Journal
CELL PROLIFERATION
Volume 54, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13013
Keywords
cellular interactions; dermal papilla cells; hair follicle; melanocytes; physoxia
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [PD/59/2013, PD/BD/113800/2015, IF/00945/2014]
- Consolidator Grant ECM_INK [ERC-2016-COG-726061]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PD/BD/113800/2015] Funding Source: FCT
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The study showed that under 5% oxygen levels, human dermal papilla cells and melanocytes exhibited improved physiological state and phenotype, with interactions between them enhancing hair growth and pigmentation. The findings provide important insights for research on hair regeneration.
Background Human dermal papilla (DP) cells and melanocytes (hMel) are central players in hair growth and pigmentation, respectively. In hair follicles (HFs), oxygen (O-2) levels average 5%, being coupled with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), necessary to promote hair growth. Materials and Methods DP cell and hMel proliferation and phenotype were studied under physiological (5%O-2, physoxia) or atmospheric (21%O-2, normoxia) oxygen levels. hMel-DP cells interactions were studied in indirect co-culture or by directly co-culturing hMel with DP spheroids, to test whether their interaction affected the response to physoxia. Results Physoxia decreased DP cell senescence and improved their secretome and phenotype, as well as hMel proliferation, migration, and tyrosinase activity. In indirect co-cultures, physoxia affected DP cells' alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity but their signalling did not influence hMel proliferation or tyrosinase activity. Additionally, ROS production was higher than in monocultures but a direct correlation between ROS generation and ALP activity in DP cells was not observed. In the 3D aggregates, where hMel are organized around the DP, both hMel tyrosinase and DP cells ALP activities, their main functional indicators, plus ROS production were higher in physoxia than normoxia. Conclusions Overall, we showed that the response to physoxia differs according to hMel-DP cells interactions and that the microenvironment recreated when in direct contact favours their functions, which can be relevant for hair regeneration purposes.
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