The emerging role of Wnt5a in the promotion of a pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment

P Lopez-Bergami, G Barbero - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Wnt5a is the prototypical activator of the non-canonical Wnt pathways, and its
overexpression has been implicated in the progression of several tumor types by promoting …

The role of progranulin in arthritis

J Wei, A Hettinghouse, C Liu - … of the New York Academy of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Progranulin (PGRN) is a growth factor with a unique beads‐on‐a‐string structure that is
involved in multiple pathophysiological processes, including anti‐inflammation, tissue …

Injectable hydrogel for sustained delivery of progranulin derivative Atsttrin in treating diabetic fracture healing

L Moradi, L Witek, VV Nayak, AC Pereira, E Kim… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels with long-term storage stability, controllable sustained-release properties, and
biocompatibility have been garnering attention as carriers for drug/growth factor delivery in …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin deficiency induces mitochondrial dysfunction in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions

G Rodríguez-Periñán, A de la Encarnación, F Moreno… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Loss-of-function (LOF) mutations in GRN gene, which encodes progranulin (PGRN), cause
frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions (FTLD-TDP). FTLD-TDP is one of …

Downregulation of exosomal miR-204-5p and miR-632 as a biomarker for FTD: a GENFI study

R Schneider, P McKeever, TH Kim, C Graff… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To determine whether exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) in cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can serve as diagnostic biomarkers …

Cerebrospinal fluid YKL-40 and chitotriosidase levels in frontotemporal dementia vary by clinical, genetic and pathological subtype

IOC Woollacott, JM Nicholas, C Heller… - Dementia and Geriatric …, 2020 - karger.com
Background: Chronic glial dysfunction may contribute to the pathogenesis of frontotemporal
dementia (FTD). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of glia-derived proteins YKL-40 and …

Progranulin promotes bone fracture healing via TNFR pathways in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Y Ding, J Wei, A Hettinghouse, G Li, X Li… - Annals of the New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) significantly increases bone fragility and fracture risk.
Progranulin (PGRN) promotes bone fracture healing in both physiological and type 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin (PGRN) as a regulator of inflammation and a critical factor in the immunopathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases

A Saeedi-Boroujeni, D Purrahman, A Shojaeian… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Immune dysregulation has been identified as a critical cause of the most common types of
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Notably, the innate and adaptive immune responses under …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin suppresses titanium particle induced inflammatory osteolysis by targeting TNFα signaling

Y Zhao, J Wei, Q Tian, AT Liu, YS Yi, TA Einhorn… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Aseptic loosening is a major complication of prosthetic joint surgery, characterized by
chronic inflammation, pain and osteolysis surrounding the bone-implant interface …

[HTML][HTML] Complexity of progranulin mechanisms of action in mesothelioma

E Ventura, C Xie, S Buraschi, A Belfiore… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Mesothelioma is an aggressive disease with limited therapeutic options. The
growth factor progranulin plays a critical role in several cancer models, where it regulates …