2021
Renalase: A Multi-Functional Signaling Molecule with Roles in Gastrointestinal Disease
Pointer TC, Gorelick FS, Desir GV. Renalase: A Multi-Functional Signaling Molecule with Roles in Gastrointestinal Disease. Cells 2021, 10: 2006. PMID: 34440775, PMCID: PMC8391834, DOI: 10.3390/cells10082006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsurvival effectAcute cerulein pancreatitisRole of renalaseAnti-inflammatory effectsDisease modelsAcute organ injuryRelevant clinical settingsShortens life expectancyPreclinical disease modelsCell survivalHuman cancer tissuesCancer cell survivalOrgan injuryAcute injuryPancreatic cancerIntestinal diseaseGastrointestinal diseasesRodent modelsCerulein pancreatitisSelect cancersCancer tissuesRenalaseClinical settingTherapeutic agentsExport transporters
2011
The vacuolar-ATPase modulates matrix metalloproteinase isoforms in human pancreatic cancer
Chung C, Mader CC, Schmitz J, Atladottir J, Fitchev P, Cornwell M, Koleske AJ, Crawford SE, Gorelick F. The vacuolar-ATPase modulates matrix metalloproteinase isoforms in human pancreatic cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2011, 91: 732-743. PMID: 21339745, PMCID: PMC3084324, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMMP-9 activityHuman pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerPanIN lesionsHigh-grade PanIN lesionsHuman pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic intraepithelial neoplasmsCancer cellsLow-grade PanIN lesionsMatrix metalloproteinase activationMMP-2 activityPancreatic cancer cellsHuman cancer tissuesShort hairpin RNAPancreatic histologyIntraepithelial neoplasmDuctal adenocarcinomaNormal ductsMMP releaseCancer tissuesMMP-2Metalloproteinase activationInvasive propertiesSpecific MMPs