Maria Billert

ORCID: 0000-0002-2198-6046 · 3 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2024
Nesfatin-1 expression and blood plasma concentration in female dogs suffering from cystic endometrial hyperplasia and pyometra and its possible interaction with phoenixin-14
BMC veterinary research ·doi:10.1186/s12917-024-04336-w

BACKGROUND: Nesfatin-1 is a neuropeptide that regulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and may play a role in uterus function. It is co-expressed with other peptides, such as phoenixin, which can influence sex hormone secretion. Ou…

lab-animal 2023
The role of phoenixin in the proliferation and migration of ectopic epithelial cells in vitro
Biochemical and biophysical research communications ·doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.056

AIM: Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecologic diseases in women of reproductive age. The pathophysiology of endometriosis is still not fully understood. Phoenixin (PNX-14) is a newly discovered neuropeptide that regulates the hyp…

other 2021
Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines9101427

Small integral membrane protein 20/phoenixin (SMIM20/PNX) and its receptor GPR173 (G Protein-Coupled Receptor 173) play a role in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG). The aim of the study was to determine PNX, FS…