Lipocalin-2: a master mediator of intestinal and metabolic inflammation

AR Moschen, TE Adolph, RR Gerner, V Wieser… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2017 - cell.com
Lipocalin-2 (LCN2), also known as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), is
released by various cell types and is an attractive biomarker of inflammation, ischemia …

[HTML][HTML] Lipocalin 2 as a link between ageing, risk factor conditions and age-related brain diseases

DW Dekens, ULM Eisel, L Gouweleeuw… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic (neuro) inflammation plays an important role in many age-related central nervous
system (CNS) diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and vascular …

Increased LCN2 (lipocalin 2) in the RPE decreases autophagy and activates inflammasome-ferroptosis processes in a mouse model of dry AMD

U Gupta, S Ghosh, CT Wallace, P Shang, Y Xin… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), LCN2 (lipocalin 2) is upregulated. Whereas
LCN2 has been implicated in AMD pathogenesis, the mechanism remains unknown. Here …

Lipocalin 2: an emerging player in iron homeostasis and inflammation

X Xiao, BS Yeoh, M Vijay-Kumar - Annual review of nutrition, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2), an innate immune protein, has emerged as a critical iron regulatory
protein during physiological and inflammatory conditions. As a bacteriostatic factor, Lcn2 …

Resistance to the antibody–drug conjugate T-DM1 is based in a reduction in lysosomal proteolytic activity

C Ríos-Luci, S García-Alonso, E Díaz-Rodríguez… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Abstract Trastuzumab-emtansine (T-DM1) is an antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) that was
approved recently to treat HER2+ breast cancers. Despite its impressive clinical efficacy in …

Structure‐Based Programming of Supramolecular Assemblies in Living Cells for Selective Cancer Cell Inhibition

L Hu, Y Li, X Lin, Y Huo, H Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Here we report on the design, synthesis, and assembly of an enzymatic programmable
peptide system inspired by endocytic processes to induce molecular assemblies formation …

Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) expression in hepatic malfunction and therapy

A Asimakopoulou, S Weiskirchen… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) is a secreted protein that belongs to the Lipocalins, a group of
transporters of small lipophilic molecules such as steroids, lipopolysaccharides, iron, and …

TNFα-induced NLRP3 inflammasome mediates adipocyte dysfunction and activates macrophages through adipocyte-derived lipocalin 2

HMA Javaid, E Ko, EJ Joo, SH Kwon, JH Park, S Shin… - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aims Obesity is a state of chronic low-grade systemic inflammation. Recent
studies showed that NLRP3 inflammasome initiates metabolic dysregulation in adipose …

Iron induces insulin resistance in cardiomyocytes via regulation of oxidative stress

HK Sung, E Song, JWS Jahng, K Pantopoulos… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Iron overload is associated with various pathological changes which contribute to heart
failure. Here, we examined mechanisms via which iron alters cardiomyocyte insulin …

Protecting cells by protecting their vulnerable lysosomes: Identification of a new mechanism for preserving lysosomal functional integrity upon oxidative stress

R Pascua-Maestro, S Diez-Hermano, C Lillo… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Environmental insults such as oxidative stress can damage cell membranes. Lysosomes are
particularly sensitive to membrane permeabilization since their function depends on …