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Increased plasma lipocalin-2 levels correlate with disease severity and may be a marker of acute inflammatory response in patients with psoriasis

Dermatology Reports, 2022
Background: More than a skin disease, psoriasis is also considered a systemic disorder. Lipocalin- 2, an adipokine, may be a link between psoriasis and systemic inflammation.
Chuyen Thi Hong Nguyen, Oanh Phan Tram Nguyen   +1 more
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A novel lipocalin homologue from the venom gland of Deinagkistrodon acutus similar to mammalian lipocalins

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012
Lipocalins are involved in a variety of functions including retinol transport, cryptic coloration, olfaction, pheromone transport, prostaglandin synthesis, regulation of the immune response and cell homeostatic mediation.
CB Wei, J Chen
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Plant-derived chimeric virus particles for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren syndrome

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015
Plants are ideal for the production of protein-based nanomaterials because they synthesize and assemble complex multimeric proteins that cannot be expressed efficiently using other platforms.
Elisa eTinazzi, Matilde eMerlin, Caterina eBason, Ruggero eBeri, Roberta eZampieri, Chiara eLico, Elena eBartoloni, Antonio ePuccetti, Claudio eLunardi, Mario ePezzotti, Linda eAvesani   +10 more
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Lipocalin 2 – mutation screen and serum levels in patients with anorexia nervosa or obesity and in lean individuals

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
ContextThe bone-derived adipokine lipocalin-2 is relevant for body weight regulation by stimulating the leptin-melanocortin pathway.ObjectiveWe aimed to (i) detect variants in the lipocalin-2 gene (LCN2) which are relevant for body weight regulation and ...
Yiran Zheng, Yiran Zheng, Luisa Sophie Rajcsanyi, Luisa Sophie Rajcsanyi, Manuela Kowalczyk, Johanna Giuranna, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Jochen Seitz, Martina de Zwaan, Wolfgang Herzog, Stefan Ehrlich, Stefan Ehrlich, Stephan Zipfel, Stephan Zipfel, Katrin Giel, Katrin Giel, Karin Egberts, Roland Burghardt, Manuel Föcker, Saad Al-Lahham, Johannes Hebebrand, Johannes Hebebrand, Dagmar Fuhrer, Dagmar Fuhrer, Susanne Tan, Denise Zwanziger, Triinu Peters, Triinu Peters, Anke Hinney, Anke Hinney   +29 more
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Everyone wins

eLife, 2018
Aeromonas bacteria living in the gut of zebrafish produce a specific molecule to pacify the immune system of their host.
Renata C Matos, François Leulier
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Synergistic Effects of Aerobic Training and Momordica Charantia L. on Serum Lipocalins in Men with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background & objectives: Lipocalin family proteins, have been identified as adipokines associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the metabolic syndrome.
Mehdi Amini, Ahmad Abdi, Asieh Abbassi Daloii   +2 more
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Circulating lipocalin-2 and retinol-binding protein 4 are associated with intima-media thickness and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The lipocalin family proteins, including lipocalin-2 and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), are adipokines closely associated with obesity-related metabolic disorders.
Yang Xiao, Aimin Xu, Xiaoyan Hui, Pengcheng Zhou, Xing Li, Hui Zhong, Weili Tang, Gan Huang, Zhiguang Zhou   +8 more
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Focus on Molecules: Tear lipocalin [PDF]

Experimental Eye Research, 2011
1. Structure Tear lipocalin, or von Ebner’s gland protein, tear specific prealbumin, (GenBank Accession Number: BC074925; Ref Seq ID: NM_002297; PDB ID: 3EYC, 1XKI) is a 17.45 kDa member of a superfamily christened lipocalins because lipophiles are enclosed within their cup shaped cavity or calyx.
Ben J, Glasgow, Oktay K, Gasymov
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Comprehensive Analysis of Rodent-Specific Probasin Gene Reveals Its Evolutionary Origin in Pseudoautosomal Region and Provides Novel Insights into Rodent Phylogeny

Biology
Probasin protein was originally identified as a basic protein present in rat prostate epithelium. So far, its physiological role, its origin, and its presence in other species including humans remain largely elusive.
Stephan Maxeiner, Lukas Walter, Samuel Luca Zeitz, Gabriela Krasteva-Christ   +3 more
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A bacterial immunomodulatory protein with lipocalin-like domains facilitates host–bacteria mutualism in larval zebrafish

eLife, 2018
Stable mutualism between a host and its resident bacteria requires a moderated immune response to control bacterial population size without eliciting excessive inflammation that could harm both partners.
Annah S Rolig, Emily Goers Sweeney, Lila E Kaye, Michael D DeSantis, Arden Perkins, Allison V Banse, M Kristina Hamilton, Karen Guillemin   +7 more
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