Clusterin in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, genetics, and lessons from other pathologies

EM Foster, A Dangla-Valls, S Lovestone… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Clusterin (CLU) or APOJ is a multifunctional glycoprotein that has been implicated in several
physiological and pathological states, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). With a prominent …

Albumin and mammalian cell culture: implications for biotechnology applications

GL Francis - Cytotechnology, 2010 - Springer
Albumin has a long historical involvement in design of media for the successful culture of
mammalian cells, in both the research and commercial fields. The potential application of …

Clusterin: a forgotten player in Alzheimer's disease

T Nuutinen, T Suuronen, A Kauppinen… - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Clusterin, also known as apolipoprotein J, is a versatile chaperone molecule which contains
several amphipathic and coiled-coil α-helices, typical characteristics of small heat shock …

The role of clusterin in Alzheimer's disease: pathways, pathogenesis, and therapy

JT Yu, L Tan - Molecular neurobiology, 2012 - Springer
Genetic variation in clusterin gene, also known as apolipoprotein J, has been associated
with Alzheimer's disease (AD) through replicated genome-wide studies, and plasma …

Simvastatin induces derepression of PTEN expression via NFκB to inhibit breast cancer cell growth

N Ghosh-Choudhury, CC Mandal… - Cellular signalling, 2010 - Elsevier
Sustained activation of Akt kinase acts as a focal regulator to increase cell growth and
survival, which causes tumorigenesis including breast cancer. Statins, potent inhibitors of 3 …

Activation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome by mitochondrial reactive oxygen species: a novel mechanism of albumin-induced tubulointerstitial inflammation

D Liu, M Xu, LH Ding, LL Lv, H Liu, KL Ma… - The international journal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Albuminuria is not only an important marker of chronic kidney disease but also a crucial
contributor to tubulointerstitial inflammation (TIF). In this study, we determined whether …

[PDF][PDF] The clusterin paradigm in prostate and breast carcinogenesis

F Rizzi, S Bettuzzi - Endocrine-related cancer, 2010 - academia.edu
The biological functions of clusterin (CLU, also known as ApoJ, SGP2, TRPM-2, CLI) have
been puzzling the researchers since its first discovery in the early 80's. We know that CLU is …

Tubular toxicity of proteinuria

RJ Baines, NJ Brunskill - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2011 - nature.com
Proteinuria is a prognostic indicator of progressive kidney disease and poor cardiovascular
outcomes. Abnormally filtered bioactive macromolecules interact with proximal tubular …

Clusterin as modulator of carcinogenesis: A potential avenue for targeted cancer therapy

PP Praharaj, S Patra, DP Panigrahi, SK Patra… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clusterin (CLU) is an evolutionary conserved molecular chaperone present in different
human tissues and fluids and established to be a significant cancer regulator. It controls …

Clusterin and chemoresistance

JY Djeu, S Wei - Advances in cancer research, 2009 - Elsevier
Resistance to anticancer agents is one of the primary impediments to effective cancer
therapy. Chemoresistance occurs not only to clinically established therapeutic agents but …