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  • Article
  • Open Access
3,875 Views
8 Pages

16 March 2022

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (sFRP4), secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (sFRP5), and chemerin serum concentrations in early pregnancy are associated with the development of gestationa...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,794 Views
9 Pages

Association of Circulating Plasma Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 (Sfrp5) Levels with Cardiac Function

  • Conagh J. Kelly,
  • Matthew Chu,
  • Rossana Untaru,
  • Bahador Assadi-Khansari,
  • Dongqing Chen,
  • Amanda J. Croft,
  • John D. Horowitz,
  • Andrew J. Boyle,
  • Aaron L. Sverdlov and
  • Doan T. M. Ngo

Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5) is a novel anti-inflammatory adipokine that may play a role in cardiovascular development and disease. However, there is yet to be a comprehensive investigation into whether circulating SFRP5 can be a bioma...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Epidemiology and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,897 Views
19 Pages

Increased Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 mRNA Expression in the Adipose Tissue of Women with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Obesity

  • Laia Bertran,
  • Marta Portillo-Carrasquer,
  • Andrea Barrientos-Riosalido,
  • Carmen Aguilar,
  • David Riesco,
  • Salomé Martínez,
  • Amada Culebradas,
  • Margarita Vives,
  • Fàtima Sabench and
  • Teresa Auguet
  • + 2 authors

30 August 2022

Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5) is an anti-inflammatory adipocytokine secreted by adipocytes that seems to be linked with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to evaluate the role of the SFRP5-wingless-MMTV integration site...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Metabolism in Health and Disease: From Gene to Organism)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,096 Views
18 Pages

Reduction of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 Drives Vascular Calcification through Wnt3a-Mediated Rho/ROCK/JNK Signaling in Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Yun Jung Oh,
  • Hyunsook Kim,
  • Ae Jin Kim,
  • Han Ro,
  • Jae Hyun Chang,
  • Hyun Hee Lee,
  • Wookyung Chung,
  • Hee-Sook Jun and
  • Ji Yong Jung

Vascular calcification (VC) is commonly associated with bone loss in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Wingless-related integration site (Wnt) regulates osteoblast activation through canonical signaling pathways, but the common pathophy...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,576 Views
13 Pages

Deregulation of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Obesity

  • Laia Bertran,
  • Marta Portillo-Carrasquer,
  • Carmen Aguilar,
  • José Antonio Porras,
  • David Riesco,
  • Salomé Martínez,
  • Margarita Vives,
  • Fàtima Sabench,
  • Eva Gonzalez and
  • Teresa Auguet
  • + 2 authors

Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5), an antagonist of the noncanonical WNT pathway, has a controversial role in liver disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of SFRP5 and the noncanonical WNT pathway in nonalcoholic fatty liver...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Link between Steatosis and Obesity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,467 Views
19 Pages

The Role of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 (Sfrp5) in Overweight and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

  • Diamanto Koutaki,
  • George Paltoglou,
  • Maria Manou,
  • Aikaterini Vourdoumpa,
  • Eleni Ramouzi,
  • Anastasia-Maria Tzounakou,
  • Athanasios Michos,
  • Flora Bacopoulou,
  • Emilia Mantzou and
  • Evangelia Charmandari
  • + 3 authors

17 September 2024

Background/Objective: Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp5) is an anti-inflammatory adipokine that has been implicated in the pathophysiology of obesity and its metabolic complications. Despite the fact that numerous studies have been carried o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: Etiology, Prevention and Treatment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,074 Views
11 Pages

Umbilical Cord SFRP5 Levels of Term Newborns in Relation to Normal and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain

  • Żaneta Kimber-Trojnar,
  • Jolanta Patro-Małysza,
  • Marcin Trojnar,
  • Dorota Darmochwał-Kolarz,
  • Jan Oleszczuk and
  • Bożena Leszczyńska-Gorzelak

Among the new adipokines, secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5) is considered to prevent obesity and insulin resistance. The umbilical cord SFRP5 levels have not yet been investigated. The main aim of the study was to investigate whether the um...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adipokines 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,312 Views
14 Pages

Secreted Frizzled Related Protein 5 (SFRP5) Serum Levels Are Decreased in Critical Illness and Sepsis and Are Associated with Short-Term Mortality

  • Philipp Hohlstein,
  • Jonathan F. Brozat,
  • Julia Schuler,
  • Samira Abu Jhaisha,
  • Maike R. Pollmanns,
  • Lukas Bündgens,
  • Theresa H. Wirtz,
  • Eray Yagmur,
  • Karim Hamesch and
  • Alexander Koch
  • + 3 authors

Sepsis is a major health burden with insufficiently understood mechanisms of inflammation and immune paralysis, leading to a life-threatening critical illness. The secreted frizzled related protein 5 (SFRP5) acts as an anti-inflammatory adipokine by...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of Biomedicines—Recent Advances on Adipokines)
  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
6,636 Views
25 Pages

16 December 2021

The global burden of obesity has multiplied owing to its rapidly growing prevalence and obesity-related morbidity and mortality. In addition to the classic role of depositing extra energy, adipose tissue actively interferes with the metabolic balance...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutraceuticals in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,569 Views
12 Pages

The Emerging Role of Sfrp5 and Wnt5a in the Pathogenesis of Obesity: Implications for a Healthy Diet and Lifestyle

  • Diamanto Koutaki,
  • Athanasios Michos,
  • Flora Bacopoulou and
  • Evangelia Charmandari

19 July 2021

In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically worldwide among all age groups. Obesity is characterized by excess fat accumulation and chronic low-grade inflammation. The adipose tissue functions as a metabolically active endocri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Endocrine Disorders)
  • Article
  • Open Access
363 Views
17 Pages

This study investigated the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) on adipokine concentrations, which are bioactive molecules secreted by adipose tissue and involved in the regulation of m...

(This article belongs to the Topic Lipid Metabolism in Human Health and Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,550 Views
19 Pages

Fibrotic Phenotype of Peritumour Mesenteric Adipose Tissue in Human Colon Cancer: A Potential Hallmark of Metastatic Properties

  • Maria Tabuso,
  • Raghu Adya,
  • Richard Stark,
  • Kishore Gopalakrishnan,
  • Yee Wah Tsang,
  • Sean James,
  • Andrew White,
  • Adrian Fisk,
  • Federica Dimitri and
  • Ramesh Pulendran Arasaradnam
  • + 1 author

28 February 2021

The impact of tumour associated stroma on cancer metastasis is an emerging field. However, cancer associated genes in peritumoral adipose tissue (pAT) in human colon cancer have not been explored. The aim of this study was to identify differentially...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,473 Views
18 Pages

Expression Pattern of PDE4B, PDE4D, and SFRP5 Markers in Colorectal Cancer

  • Mateo Bevanda,
  • Nela Kelam,
  • Anita Racetin,
  • Natalija Filipović,
  • Daniela Bevanda Glibo,
  • Ivana Bevanda and
  • Katarina Vukojević

25 July 2024

Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequently diagnosed malignant disease of the gastrointestinal system, and new diagnostic and prognostic markers are needed to elucidate the complete tumor profile. Materials and Methods:...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatology)