From hair to heart: nestin-expressing hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells differentiate to beating cardiac muscle cells

Crosstalk of mesenchymal stem cells and macrophages promotes cardiac muscle repair

(2015) Mei Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

The role of hair follicle nestin-expressing stem cells during whisker sensory-nerve growth in long-term 3D culture

(2013) Sumiyuki Mii et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Induction of human cardiomyocyte-like cells from fibroblasts by defined factors

(2013) R. Wada et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nestin Expression in End-Stage Disease in Dystrophin-Deficient Heart: Implications for Regeneration From Endogenous Cardiac Stem Cells

(2013) Suzanne E. Berry et al.   Stem Cells Translational Medicine

The bulge area is the major hair follicle source of nestin-expressing pluripotent stem cells which can repair the spinal cord compared to the dermal papilla

(2011) Fang Liu et al.   CELL CYCLE

Multipotent hair follicle stem cells promote repair of spinal cord injury and recovery of walking function

(2010) Yasuyuki Amoh et al.   CELL CYCLE