Selective neuronal restoration of progranulin does not prevent the frontotemporal dementia like-phenotype of progranulin knockout mice [PDF]
Progranulin (PGRN) is a neurotrophic and anti-inflammatory factor produced mainly by neurons and microglia in the central nervous system. Progranulin haploinsufficiency causes frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Marc-Philipp Weyer +7 more
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Regulation of extracellular progranulin in medial prefrontal cortex
Progranulin is a secreted pro-protein that has anti-inflammatory and neurotrophic effects and is necessary for maintaining lysosomal function. Mutations in progranulin (GRN) are a major cause of frontotemporal dementia.
Andrew E Arrant
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Analysing the effect of full-length and C-terminally truncated progranulin on proliferation, colony formation, and migration in HepG2 and U87 cells [PDF]
Progranulin, the precursor protein to seven and a half distinct granulin motifs (GRNs), has been implicated in a broad range of diseases. Progranulin depletion is one of the most frequent causes for hereditary Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).
Alexander M. Hofer +3 more
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Serum levels of PTEN and progranulin as potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for severe pneumonia in the elderly [PDF]
Background Severe pneumonia presents a critical challenge clinically, especially for elderly patients. This study investigates the diagnostic and prognostic potential of serum Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Deleted on Chromosome Ten (PTEN) and ...
Yi Ge +4 more
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Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an early onset dementia characterized by neuropathology and behavioural changes. A common genetic cause of FTD is haploinsufficiency of the gene progranulin (GRN).
Terri L Petkau +2 more
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Loss-of-function mutations in progranulin (GRN), most of which cause progranulin haploinsufficiency, are a major autosomal dominant cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Andrew E Arrant +2 more
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Reduction of sphingomyelinase activity associated with progranulin deficiency and frontotemporal dementia [PDF]
Loss-of-function mutations affecting the lysosomal protein progranulin are a leading cause of frontotemporal dementia. Progranulin mutations cause abnormalities in lysosomal lipid processing, particularly of sphingolipids, major components of neural cell
Nicholas R. Boyle +12 more
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Phenotypic diversity of frontotemporal lobar degeneration in two novel GRN variants from Colombia. [PDF]
Abstract INTRODUCTION Pathogenic progranulin (GRN) variants are among the main genetic causes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). These variants have been predominantly reported in European cohorts, but their characterization in Latin America remains scarce.
Barbosa-Carvajal JP +10 more
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Intrathalamic delivery of adeno-associated viral vector expressing progranulin as gene therapy for GRN-related frontotemporal dementia [PDF]
GRN mutations leading to progranulin haploinsufficiency can cause frontotemporal dementia. AVB-101, an investigational gene therapy comprising an adeno-associated virus construct expressing codon-optimized human GRN under a neuronal promoter, was ...
Youn Bok Lee +21 more
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Synaptic dysfunction in progranulin-deficient mice
Progranulin haploinsufficiency is a common cause of familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but the role of progranulin in the brain is poorly understood.
Terri L Petkau +2 more
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