2023
Injectable hydrogel for sustained delivery of progranulin derivative Atsttrin in treating diabetic fracture healing
Moradi L, Witek L, Vivekanand Nayak V, Cabrera Pereira A, Kim E, Good J, Liu C. Injectable hydrogel for sustained delivery of progranulin derivative Atsttrin in treating diabetic fracture healing. Biomaterials 2023, 301: 122289. PMID: 37639975, PMCID: PMC11232488, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-GP hydrogelPorous interconnected structureAmount of GOTissue engineering applicationsEngineering applicationsLong-term storage stabilityInjectable biomaterialsGrowth factor deliveryInjectable hydrogelsInterconnected structureHigh viscosityRapid sol-gel transitionHydrogelsSustained-release propertiesFactor deliveryBiomechanical environmentStorage stabilitySustained deliverySol-gel transitionExcellent candidateCartilage regenerationGel networkSustained releaseChitosanFracture healing
2021
Progranulin promotes bone fracture healing via TNFR pathways in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ding Y, Wei J, Hettinghouse A, Li G, Li X, Einhorn T, Liu C. Progranulin promotes bone fracture healing via TNFR pathways in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2021, 1490: 77-89. PMID: 33543485, PMCID: PMC8138780, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetes mellitusRole of progranulinBone fracture healingFracture healingDiabetes mellitusT2DM modelType 1 diabetic conditionAnti-inflammatory activityTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLocal administrationBone marrow cellsExogenous progranulinMKR micePGRN effectsPrimary bone marrow cellsFracture riskDiabetic conditionsPGRN mRNABone fragilityImmunohistochemical stainingMetabolic disordersRecombinant progranulinBone fracturesProgranulinTherapeutic potential
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
2013
The promotion of bone healing by progranulin, a downstream molecule of BMP-2, through interacting with TNF/TNFR signaling
Zhao Y, Tian Q, Frenkel S, Liu C. The promotion of bone healing by progranulin, a downstream molecule of BMP-2, through interacting with TNF/TNFR signaling. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 6412-6421. PMID: 23746860, PMCID: PMC3713419, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.05.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone healing processBone formationHealing processEctopic bone formationTNF-α transgenic miceBone healingTNFR2-deficient miceRole of PGRNTreatment of fracturesTNF-α signalingEndochondral ossificationPotential molecular targetsEctopic bone formation modelInflammatory osteoclastogenesisTNF/TNFRPGRN deficiencyInflammatory conditionsDeficient miceRecombinant PGRNBone regenerationTransgenic micePGRNMiceCritical mediatorGrowth factor