2020
IL‐1β Drives Production of FGF‐23 at the Onset of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice
McKnight Q, Jenkins S, Li X, Nelson T, Marlier A, Cantley LG, Finberg KE, Fretz JA. IL‐1β Drives Production of FGF‐23 at the Onset of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 35: 1352-1362. PMID: 32154933, PMCID: PMC7363582, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseOnset of CKDEarly chronic kidney diseaseFGF-23 expressionFGF-23Renal dysfunctionParathyroid hormoneIL-1βCongenital chronic kidney diseaseFGF-23 levelsSerum parathyroid hormoneGlomerular capillary tuftCongenital modelSerum phosphateIron bioavailabilitySystemic elevationVitamin DInflammatory cytokinesKidney diseaseEarly biomarkersIron statusMouse modelPhosphate imbalanceInitial upregulationCapillary tuft
2014
Early B Cell Factor 1 Regulates Adipocyte Morphology and Lipolysis in White Adipose Tissue
Gao H, Mejhert N, Fretz JA, Arner E, Lorente-Cebrián S, Ehrlund A, Dahlman-Wright K, Gong X, Strömblad S, Douagi I, Laurencikiene J, Dahlman I, Daub CO, Rydén M, Horowitz MC, Arner P. Early B Cell Factor 1 Regulates Adipocyte Morphology and Lipolysis in White Adipose Tissue. Cell Metabolism 2014, 19: 981-992. PMID: 24856929, PMCID: PMC4109056, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdipocytesAdipogenesisAdipose Tissue, WhiteAdiposityAnimalsCells, CulturedDiabetes MellitusDiet, High-FatFemaleGene ExpressionHumansHypertrophyInflammationInsulin ResistanceLipolysisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTrans-ActivatorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
2012
Sclerostin: A new mediator of crosstalk between the skeletal and immune systems*
Horowitz MC, Fretz JA. Sclerostin: A new mediator of crosstalk between the skeletal and immune systems*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2012, 27: 1448-1450. PMID: 22706900, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1672.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Adipocyte Lineage Cells Contribute to the Skin Stem Cell Niche to Drive Hair Cycling
Festa E, Fretz J, Berry R, Schmidt B, Rodeheffer M, Horowitz M, Horsley V. Adipocyte Lineage Cells Contribute to the Skin Stem Cell Niche to Drive Hair Cycling. Cell 2011, 146: 761-771. PMID: 21884937, PMCID: PMC3298746, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipocyte lineage cellsStem cell nicheStem cell activityLineage cellsCell nicheSkin stem cell nichesStem cell functionEpithelial stem cell nicheStem cell activationEpithelial stem cell functionSkin stem cellsTissue homeostasisNiche cellsFunctional analysisAdipogenic cellsSkin homeostasisMammalian skinTransplantation experimentsStem cellsPrecursor cellsHair cyclingCell functionAdipocyte cellsNicheFunctional tissue