Mari Aikio

Isthmin-1 is an adipokine that promotes glucose uptake and improves glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis

Zewen Jiang, Meng Zhao, Laëtitia Voilquin et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2021 · 122 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Glucose Tolerance +11

Arresten, a Collagen-Derived Angiogenesis Inhibitor, Suppresses Invasion of Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Mari Aikio, Ilkka Alahuhta, Sini Nurmenniemi et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 60 citations · Full text

Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cell Proliferation, Cancer Biology +21

Specific collagen XVIII isoforms promote adipose tissue accrual via mechanisms determining adipocyte number and affect fat deposition

Mari Aikio, Harri Elamaa, David Vicente et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 51 citations · Full text

Basement Membrane Zone Collagens XV and XVIII/Proteoglycans Mediate Leukocyte Influx in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion

Azadeh Zaferani, D. Talsma, Saleh Yazdani et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 39 citations · Full text

Renal Pathology, Immunology, Renal Inflammation +23

Collagen XVIII Short Isoform Is Critical for Retinal Vascularization, and Overexpression of the Tsp-1 Domain Affects Eye Growth and Cataract Formation

Mari Aikio, Merja Hurskainen, Gaëlle Brideau et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2013 · 27 citations