Amphiregulin

C Berasain, MA Avila - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Amphiregulin (AREG) is a ligand of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a widely
expressed transmembrane tyrosine kinase. AREG is synthesized as a membrane-anchored …

The epidermal growth factor receptor ligands at a glance

MR Schneider, E Wolf - Journal of cellular physiology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) regulates key processes of cell biology,
including proliferation, survival, and differentiation during development, tissue homeostasis …

Angiogenic factors in bone local environment

SM Chim, J Tickner, ST Chow, V Kuek, B Guo… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2013 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis plays an important role in physiological bone growth and remodeling, as well
as in pathological bone disorders such as fracture repair, osteonecrosis, and tumor …

The multiple roles of amphiregulin in human cancer

B Busser, L Sancey, E Brambilla, JL Coll… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2011 - Elsevier
Amphiregulin (AREG) is one of the ligands of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).
AREG plays a central role in mammary gland development and branching morphogenesis …

Lung cancer preneoplasia

II Wistuba, AF Gazdar - Annu. Rev. Pathol. Mech. Dis., 2006 - annualreviews.org
From histological and biological perspectives, lung cancer is a complex neoplasm. Although
the sequential preneoplastic changes have been defined for centrally arising squamous …

[HTML][HTML] Defective renal maintenance of the vitamin D endocrine system impairs vitamin D renoprotection: a downward spiral in kidney disease

AS Dusso, M Tokumoto - Kidney international, 2011 - Elsevier
In kidney disease, the progressive loss of renal capacity to produce calcitriol, the vitamin D
hormone, is a key contributor to elevations in parathyroid hormone (PTH) and mineral and …

EGFR signaling is critical for maintaining the superficial layer of articular cartilage and preventing osteoarthritis initiation

H Jia, X Ma, W Tong, B Doyran, Z Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, characterized by progressive
destruction of the articular cartilage. The surface of joint cartilage is the first defensive and …

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling promotes proliferation and survival in osteoprogenitors by increasing early growth response 2 (EGR2) expression

A Chandra, S Lan, J Zhu, VA Siclari, L Qin - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013 - ASBMB
Maintaining bone architecture requires continuous generation of osteoblasts from
osteoprogenitor pools. Our previous study of mice with epidermal growth factor receptor …

Beyond wavy hairs: the epidermal growth factor receptor and its ligands in skin biology and pathology

MR Schneider, S Werner, R Paus, E Wolf - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) network, including its seven ligands and four
related receptors, represents one of the most complex signaling systems in biology. In many …

Determination of dual effects of parathyroid hormone on skeletal gene expression in vivo by microarray and network analysis

X Li, H Liu, L Qin, J Tamasi, M Bergenstock… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulates bone formation when injected daily but causes
severe bone loss with continuous infusion. The mechanism of its paradoxical effects is still …