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ey0019.12-13 | Hyperlipidemia | ESPEYB19

12.13. Vaccine targeting ANGPTL3 ameliorates dyslipidemia and associated diseases in mouse models of obese dyslipidemia and familial hypercholesterolemia

Y Fukami H, Morinaga J, Nakagami H, Hayashi H, Okadome Y, Matsunaga E, Kadomatsu T, Horiguchi H, Sato M, Sugizaki T, Kuwabara T, Miyata K, Mukoyama M, Morishita R, Oike

Reports Medicine 2021;2(11):100446. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100446Brief Summary: This mouse study validated a novel, safe treatment with ANGPTL3 peptide vaccine. It was effective to improve obesity-induced dyslipidemia and fatty liver in mice, and also improved dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis in a mouse model of familial hypercholesterolemia, with no reported toxicity.<p class="abste...

ey0020.5-12 | Basic Research | ESPEYB20

5.12. Defective jagged-1 signaling affects GnRH development and contributes to congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

L Cotellessa , F Marelli , P Duminuco , M Adamo , GE Papadakis , L Bartoloni , N Sato , M Lang-Muritano , A Troendle , WS Dhillo , A Morelli , G Guarnieri , N Pitteloud , L Persani , M Bonomi , P Giacobini , V Vezzoli

Brief summary: Using a combination of expression studies in human embryos as well as functional studies in zebrafish and genetic sequencing of patient with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, this study identified a novel role for Jag1/Notch signaling in the development of GnRH neurons.GnRH neurons have a unique characteristic as they start life in the olfactory placode and then migrate into the hypothalamus during embryonic development, thanks to ...