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Urinary Activin A is a novel biomarker reflecting renal inflammation and tubular damage in ANCA-associated vasculitis.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Activin A, a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, is a critical modulator of inflammation and plays a key role in controlling the cytokine cascade that drives the inflammatory response. However, the role of activin A in inflammatory
Yoshinori Takei, Shunsuke Takahashi, Masao Nakasatomi, Toru Sakairi, Hidekazu Ikeuchi, Yoriaki Kaneko, Keiju Hiromura, Yoshihisa Nojima, Akito Maeshima   +8 more
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A muscle growth-promoting treatment based on the attenuation of activin/myostatin signalling results in long-term testicular abnormalities

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2021
Activin/myostatin signalling acts to induce skeletal muscle atrophy in adult mammals by inhibiting protein synthesis as well as promoting protein and organelle turnover.
Danielle Vaughan, Robert Mitchell, Oliver Kretz, David Chambers, Maciej Lalowski, Helge Amthor, Olli Ritvos, Arja Pasternack, Antonios Matsakas, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Tobias B. Huber, Bernd Denecke, Abir Mukherjee, Darius Widera, Ketan Patel   +14 more
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Microbial Hydrolysates as Amino Acid Source in Cell Culture Media for Cellular Agriculture

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The high cost of cultivation media remains one of the barriers to the commercialization of cultivated meat. Current serum‐free media reduce reliance on fetal bovine serum but only achieve modest cost savings. Especially at larger scales (> 20 m3), pharmaceutical‐grade amino acids and recombinant proteins remain major cost drivers.
Jelle C. Hoek, Jean‐Marc Daran, Marieke E. Klijn, Marcel A. Vieira‐Lara   +3 more
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Mitochondria‐endoplasmic reticulum organelle glue as maturation promoter for origination/dimensional dual‐cross cardiomyocytes

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Mitochondria‐endoplasmic reticulum contact sites (MERCS) are areas where the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum closely interact. In this study, we utilize synthetic organelle glues to artificially engineer MERCS for regulating cardiomyocyte development, through which the immature and chemo‐plasticity issues of undifferentiated cells are addressed.
Wei Tang, Hao Sun, Chenqi Duan, Jiajia Chang, Yuxing Wang, Ming Zhao, Huiyue Zhao, Shan Lu, Yang Yang, Da Huo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic aging fuels heart failure: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic avenues

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1059-1080, April 2025.
Abstract Systemic aging influences various physiological processes and contributes to structural and functional decline in cardiac tissue. These alterations include an increased incidence of left ventricular hypertrophy, a decline in left ventricular diastolic function, left atrial dilation, atrial fibrillation, myocardial fibrosis and cardiac ...
Zhuyubing Fang, Umar Raza, Jia Song, Junyan Lu, Shun Yao, Xiaohong Liu, Wei Zhang, Shujuan Li   +7 more
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Activin and Hepatocyte Growth Factor Promotes Colorectal Cancer Stemness and Metastasis through FOXM1/SOX2/CXCR4 Signaling

Gut and Liver
Background/Aims: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are believed to drive tumor development and metastasis. Activin and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) are important cytokines with the ability to induce cancer stemness.
Hong Peng, Ting Ye, Lei Deng, Xiaofang Yang, Qingling Li, Jin Tong, Jinjun Guo   +6 more
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Activin A in Mammalian Physiology [PDF]

Physiological Reviews, 2019
Activins are dimeric glycoproteins belonging to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily and resulting from the assembly of two beta subunits, which may also be combined with alpha subunits to form inhibins. Activins were discovered in 1986 following the isolation of inhibins from porcine follicular fluid, and were characterized as ovarian ...
Bloise E, Ciarmela P, Dela Cruz C, Luisi S, Petraglia F, Reis FM   +5 more
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Functional Analysis of Mature Activin A Produced by Enterokinase in Plant Cells

Rice
Molecular farming for producing biopharmaceuticals in plants is considered an excellent method to replace some of the production methods currently used, and a significant number of recombinant proteins have already shown the potential to facilitate this.
Ki-Beom Moon, Ji-Sun Park, Han-Gyeul Kim, Jae-Heung Jeon, Tae-Ho Kwon, Kyung-Sook Chung, Hyo-Jun Lee, Hyun-Soon Kim   +7 more
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Acute Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity of Pyramidal Neurons by Activin in Adult Hippocampus

Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2014
Activin A is known as a neuroprotective factor produced upon acute excitotoxic injury of the hippocampus (in pathological states). We attempt to reveal the role of activin as a neuromodulator in the adult male hippocampus under physiological conditions ...
Yoshitaka eHasegawa, Hideo eMukai, Hideo eMukai, Hideo eMukai, Hideo eMukai, Makoto eAsashima, Yasushi eHojo, Yasushi eHojo, Yasushi eHojo, Muneki eIkeda, Yoshimasa eKomatsuzaki, Yuuki eOoishi, Suguru eKawato, Suguru eKawato, Suguru eKawato, Suguru eKawato   +15 more
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Somatic cell reprogramming for Parkinson's disease treatment

Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 59-73, Spring 2025.
The fundamental purpose of cell reprogramming to treat Parkinson's disease is to generate dopaminergic neurons (DAN) and do transplantation. There are two ways to accomplish this. One method is to induce cells into induced DA neurons (iDAN) directly or to induce cells into induced pluripotent stem cells and ultimately into iDAN in vitro. Another option
Xiaozhuo Li, Kevin Fang, Fengping Wang
wiley   +1 more source