Search Results - "Alexander, Mark J."
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Sotatercept analog suppresses inflammation to reverse experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension
Published in Scientific reports (12-05-2022)“…Sotatercept is an activin receptor type IIA-Fc (ActRIIA-Fc) fusion protein that improves cardiopulmonary function in patients with pulmonary arterial…”
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Therapeutic Approaches for Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Correcting Imbalanced TGF-β Superfamily Signaling
Published in Frontiers in medicine (24-01-2022)“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease characterized by high blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation driven by pathological remodeling of…”
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Activin receptor antagonists for cancer-related anemia and bone disease
Published in Expert opinion on investigational drugs (01-01-2013)“…Antagonists of activin receptor signaling may be beneficial for cancer-related anemia and bone disease caused by malignancies such as multiple myeloma and…”
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Sotatercept analog improves cardiopulmonary remodeling and pulmonary hypertension in experimental left heart failure
Published in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (23-02-2023)“…Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most frequent manifestation of PH but lacks any approved treatment. Activin receptor type…”
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Transforming growth factor-β superfamily ligand trap ACE-536 corrects anemia by promoting late-stage erythropoiesis
Published in Nature medicine (01-04-2014)“…Rajasekhar Suragani et al . show that a modified activin receptor IIB ligand trap increases red blood cell numbers in mice, rats and monkeys and ameliorates…”
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Biological basis for efficacy of activin receptor ligand traps in myelodysplastic syndromes
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-02-2020)“…Signaling by the TGF-β superfamily is important in the regulation of hematopoiesis and is dysregulated in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs), contributing to…”
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Modified activin receptor IIB ligand trap mitigates ineffective erythropoiesis and disease complications in murine β-thalassemia
Published in Blood (19-06-2014)“…In β-thalassemia, unequal production of α- and β-globin chains in erythroid precursors causes apoptosis and inhibition of late-stage erythroid differentiation,…”
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ActRIIB:ALK4-Fc alleviates muscle dysfunction and comorbidities in murine models of neuromuscular disorders
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (15-02-2021)“…Patients with neuromuscular disorders suffer from a lack of treatment options for skeletal muscle weakness and disease comorbidities. Here, we introduce as a…”
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Widespread expression in adult rat forebrain of mRNA encoding high-affinity neurotensin receptor
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (28-12-1998)“…The peptides neurotensin (NT) and neuromedin N exert effects on neurons by means of a high‐affinity NT receptor (NTRH) belonging to the superfamily of…”
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Colocalization of neurotensin messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and progesterone receptor mRNA in rat arcuate neurons under estrogen-stimulated conditions
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-11-1999)“…In the female rat, estrogen and progesterone directly or indirectly regulate the activity of neurotensin (NT)-synthesizing neurosecretory cells located in the…”
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Colocalization of Neurotensin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) and Progesterone Receptor mRNA in Rat Arcuate Neurons under Estrogen-Stimulated Conditions1
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-11-1999)“…In the female rat, estrogen and progesterone directly or indirectly regulate the activity of neurotensin (NT)-synthesizing neurosecretory cells located in the…”
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Effects of prenatal malnutrition on GABAA receptor α1, α3 and β2 mRNA levels
Published in Neuroreport (15-09-2003)“…Exposure of pregnant rats to protein malnutrition throughout pregnancy alters the developing hippocampus, leading to increased inhibition and selective changes…”
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Sexually dimorphic distribution of neurotensin/neuromedin N mRNA in the rat preoptic area
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (01-09-1991)“…Neurotensin release from estrogen-responsive neurons in the rostral preoptic area of the female rat may play an important role in triggering preovulatory…”
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Transforming growth factor-[beta] superfamily ligand trap ACE-536 corrects anemia by promoting late-stage erythropoiesis
Published in Nature medicine (01-04-2014)“…Erythropoietin (EPO) stimulates proliferation of early-stage erythrocyte precursors and is widely used for the treatment of chronic anemia. However, several…”
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Neurotensin and Neuroendocrine Regulation
Published in Frontiers in neuroendocrinology (01-04-1997)“…More than two decades of research indicate that the peptide neurotensin (NT) and its cognate receptors participate to a remarkable extent in the regulation of…”
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Effects of prenatal malnutrition on GABAA receptor alpha1, alpha3 and beta2 mRNA levels
Published in Neuroreport (15-09-2003)“…Exposure of pregnant rats to protein malnutrition throughout pregnancy alters the developing hippocampus, leading to increased inhibition and selective changes…”
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Estrogen-regulated synthesis of neurotensin in neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus in the female rat
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-10-1993)“…Neurotensin (NT) is implicated as a neurohormone in mammals, yet the peptide's neuroendocrine role remains to be determined. NT immunoreactivity has been…”
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Estrogen-inducible neurotensin immunoreactivity in the preoptic area of the female rat
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (22-07-1994)“…Neurotensin (NT) neurons in the rat preoptic area are implicated in female-specific regulation of reproduction. Estrogen markedly increases expression of mRNA…”
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Distribution of Neurotensin/Neuromedin N mRNA in Rat Forebrain: Unexpected Abundance in Hippocampus and Subiculum
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (01-07-1989)“…We have used in situ hybridization to determine the regional distribution of mRNA encoding the neurotensin/neuromedin N (NT/N) precursor in the forebrain of…”
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