Publications by authors named "Vicky Yuan"

Background: Strict patient isolation in hospital is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, there is a lack of high-quality evidence for effective interventions to improve safety and quality of care for these patients.

Aims: To identify patient reported areas for improvement in the care of patients in hospital isolation and to determine the feasibility of collecting patient reported outcomes using validated tools.

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Dermal papilla (DP) cells are specialized mesenchymal cells that play a crucial role in regulating hair morphology, colour and growth through the secretion of specific factors. It is still unclear what the source of progenitor cells is for dermal cell regeneration during wound healing, and whether DP cells are involved in this process. We analyzed the gene expression profile of various skin cell populations using existing datasets and found that the Hey2 gene was predominantly expressed in DP cells.

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Many people suffer from hair loss and abnormal skin pigmentation, highlighting the need for simple assays to support drug discovery research. Current assays have various limitations, such as being in vitro only, not sensitive enough, or unquantifiable. We took advantage of the bilateral symmetry and large size of mouse whisker follicles to develop a novel in vivo assay called "whisker follicle microinjection assay".

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