FGF21: an emerging therapeutic target for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and related metabolic diseases

EJ Tillman, T Rolph - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rising global prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes has driven
a sharp increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive fat …

Amino acid homeostasis and signalling in mammalian cells and organisms

S Bröer, A Bröer - Biochemical Journal, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Cells have a constant turnover of proteins that recycle most amino acids over time. Net loss
is mainly due to amino acid oxidation. Homeostasis is achieved through exchange of …

A dozen years of discovery: insights into the physiology and pharmacology of FGF21

SA Kliewer, DJ Mangelsdorf - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
It has been more than a dozen years since FGF21 burst on the metabolism field in a paper
showing that its pharmacologic administration caused weight loss and improved insulin …

Fibroblast growth factor 21—metabolic role in mice and men

H Staiger, M Keuper, L Berti… - Endocrine …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Since its identification in 2000, the interest of scientists in the hepatokine fibroblast growth
factor (FGF) 21 has tremendously grown, and still remains high, due to a wealth of very …

The FGF metabolic axis

X Li - Frontiers of Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family play pleiotropic roles in cellular and
metabolic homeostasis. During evolution, the ancestor FGF expands into multiple members …

FGF21 counteracts alcohol intoxication by activating the noradrenergic nervous system

M Choi, M Schneeberger, W Fan, A Bugde, L Gautron… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Animals that consume fermenting fruit and nectar are at risk of exposure to ethanol and the
detrimental effects of inebriation. In this report, we show that the hormone FGF21, which is …

FGF21 promotes thermogenic gene expression as an autocrine factor in adipocytes

M Abu-Odeh, Y Zhang, SM Reilly, N Ebadat, O Keinan… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The contribution of adipose-derived FGF21 to energy homeostasis is unclear. Here we show
that browning of inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT) by β-adrenergic agonists requires …

New developments in the biology of fibroblast growth factors

DM Ornitz, N Itoh - WIREs mechanisms of disease, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family is composed of 18 secreted signaling proteins
consisting of canonical FGFs and endocrine FGFs that activate four receptor tyrosine …

FGF21 agonists: an emerging therapeutic for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and beyond

SA Harrison, T Rolph, M Knott, J Dubourg - Journal of Hepatology, 2024 - Elsevier
The worldwide epidemics of obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes,
and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)/metabolic dysfunction …

Antibody-mediated activation of the FGFR1/Klothoβ complex corrects metabolic dysfunction and alters food preference in obese humans

A Baruch, C Wong, LW Chinn, A Vaze… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) controls metabolic organ homeostasis and
eating/drinking behavior via FGF receptor 1/Klothoβ (FGFR1/KLB) complexes expressed in …