Chitosan-based scaffolds as drug delivery systems in bone tissue engineering

R Bharathi, SS Ganesh, G Harini, K Vatsala… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bone tissue engineering approach for treating large bone defects becomes necessary
when the tissue damage surpasses the threshold of the inherent regenerative ability of the …

The impact of insulin resistance on the kidney and vasculature

F Artunc, E Schleicher, C Weigert, A Fritsche… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Insulin resistance is a systemic disorder that affects many organs and insulin-regulated
pathways. The disorder is characterized by a reduced action of insulin despite increased …

Regulation of insulin sensitivity by serine/threonine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate proteins IRS1 and IRS2

KD Copps, MF White - Diabetologia, 2012 - Springer
The insulin receptor substrate proteins IRS1 and IRS2 are key targets of the insulin receptor
tyrosine kinase and are required for hormonal control of metabolism. Tissues from insulin …

The TSC-mTOR pathway regulates macrophage polarization

V Byles, AJ Covarrubias, I Ben-Sahra… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Macrophages are able to polarize to proinflammatory M1 or alternative M2 states with
distinct phenotypes and physiological functions. How metabolic status regulates …

[HTML][HTML] Signalling by insulin and IGF receptors: supporting acts and new players

K Siddle - Journal of molecular endocrinology, 2011 - jme.bioscientifica.com
The signalling pathways utilised by insulin receptor (IR) and IGF receptor to transduce their
diverse effects on cellular metabolism, growth and survival are well established in broad …

mTORC1 signaling: a double-edged sword in diabetic β cells

A Ardestani, B Lupse, Y Kido, G Leibowitz, K Maedler - Cell Metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a central regulator of metabolic
and nutrient cues that integrates environmental inputs into downstream signaling pathways …

Modeling and therapeutic targeting of inflammation-induced hepatic insulin resistance using human iPSC-derived hepatocytes and macrophages

M Groeger, K Matsuo, E Heidary Arash… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatic insulin resistance is recognized as a driver of type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease
but specific therapies are lacking. Here we explore the potential of human induced …

Molecular basis of signaling specificity of insulin and IGF receptors: neglected corners and recent advances

K Siddle - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptors utilize common phosphoinositide 3-
kinase/Akt and Ras/extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathways to mediate a …

Large-scale discovery of ERK2 substrates identifies ERK-mediated transcriptional regulation by ETV3

SM Carlson, CR Chouinard, A Labadorf, CJ Lam… - Science …, 2011 - science.org
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) extracellular signal–regulated kinase 2
(ERK2) is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and is involved in a wide range of …

Therapeutic destruction of insulin receptor substrates for cancer treatment

H Reuveni, E Flashner-Abramson, L Steiner… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Insulin receptor substrates 1 and 2 (IRS1/2) mediate mitogenic and antiapoptotic signaling
from insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-IR), insulin receptor (IR), and other …