Adipogen

Asprosin is a fasting-induced hormone that increases plasma glucose levels in the liver. It also stimulates appetite in the hypothalamus by activating the cAMP signaling pathway via an unknown G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). In a recent study, the lab of

A recent study published in Cell Metabolism by the lab of Shin-Ichiro Ima (Washington University School of Medicine) shows that the circulating levels of extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT), a key NAD+ biosynthetic enzyme in mammals, decline with age in mice

LAG-3 is a coinhibitory immune checkpoint receptor that inhibits T cell response by binding to MHC-II. In a recent study published in Cell, the lab of Prof Lieping Chen (Yale University, US) identifies Fibrinogen-like protein 1 (FGL1), a molecule secreted

Irisin is a protein cleaved from fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) and has a beneficial role in adipose tissues, bone and brain. A recent study published in Nature Medicine by the labs of O. Arancio, S.Ferreira & F.G.

Inflammasomes are implicated in physiological and pathological inflammation including neurodegenerative disorders such Parkinson or Alzheimer diseases. Divalent manganese (Mn2+) activates chronic inflammation leading to increase of neurotoxicity. Recently, the lab of A.G. Kanthasamy (Iowa State University, US) showed that Mn2+ activates