon Kyu Kim², Jung Chul Kim², Young Kwan Sung³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Hair Transplantation Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31964549
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2020.01.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Biopsy
Cell Proliferation
Cells, Cultured
Epiregulin / administration & dosage
Epiregulin / metabolism*
Female
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Knockdown Techniques
Hair Follicle / growth & development*
Hair Follicle / metabolism
Humans
Injections, Subcutaneous
Male
Mice
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / genetics
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / metabolism*
Primary Cell Culture
RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
Recombinant Proteins / administration & dosage
Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
Scalp / cytology
Up-Regulation

Substances

EREG protein, human
Epiregulin
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
RNA, Small Interfering
Recombinant Proteins
platelet-derived growth factor A