Isolation and Characterisation of Hair Follicle-Derived Melanocytes
Fuyue Wu, Qingmei Liu, Xiaomin Shao, Shujun Chen, Jinran Lin, Jing Chen, Jian Li, Qi Zhang, Zheng Lin Tan, Wenyu Wu
This study characterizes hair follicle and epidermal melanocytes, showing hair follicle melanocytes survive and proliferate after UVB irradiation, while epidermal melanocytes die, and links these findings to vitiligo treatment.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology