2016
Extracellular matrix protein 1, a direct targeting molecule of parathyroid hormone‐related peptide, negatively regulates chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification via associating with progranulin growth factor
Kong L, Zhao Y, Tian Q, Feng J, Kobayashi T, Merregaert J, Liu C. Extracellular matrix protein 1, a direct targeting molecule of parathyroid hormone‐related peptide, negatively regulates chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification via associating with progranulin growth factor. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2741-2754. PMID: 27075243, PMCID: PMC4970607, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600261r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrix protein 1Matrix protein 1Protein 1Endochondral ossificationCellular signaling pathwaysGrowth factorRegulation of chondrogenesisEndochondral bone formationUnrecognized regulatorChondrogenic growth factorsInteraction networksPTHrP regulationCartilage developmentSignaling pathwaysParathyroid hormone-related peptideTarget transgeneMatrix proteinsChondrocyte differentiationCellular interactionsHormone-related peptideChondrogenesisChondrocyte hypertrophyPTHrP actionOverexpressionPathway
2011
Progranulin: A growth factor, a novel TNFR ligand and a drug target
Liu C, Bosch X. Progranulin: A growth factor, a novel TNFR ligand and a drug target. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2011, 133: 124-132. PMID: 22008260, PMCID: PMC4429904, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factorAdministration of progranulinCollagen-induced arthritisAnti-inflammatory effectsArthritis mouse modelAnti-inflammatory propertiesExact molecular pathwaysInflammatory arthritisRheumatoid arthritisNeurotrophic factorArthritic processImmune cellsNecrosis factorMouse modelTNFR ligandsProgranulinFrontotemporal dementiaPGRN proteinArthritisPGRN geneExperimental modelCancer cellsCrucial mediatorEpithelial cellsChondrogenic growth factors