Area of research
Urology · Dermatology
Research interest
Research interests include Hair Growth and Disorders, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Skin Protection and Aging, and melanin and skin pigmentation.
Human scalp hair follicles can ‘taste’: chemosensory signalling via the bitter taste receptor TAS2R4 inhibits hair growth <i>ex vivo</i>
Interleukin-15 is a hair follicle immune privilege guardian
The MRGPRX2-substance P pathway regulates mast cell migration
mTORC1 activity negatively regulates human hair follicle growth and pigmentation
Melatonin Exerts Prominent, Differential Epidermal and Dermal Anti-Aging Properties in Aged Human Eyelid Skin Ex Vivo
Concentration‐dependent stimulation of melanin production as well as melanocyte and keratinocyte proliferation by melatonin in human eyelid epidermis
Management of the human hair follicle microbiome by a synthetic odorant
IL-15 Prolongs Anagen, Stimulates Proliferation, and Suppresses Apoptosis in the Hair Matrix of Human Scalp Hair Follicles
Application of Topical Sandalore® Increases Epidermal Dermcidin Synthesis in Organ-Cultured Human Skin ex vivo
Melatonin Protects K15+ Human Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Hair Matrix Keratinocytes against Paclitaxel-Induced Damage Ex Vivo
Revisiting the role of melatonin in human melanocyte physiology: A skin context perspective
Frontiers in Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Research: Pathobiology Progress and Translational Horizons
The impact of perceived stress on the hair follicle: Towards solving a psychoneuroendocrine and neuroimmunological puzzle
Targeting mitochondria in dermatological therapy: beyond oxidative damage and skin aging
Human Hair Follicles Operate a Functional Peripheral Equivalent of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Somatotropic Axis Ex Vivo
Resident human dermal γδT-cells operate as stress-sentinels: Lessons from the hair follicle
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ signalling protects hair follicle stem cells from chemotherapy-induced apoptosis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition
Growth Hormone and the Human Hair Follicle
Mitochondrially localized MPZL3 emerges as a signaling hub of mammalian physiology
Sensory Reinnervation of Human Skin by Human Neural Stem Cell‒Derived Peripheral Neurons Ex Vivo
A Cell Membrane-Level Approach to Cicatricial Alopecia Management: Is Caveolin-1 a Viable Therapeutic Target in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia?
The biology of human hair greying
Pro-inflammatory Vδ1+T-cells infiltrates are present in and around the hair bulbs of non-lesional and lesional alopecia areata hair follicles
Topical odorant application of the specific olfactory receptor OR2AT4 agonist, Sandalore<sup>®</sup>, improves telogen effluvium‐associated parameters
Tissue-resident macrophages can be generated de novo in adult human skin from resident progenitor cells during substance P-mediated neurogenic inflammation ex vivo
Mitochondrial energy metabolism is negatively regulated by cannabinoid receptor 1 in intact human epidermis
Non‐neuronal kappa‐opioid receptor activation enhances epidermal keratinocyte proliferation, and modulates mast cell functions in human skin <i>ex vivo</i>
A novel nondrug SFRP1 antagonist inhibits catagen development in human hair follicles <i>ex vivo</i>
Transepidermal <scp>UV</scp> radiation of scalp skin <i>ex vivo</i> induces hair follicle damage that is alleviated by the topical treatment with caffeine
Schwann cells as underestimated, major players in human skin physiology and pathology