To the attention of the bald: the hair from the stem cells has already grown. In mice :(

Stem cells were used to grow woolDmitry Safin, "Kompyulenta"
Mariko Yamaki from Matsumoto Dental University (Japan) conducted a successful experiment to restore the coat of a laboratory mouse using embryonic stem cells of the animal.

Mesenchymal stem cells obtained from the tooth tissues of mouse embryos also participated in the regeneration process. When mixed, two types of stem cells formed peculiar clusters, which were then cultured in the laboratory.

After some time, Ms. Yamaki registered signs of growth of one or two hairs in 40 percent of the clusters formed (there were 48 in total). This indicator was brought to 60 percent by adding protein, which increases the intensity of growth. The researcher then implanted the resulting clusters in 12 mice; all individuals had a restoration of the coat. Moreover, all animals have developed hair papillae – formations that control the growth and condition of the hair.

"By combining embryonic and mesenchymal stem cells, which are able to differentiate into cells of several types, it is likely possible to obtain other organs," says Mariko Yamaki. "But first I want to try to grow hair using human embryonic stem cells."

The full version of the report will be published in the May issue of the journal published by the Japanese Society of Regenerative Medicine.

Prepared based on the materials of PhysOrg.

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