Male urinary lipocalin family proteins, practically odorant-binding proteins but also could be pheromones by themselves, in rodents act as a shuttle for chemosignal communication and facilitate delivery of the signals for access to congeners. However, presence of this protein in urine of female rodents has not yet been reported. Therefore, the present investigation was carried out to find if li...

OBJECTIVE Lipocalin 2 (LCN2 or NGAL), a protein derived from neutrophils, macrophages, adipocytes, and other cells, has been proposed to be a link between obesity and insulin resistance (IR), but animal and cross-sectional human studies have revealed conflicting results. We studied the association of serum lipocalin 2 with anthropometric, metabolic, and cardiovascular risk markers in young heal...

Lipocalin is a family of small molecules transporting extracellular proteins. Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is a member of the family that sequesters iron-bound bacterial siderophores. The well-accepted function of LCN2 protein is its anti-bacterial behavior, however, its role in iron regulation, cellular migration, death and morphology modulation have been speculated. Several reports have correlated the ...

Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and ClearlyCPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; IGFBP7, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7; IL-18, interleukin-18; KDIGO, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes; KIM-1, kidney-injury- molecule-1; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; TIMP-2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2...

Lipocalins are a group of proteins that have been characterized in bacteria, invertebrate, and vertebrate animals. However, very little is known about plant lipocalins. We have previously reported the cloning of the first true plant lipocalins. Here we report the identification and characterization of plant lipocalins and lipocalin-like proteins using an integrated approach of data mining, expr...