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ArticleEndocrinology2018

Sonic Hedgehog and WNT Signaling Promote Adrenal Gland Regeneration in Male Mice.

Isabella Finco, Antonio M Lerario, Gary D Hammer

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Article in Endocrinology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. New Concepts of Regeneration and Renewal of Adrenal Chromaffin Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. Adrenocortical stem cells in health and disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2025
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  7. Sexual dimorphism in benign adrenocortical tumours.European journal of endocrinology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Isabella FincoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Antonio M LerarioDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Gary D HammerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USMichigan Medicine · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Adrenal DifferentiationR01DK062027 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI GARY D. HAMMER · 2004 to 2026
$8.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK062027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The atrophy and hypofunction of the adrenal cortex following long-term pharmacologic glucocorticoid therapy is a major health problem necessitating chronic glucocorticoid replacement that often prolongs the ultimate return of endogenous adrenocortical function. Underlying this functional recovery is anatomic regeneration, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of which are poorly understood. Investigating the lineage contribution of cortical Sonic hedgehog (Shh)+ progenitor cells and the SHH-responsive capsular Gli1+ cells to the regenerating adrenal cortex, we observed a spatially and temporally bimodal contribution of both cell types to adrenocortical regeneration following cessation of glucocorticoid treatment. First, an early repopulation of the cortex is defined by a marked delamination and expansion of capsular Gli1+ cells, recapitulating the establishment of the capsular-cortical homeostatic niche during embryonic development. This rapid repopulation is promptly cleared from the cortical compartment only to be supplanted by repopulating cortical cells derived from the resident long-term-retained zona glomerulosa Shh+ progenitors. Pharmacologic and genetic dissection of SHH signaling further defines an SHH-dependent activation of WNT signaling that supports regeneration of the cortex following long-term glucocorticoid therapy. We define the signaling and lineage relationships that underlie the regeneration process.

Indexed as

Adrenal CortexAdrenal GlandsAnimalsFemaleGlucocorticoidsHedgehog ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRegenerationSignal TransductionStem CellsWnt4 ProteinZinc Finger Protein GLI1Zona GlomerulosaGlucocorticoidsHedgehog ProteinsWnt4 ProteinZinc Finger Protein GLI1

Identifiers

PMID29211850
PMCPMC5774245
OpenAlexW2774907524

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