If we could reactivate these follicles, we’d basically have a solution for hair loss — and this is where dermal papilla comes in. Dermal papilla (DP) cells, found at the base of hair follicles ...

But perhaps there is an easier option. At the root of each hair there is a group of dermal papilla cells, which are involved in regulating hair growth. We know that in some hair follicles ...

Most important for the survival of the hair follicle are the epithelial stem cells within the follicular bulge that communicate with the fibroblasts of the dermal papilla. These structures may be ...