FGF/FGFR signaling in health and disease

Y **e, N Su, J Yang, Q Tan, S Huang, M **… - Signal transduction and …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Growing evidences suggest that the fibroblast growth factor/FGF receptor (FGF/FGFR)
signaling has crucial roles in a multitude of processes during embryonic development and …

The osteocyte as a signaling cell

J Delgado-Calle, T Bellido - Physiological reviews, 2022‏ - journals.physiology.org
Osteocytes, former osteoblasts encapsulated by mineralized bone matrix, are far from being
passive and metabolically inactive bone cells. Instead, osteocytes are multifunctional and …

Osteocyte-derived sclerostin impairs cognitive function during ageing and Alzheimer's disease progression

T Shi, S Shen, Y Shi, Q Wang, G Zhang, J Lin… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Ageing increases susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Serum levels of sclerostin, an osteocyte-derived Wnt–β-catenin signalling …

[HTML][HTML] Osteocyte-related cytokines regulate osteoclast formation and bone resorption

H Kitaura, A Marahleh, F Ohori, T Noguchi… - International journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The process of bone remodeling is the result of the regulated balance between bone cell
populations, namely bone-forming osteoblasts, bone-resorbing osteoclasts, and the …

The Klotho proteins in health and disease

M Kuro-o - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2019‏ - nature.com
Abstract The Klotho proteins, αKlotho and βKlotho, are essential components of endocrine
fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor complexes, as they are required for the high-affinity …

FGF23 and klotho at the intersection of kidney and cardiovascular disease

D Edmonston, A Grabner, M Wolf - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2024‏ - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). As CKD progresses, CKD-specific risk factors, such as disordered mineral …

Paracrine and endocrine actions of bone—the functions of secretory proteins from osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts

Y Han, X You, W **ng, Z Zhang, W Zou - Bone research, 2018‏ - nature.com
The skeleton is a dynamic organ that is constantly remodeled. Proteins secreted from bone
cells, namely osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts exert regulation on …

α-Klotho is a non-enzymatic molecular scaffold for FGF23 hormone signalling

G Chen, Y Liu, R Goetz, L Fu, S Jayaraman, MC Hu… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
The ageing suppressor α-klotho binds to the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR). This
commits FGFR to respond to FGF23, a key hormone in the regulation of mineral ion and …

The fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway

DM Ornitz, N Itoh - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
The signaling component of the mammalian Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) family is
comprised of eighteen secreted proteins that interact with four signaling tyrosine kinase FGF …

Regulation of FGF23 production and phosphate metabolism by bone–kidney interactions

R Agoro, KE White - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2023‏ - nature.com
The bone-derived hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) functions in concert with
parathyroid hormone (PTH) and the active vitamin D metabolite, 1, 25 (OH) 2 vitamin D (1 …