2019
Grape‐derived polyphenols produce antidepressant effects via VGF‐ and BDNF‐dependent mechanisms
Jiang C, Sakakibara E, Lin W, Wang J, Pasinetti GM, Salton SR. Grape‐derived polyphenols produce antidepressant effects via VGF‐ and BDNF‐dependent mechanisms. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2019, 1455: 196-205. PMID: 31074515, PMCID: PMC6834858, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-like behaviorAntidepressant efficacyTLQP-62VGF-derived peptide TLQP-62Stress-induced depression-like behaviorsBDNF-dependent mechanismAntidepressant-like effectsChronic variable stressGrape-derived polyphenolsAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsBDNF expressionNaive miceDorsal hippocampusPolyphenol preparationsFloxed miceVGF expressionPrior knockdownEfficacyVGFMiceMolecular mechanismsRecent studiesVariable stressBDNF
2015
Role of VGF-Derived Carboxy-Terminal Peptides in Energy Balance and Reproduction: Analysis of “Humanized” Knockin Mice Expressing Full-Length or Truncated VGF
Sadahiro M, Erickson C, Lin WJ, Shin AC, Razzoli M, Jiang C, Fargali S, Gurney A, Kelley KA, Buettner C, Bartolomucci A, Salton SR. Role of VGF-Derived Carboxy-Terminal Peptides in Energy Balance and Reproduction: Analysis of “Humanized” Knockin Mice Expressing Full-Length or Truncated VGF. Endocrinology 2015, 156: 1724-1738. PMID: 25675362, PMCID: PMC4398760, DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy expenditureRole of VGFWild-type miceKnockin mouse modelGlucose toleranceFemale miceGlucose homeostasisMouse modelBody weightReproductive functionKnockin miceVGF peptidesMiceVGF proteinMetabolic phenotypeInfertile miceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsFat storageTerminal peptidesTargeted deletionCarboxy-terminal peptideVGFObesityCritical regulatorC-terminal region
2014
The granin VGF promotes genesis of secretory vesicles, and regulates circulating catecholamine levels and blood pressure
Fargali S, Garcia AL, Sadahiro M, Jiang C, Janssen WG, Lin W, Cogliani V, Elste A, Mortillo S, Cero C, Veitenheimer B, Graiani G, Pasinetti GM, Mahata SK, Osborn JW, Huntley GW, Phillips GR, Benson DL, Bartolomucci A, Salton SR. The granin VGF promotes genesis of secretory vesicles, and regulates circulating catecholamine levels and blood pressure. The FASEB Journal 2014, 28: 2120-2133. PMID: 24497580, PMCID: PMC3986843, DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-239509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureCatecholamine levelsLarge dense-core vesiclesTLQP-21Peptide TLQP-21VGF knockout miceSystolic blood pressureNoradrenergic chromaffin cellsMouse adrenal medullaDense-core vesiclesChronic administrationPlasma epinephrineNeurochemical changesAdrenal norepinephrineEpinephrine contentAdrenal medullaChromaffin cellsCore vesiclesGranin proteinsVGFSignificant increaseMiceSecretionSecretion of proteinsHypertension