2024
Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis
Provance O, Oria V, Tran T, Caulfield J, Zito C, Aguirre-Ducler A, Schalper K, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L. Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2024, 81: 188. PMID: 38635031, PMCID: PMC11026261, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05217-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular mimicryBrain metastasesMouse model of metastatic melanomaIncreased risk of metastasisAssociated with tumor volumeMelanoma brain metastasesRisk of metastasisSurvival of miceFuture treatment regimensCell line modelsTumor suppressor pathwayMetastatic melanomaTumor volumeSolid tumorsTreatment regimensTumor typesPoor prognosisHippo tumor suppressor pathwayIncreased riskMouse modelDownstream targets YAPMelanomaMetastasisSuppressor pathwayTumor
2015
Effect of cholecystectomy on bile acid synthesis and circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor 19
Barrera F, Azocar L, Molina H, Schalper KA, Ocares M, Liberona J, Villarroel L, Pimentel F, Pérez-Ayuso RM, Nervi F, Groen AK, Miquel JF. Effect of cholecystectomy on bile acid synthesis and circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor 19. Annals Of Hepatology 2015, 14: 710-721. PMID: 26256900, DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)30766-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of cholecystectomyBile acid synthesisBA synthesisFGF19 expressionFibroblast growth factor 19FGF19 mRNA levelsGallstone disease patientsGut-derived hormonesGrowth factor 19GB-d1 cellsDose-dependent expressionGallbladder refillingFGF19 levelsBA metabolismSerum levelsSerum cholesterolDisease patientsSerum changesSerum FGF19Metabolic dysregulationTerminal ileumCholecystectomyFGF19 mRNAFactor 19Distal ileum