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Hepatic Activin E mediates liver-adipose inter-organ communication, suppressing adipose lipolysis in response to elevated serum fatty acids

Molecular Metabolism, 2023
Objective: The liver is a central regulator of energy metabolism exerting its influence both through intrinsic processing of substrates such as glucose and fatty acid as well as by secreting endocrine factors, known as hepatokines, which influence ...
John D. Griffin, Joanne M. Buxton, Jeffrey A. Culver, Robert Barnes, Emily A. Jordan, Alexis R. White, Stephen E. Flaherty, Barbara Bernardo, Trenton Ross, Kendra K. Bence, Morris J. Birnbaum   +10 more
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Activin-A Induces Fewer, but Larger Osteoclasts From Monocytes in Both Healthy Controls and Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disease characterized by heterotopic ossification (HO) that occurs in muscle tissue, tendons, and ligaments.
Ton Schoenmaker, Esmée Botman, Merve Sariyildiz, Dimitra Micha, Coen Netelenbos, Nathalie Bravenboer, Angele Kelder, E. Marelise W. Eekhoff, Teun J. De Vries   +8 more
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Expression of SMADs in orthotopic human endometrium, ovarian endometriosis, and endometriotic lesions in a murine model

Endocrine Journal
Activin A promotes the development of endometriotic lesions in a murine model of endometriosis, and the immunohistochemical localization of phosphorylated suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2/3 (pSMAD2/3) complex in endometriotic ...
Yuri Kadota, Takeshi Kato, Kana Kasai, Takako Kawakita, Misaki Murayama, Akari Shinya, Hikari Sasada, Sachiko Katayama, Mari Nii, Shota Yamamoto, Hiroki Noguchi, Kou Tamura, Hidenori Aoki, Miyu Taniguchi, Tomotaka Nakagawa, Takashi Kaji, Masato Nishimura, Riyo Kinouchi, Kanako Yoshida, Takeshi Iwasa   +19 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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15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 Down-Regulates Activin-Induced Activin Receptor, Smad, and Cytokines Expression via Suppression of NF-κB and MAPK Signaling in HepG2 Cells

PPAR Research, 2013
15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) and activin are implicated in the control of apoptosis, cell proliferation, and inflammation in cells. We examined both the mechanism by which 15d-PGJ2 regulates the transcription of activin-induced activin ...
Seung-Won Park, Chunghee Cho, Byung-Nam Cho, Youngchul Kim, Tae Won Goo, Young Il Kim   +5 more
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Activin-A up-regulates type I activin receptor mRNA levels in human immortalized extravillous trophoblast cells.

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2003
Activin is known to play an important regulatory role in reproduction, including pregnancy. To further examine the role and signaling mechanism of activin in regulating placental function, the steady-state level of activin type I receptor (ActRI) mRNA in
Leung Peter CK, Peng Chun, Chen Victor TS   +2 more
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Activin B antagonizes RhoA signaling to stimulate mesenchymal morphology and invasiveness of clear cell renal cell carcinomas. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Activin B belongs to the TGFβ family of growth factors and is upregulated in clear cell renal cell carcinoma cells by hypoxia inducible factors. Expression of Activin B is required for tumor growth in vivo and tumor cell invasion in vitro.
Ingrid Wacker, Jürgen Behrens
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Senescence marker activin A is increased in human diabetic kidney disease: association with kidney function and potential implications for therapy

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2019
Objective Activin A, an inflammatory mediator implicated in cellular senescence-induced adipose tissue dysfunction and profibrotic kidney injury, may become a new target for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and chronic kidney diseases.
Hui Tang, Lilach O Lerman, Xiaohui Bian, Tomás P Griffin, Xiangyang Zhu, Md Nahidul Islam, Sabena M Conley, Alfonso Eirin, Paula M O’Shea, Allyson K Palmer, Sandra M Herrmann, Ramila A Mehta, John R Woollard, Andrew D Rule, James L Kirkland, Tamar Tchkonia, Stephen C Textor, Matthew D Griffin, LaTonya J Hickson   +18 more
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The activin-follistatin anti-inflammatory cycle is deregulated in synovial fibroblasts

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2019
Background Activin A and follistatin exhibit immunomodulatory functions, thus affecting autoinflammatory processes as found in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Magnus Diller, Klaus Frommer, Berno Dankbar, Ingo Tarner, Marie-Lisa Hülser, Lali Tsiklauri, Rebecca Hasseli, Michael Sauerbier, Thomas Pap, Stefan Rehart, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Elena Neumann   +11 more
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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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