2023
Progranulinopathy: A diverse realm of disorders linked to progranulin imbalances
Huang G, Jian J, Liu C. Progranulinopathy: A diverse realm of disorders linked to progranulin imbalances. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 2023, 76: 142-159. PMID: 37981505, PMCID: PMC10978308, DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverse functionsRegulation of tumorigenesisChaperone activityMultiple membrane receptorsMultitude of processesGrowth factor-like moleculesExtracellular functionsNeuronal degenerative diseasesLysosomal proteinsIntricate mechanismsLysosomal functionMembrane receptorsIntracellular componentsLysosomal hydrolasesDiverse arrayLysosomal storage diseaseProteinNeural proliferationGRN geneCritical roleGrowth factorIntricate interplayRole of progranulinPathophysiological processesStorage disease
2020
In Vitro Physical and Functional Interaction Assays to Examine the Binding of Progranulin Derivative Atsttrin to TNFR2 and Its Anti-TNFα Activity
Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Liu C. In Vitro Physical and Functional Interaction Assays to Examine the Binding of Progranulin Derivative Atsttrin to TNFR2 and Its Anti-TNFα Activity. Methods In Molecular Biology 2020, 2248: 109-119. PMID: 33185871, PMCID: PMC8112733, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1130-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-TNFα activityAutoimmune diseasesTartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stainingAnti-TNFα therapyCollagen-induced arthritisInflammatory disease modelsGood therapeutic effectAcid phosphatase stainingGrowth factor-like moleculesTNF inhibitorsTherapeutic effectTNFα activityProgranulinFunctional inhibitionTNFR2AtsttrinDisease modelsPhosphatase stainingTNFRTNFαDiseaseInhibitionCritical roleDirect bindingHigh affinity
2019
Progranulin promotes diabetic fracture healing in mice with type 1 diabetes
Wei J, Zhang L, Ding Y, Liu R, Guo Y, Hettinghouse A, Buza J, De La Croix J, Li X, Einhorn T, Liu C. Progranulin promotes diabetic fracture healing in mice with type 1 diabetes. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2019, 1460: 43-56. PMID: 31423598, PMCID: PMC8138779, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChondrogenesisDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFracture HealingGene DeletionHumansInflammationMiceProgranulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsDiabetic fracture healingFracture healingTumor necrosis factor receptorProinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosisType 1 diabetes mellitusAnti-inflammatory signaling pathwaysCytokine tumor necrosisType 1 diabetesNovel therapeutic intervention strategiesGrowth factor-like moleculesTherapeutic intervention strategiesNecrosis factor receptorDiabetic fractureBone fracture healingDiabetes mellitusInsulin deficiencyAutoimmune diseasesTumor necrosisTherapeutic effectBone fracturesVivo modelDiabetesFactor receptorHealingIntervention strategies