Progranulin and GPNMB: interactions in endo-lysosome function and inflammation in neurodegenerative disease

DA Gillett, RL Wallings, O Uriarte Huarte… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Alterations in progranulin (PGRN) expression are associated with multiple
neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's …

Progranulin-deficient macrophages cause cardiotoxicity under hypoxic conditions

T Sasaki, Y Kuse, S Nakamura… - … and Biophysical Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) induces structural and electrical cardiac remodeling in response to
ischemic insult, causing lethal arrhythmias and sudden death. Progranulin (PGRN) is a …

Progranulin promotes functional recovery in rats with acute spinal cord injury via autophagy-induced anti-inflammatory microglial polarization

Q Shi, Y Wu, B Zhang, S Wu, X Wang, F Lin… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Since microglia-associated neuroinflammation plays a critical role in the progression of
acute spinal cord injury, modulation of microglial activation has been suggested as a …

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived Endothelial Cells Repair Choroidal Ischemia

M Li, P Wang, ST Huo, H Qiu, C Li, S Lin… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Choroidal atrophy is a common fundus pathological change closely related to the
development of age‐related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa, and …

HGFIN deficiency exacerbates spinal cord injury by promoting inflammation and cell apoptosis through regulation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Q Ding, H Gao, X Hu, W Gao - Advances in Clinical & …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disease characterized by
neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis. The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway is related to …

Progranulin insufficiency affects lysosomal homeostasis in retinal pigment epithelium

K Takahashi, S Nakamura, M Shimazawa, H Hara - in vivo, 2022 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: Homozygous loss-of-function progranulin gene (GRN) mutation carriers
develop adult-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), a lysosomal storage disease …

Retinal degeneration and microglial dynamics in mature progranulin-deficient mice

K Takahashi, S Nakamura, M Shimazawa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Progranulin (PGRN) is a secreted glycoprotein that regulates numerous cellular processes.
The role of PGRN as a regulator of lysosomes has recently received attention. The purpose …

[HTML][HTML] Fiji-Assisted Automatic Quantitative Volumetric Analysis of Choroidal Neovascularization in a Laser-Induced Choroidal Neovascularization Mouse Model

D Pollalis, AV Nanda, GKG Nair… - … Vision Science & …, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) mouse model is the most
frequently used animal model of CNV. To test new therapeutic agents that suppress CNV …

Tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomics analysis reveals the new regulatory mechanism of progranulin in influenza virus infection

H Li, Y Zhang, C Li, P Ning, H Sun, F Wei - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Progranulin (PGRN) plays an important role in influenza virus infection. To gain insight into
the potential molecular mechanisms by which PGRN regulates influenza viral replication …

Single-cell transcriptome landscape of zebrafish liver reveals hepatocytes and immune cell interactions in understanding nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Y Huang, X Liu, HY Wang, JY Chen, X Zhang… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming the most common chronic liver
disease in the world. Immunity is the major contributing factor in NAFLD; however, the …