The chromogranins (chromogranin A and chromogranin B), secretogranins (secretogranin II
and secretogranin III), and additional related proteins (7B2, NESP55, proSAAS, and VGF) …

Catestatin is a multifunctional peptide that is involved in the regulation of the cardiovascular
and immune systems as well as metabolic homeostatis. It mitigates detrimental, excessive …

Chromogranin A (CgA)—the index member of the chromogranin/secretogranin secretory
protein family—is ubiquitously distributed in endocrine, neuroendocrine, and immune cells …

Circulating levels of catestatin (Cts; human chromogranin A352–372) decrease in the
plasma of patients with essential hypertension. Genetic ablation of the chromogranin A …

In 1997, we identified a novel peptide, catestatin (CST: bovine chromogranin A [CHGA] 344–
364: RSMRLSFRARGYGFRGPGLQL; human CHGA352–372 …

The granin family comprises altogether 7 different proteins originating from the diffuse
neuroendocrine system and elements of the central and peripheral nervous systems. The …

It is increasingly clear that inflammatory diseases and cancers are influenced by cleavage
products of the pro-hormone chromogranin A (CgA), such as the 21-amino acids long …

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death from malignancy worldwide. In particular
small cell lung cancers, which comprise about 15–20% of all lung cancers, are extremely …

Obesity, lipodystrophy, diabetes, and hypertension collectively constitute the main features
of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), together with insulin resistance (IR), which is considered as …

Several members of the neuropeptide family exert chemotactic actions on blood monocytes
consistent with neurogenic inflammation. Furthermore, chromogranin A (CgA) containing …