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Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells are a site of Fgf23 upregulation in a mouse model of iron deficiency anemia
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Tommasini S, Fretz J, Finberg K. Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells are a site of Fgf23 upregulation in a mouse model of iron deficiency anemia. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 5156-5171. PMID: 37417950, PMCID: PMC10480544, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsBone marrowBM sectionsFGF23 upregulationFibroblast growth factor 23Iron deficiencyElevated serum erythropoietinFGF23 promoter activityBM endothelial cellsGrowth factor 23Vitamin D metabolismIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron deficiencyKnockout mice exhibitBone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cellsNormal iron balanceNonanemic controlsChronic anemiaFactor 23D metabolismEndothelial cell populationErythropoietin treatmentDeficiency anemiaMouse modelTmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Andrews NC. Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice. Blood 2011, 117: 4590-4599. PMID: 21355094, PMCID: PMC3099575, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-315507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesFemaleGenotypeHemochromatosisHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHeterozygoteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHomozygoteHumansIronLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhenotypeSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsBMP/SmadBone morphogenetic proteinSystemic iron deficiencyGenetic lossHereditary hemochromatosis protein HFENatural genetic variationHemochromatosis protein HFEIron deficiencySmad target genesIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron overloadElevated hepatic expressionExpression of hepcidinIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaTransmembrane serine proteaseDietary iron absorptionSystemic iron homeostasisGenetic variationGenetic approachesTarget genesMacrophage iron releaseHepcidin elevationMorphogenetic proteinsDeficiency anemiaHepcidin production
2012
Altered V-ATPase expression in renal intercalated cells isolated from B1 subunit-deficient mice by fluorescence-activated cell sorting
Vedovelli L, Rothermel JT, Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Azroyan A, Hill E, Breton S, Brown D, Păunescu T. Altered V-ATPase expression in renal intercalated cells isolated from B1 subunit-deficient mice by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2012, 304: f522-f532. PMID: 23269648, PMCID: PMC3602708, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00394.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV-ATPase expressionVacuolar proton-pumping ATPaseProtein levelsV-ATPase subunitsFluorescence-assisted cellProton-pumping ATPaseV-ATPase AWestern blotFluorescence-activated cell sortingV-ATPasesSubunit protein levelsE1 subunitSubunit promoterQuantitative Western blotApical membraneEGFP expressionH subunitAcid-base homeostasisEGFPSubunitsCell sortingExpressionCytosol fractionCellsMembrane
2009
Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia
Finberg KE. Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia. Seminars In Hematology 2009, 46: 378-386. PMID: 19786206, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2009.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnemia, RefractoryAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHematinicsHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHumansInfantInfusions, ParenteralIronIron CompoundsLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationSerine EndopeptidasesTreatment FailureUp-RegulationConceptsIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiency anemiaDeficiency anemiaOral iron treatmentParenteral iron therapyAutosomal recessive disorderIron therapyClinical presentationRecent studiesHepcidin expressionIron absorptionIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseIron treatmentAnemiaElevated levelsRecessive disorderHepcidinLiverDisordersTMPRSS6Serine proteases