2022
Adipocyte plasticity in tissue regeneration, repair, and disease
Horsley V. Adipocyte plasticity in tissue regeneration, repair, and disease. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2022, 76: 101968. PMID: 35988318, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2022.101968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian tissue repairTissue repairEssential regulatorAdipocyte plasticityFunction of adipocytesCritical regulatorLipid-filled cellsMultiple tissuesTissue functionRegenerative medicineAdipocytesSkeletal muscleBioactive productsRegulatorMammary glandTherapeutic avenuesFibrotic lesionsEndocrine functionTissue regenerationPlasticityWound healingContractile fibroblastsTissueRepairTumorigenesis
2021
Skin Fibrosis and Recovery Is Dependent on Wnt Activation via DPP4
Jussila AR, Zhang B, Caves E, Kirti S, Steele M, Hamburg-Shields E, Lydon J, Ying Y, Lafyatis R, Rajagopalan S, Horsley V, Atit RP. Skin Fibrosis and Recovery Is Dependent on Wnt Activation via DPP4. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 142: 1597-1606.e9. PMID: 34808238, PMCID: PMC9120259, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt/β-catenin-responsive geneWnt activationExtracellular matrix homeostasisGenetic evidenceHuman fibrotic diseasesLipid-filled cellsFunctional mediatorsExtracellular matrixDermal adipocytesMatrix homeostasisGenetic modelsNew targetsWntKey targetMechanisms of fibrosisFibrotic diseasesTherapeutic avenuesDermal remodelingExtracellular matrix expansionExcessive accumulationRemodelingFibrosis severitySkin fibrosisFibrotic remodelingDPP4 inhibitors