Search Results - "Georges Rawadi"
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The Keystone commensal bacterium Christensenella minuta DSM 22607 displays anti-inflammatory properties both in vitro and in vivo
Published in Scientific reports (01-06-2021)“…Christensenellaceae is a family of subdominant commensal bacteria found in humans. It is thought to play an important role in gut health by maintaining…”
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Selection of a novel strain of Christensenella minuta as a future biotherapy for Crohn’s disease
Published in Scientific reports (11-04-2022)“…Microbiome-based therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases offer a novel and promising therapeutic approach. The human commensal bacteria of the species…”
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BMP‐2 Controls Alkaline Phosphatase Expression and Osteoblast Mineralization by a Wnt Autocrine Loop
Published in Journal of bone and mineral research (01-10-2003)“…Wnt/β‐catenin signaling has recently been suggested to be involved in bone biology. The precise role of this cascade in osteoblast differentiation was…”
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A New Strain of Christensenella minuta as a Potential Biotherapy for Obesity and Associated Metabolic Diseases
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (06-04-2021)“…Obesity is associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis, characterized by a high Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. Gut-dwelling bacteria of the Christensenellaceae…”
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Wnt signaling and potential applications in bone diseases
Published in Current drug targets (01-07-2008)“…In the United States, it is estimated that $10-15 billion is spent annually for the treatment of osteoporotic fracture. The worldwide annual incidence of…”
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Deletion of a Single Allele of the Dkk1 Gene Leads to an Increase in Bone Formation and Bone Mass
Published in Journal of bone and mineral research (01-06-2006)“…Wnt/β‐catenin signaling has been proven to play a central role in bone biology. Unexpectedly, the Wnt antagonist Dkk2 is required for terminal osteoblast…”
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Lrp5-Independent Activation of Wnt Signaling by Lithium Chloride Increases Bone Formation and Bone Mass in Mice
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-11-2005)“…One of the well characterized cell biologic actions of lithium is the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3/3 and the consequent activation of canonical Wnt…”
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Wnt signaling and the regulation of bone mass
Published in Current osteoporosis reports (01-06-2007)“…Human genetic studies have firmly established a link between bone mass in humans and gain-of-function or loss-of-function mutations in a Wnt coreceptor,…”
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Entering First-in-Human Clinical Study With a Single-Strain Live Biotherapeutic Product: Input and Feedback Gained From the EMA and the FDA
Published in Frontiers in medicine (11-08-2021)“…During the last decade, a plethora of novel therapies containing live microorganisms as active substance(s) has emerged with the aim to treat, prevent, or cure…”
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Identifying a Novel Bile Salt Hydrolase from the Keystone Gut Bacterium Christensenella minuta
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (09-06-2021)“…Christensenella minuta are human gut dwelling bacteria that have been proposed as key members of the gut microbiome, regulating energy balance and adiposity of…”
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Targeted Disruption of the Wnt Regulator Kremen Induces Limb Defects and High Bone Density
Published in Molecular and Cellular Biology (01-08-2008)“…Article Usage Stats Services MCB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Gene array analysis of Wnt-regulated genes in C3H10T1/2 cells
Published in Bone (New York, N.Y.) (01-04-2005)“…Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in a large variety of modeling and remodeling processes including cell polarity, cell differentiation, and cell migration…”
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Toll-like Receptor 2 Functions as a Pattern Recognition Receptor for Diverse Bacterial Products
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (19-11-1999)“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2 and 4 are signal transducers for lipopolysaccharide, the major proinflammatory constituent in the outer membrane of Gram-negative…”
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Interaction between LRP5 and Frat1 Mediates the Activation of the Wnt Canonical Pathway
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (08-04-2005)“…Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) has been identified as a Wnt co-receptor involved in the activation of the β-catenin signaling…”
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Involvement of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways in Interleukin-8 Production by Human Monocytes and Polymorphonuclear Cells Stimulated with Lipopolysaccharide or Mycoplasma fermentans Membrane Lipoproteins
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-02-1999)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Expression, purification and characterization of murine Dkk1 protein
Published in Protein expression and purification (01-07-2008)“…Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1) protein is a secreted inhibitor of canonical Wnt signaling and modulates that pathway during embryonic development. It is also implicated in…”
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1-(5-Oxohexyl)-3,7-Dimethylxanthine, a Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor, Activates MAPK Cascades and Promotes Osteoblast Differentiation by a Mechanism Independent of PKA Activation (Pentoxyfilline Promotes Osteoblast Differentiation)
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-11-2001)“…We have investigated the effect of 1-(5-oxohexyl)-3,7-dimethylxanthine or pentoxifylline (PeTx), a nonselective phosphodiesterase inhibitor, on osteoblastic…”
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Safety Evaluation of Christensenella Minuta as a Novel Microbiome-Based Biotherapy to Treat Obesity
Published in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (01-12-2021)“…Background: Obesity is associated with a dysbiotic gut microbiome characterized by low microbial diversity and a loss of Christensenella minuta, which are low…”
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Wnt Signaling: A Key Regulator of Bone Mass
Published in Current Topics in Developmental Biology (2006)“…The identification of a link between bone mass in humans and gain‐ [high bone mass (HBM) trait] or loss‐of‐function [osteoporosis pseudoglioma (OPPG) syndrome]…”
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Involvement of Small GTPases in Mycoplasma fermentans Membrane Lipoproteins-mediated Activation of Macrophages
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (22-10-1999)“…Mycoplasma fermentans lipoproteins (LAMPf) are capable of activating macrophages and inducing the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. We have recently…”
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