Follistatin Research Index

Changes in the concentration of new adipokines in serum and peritoneal fluid of patients with serous ovarian cancer as a target for potential use in new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Stepien S, Smycz-Kubanska M, Wikarek A et al.

Ginekol Pol·2026·Human·PubMed →

Novel cardiac biomarkers (serum S100A12 (Calgranulin C), FSTL1 (Follistatin-like 1), and osteocalcin) in patients with acute chest pain.

Xie W, Zhao W, Wang H et al.

J Med Biochem·2026·Human·PubMed →

Follistatin and Systolic Function at Follow-Up in STEMI Patients: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study.

Gavara J, Molina-García T, de Dios E et al.

J Clin Med·2026·Human·PubMed →

A Single-Food Substitution Strategy (SFSS) Improves Fat Mass and Metabolic Parameters in MASLD: A Prospective Pilot Study.

Cerabino N, Bonfiglio C, Bonfrate L et al.

Nutrients·2026·Human·Liver Fat (MASLD), Weight Loss·PubMed →

Adverse Hemodynamics in Acute Heart Failure Patients Are Associated with Skeletal Muscle Stress Biomarkers.

Kobak KA, Kasztura M, Josiak K et al.

Int J Mol Sci·2026·Human·Muscle Recovery·PubMed →

Elevated Circulating Follistatin Is Associated With Diabetic Status and Glycemic Dysregulation in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major.

Taneera J, Mohammed AK, Shaireh HMAA et al.

Cell Biochem Funct·2026·Human·Glycemic Control·PubMed →

High Expression of Follistatin is a Risk Factor Predicting Poor Overall Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients.

Dai Y, Pan B, Zhao J et al.

J Hepatocell Carcinoma·2026·Human·PubMed →

Dysregulation of adipokines in the serum of breast cancer patients - role in pathogenesis and potential clinical application (preliminary studies).

Morawiec ML, Wendlocha D, Kabut J et al.

Front Immunol·2026·Human·PubMed →

Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio as a new multidimensional biomarker in obese patients with liver steatosis undergoing VLEKT: results from a pilot study.

Balestra F, Donghia R, De Luca M et al.

Front Nutr·2026·Human·PubMed →

Combined resistance exercise and essential amino acid intake enhance follistatin/myostatin ratio and muscle fitness in older women: a randomized controlled trial.

Jeong D, Valentine RJ, Jeong H et al.

J Int Soc Sports Nutr·2026·Human·Muscle Recovery, Anti-Inflammatory·PubMed →

Higher serum follistatin levels are associated with increased vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients.

Liu C, Zhang A, Li Z

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)·2026·Human·PubMed →

Adipo-Myokine Modulation in Obesity: Integrative Effects of Spinach Thylakoids and Functional Training in Men with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Razi O, Shafei A, Abdi M et al.

Nutrients·2026·Human·Weight Loss, Glycemic Control·PubMed →

Lorcaserin induces abdominal fat loss with associated improvements of the circulating metabolome/lipidome and no changes in the myostatin-activin-follistatin-IGF-1 axes: A 6-month long randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Ramirez-Cisneros A, Gutierrez de Piñeres V, Tamayo-Torres CS et al.

Diabetes Obes Metab·2026·Human·GH Activity, Weight Loss·PubMed →

Effects of liraglutide treatment for 35-days on total and regional fat free, lean, and bone mass, and on the Myostatin-Activin-Follistatin-IGF-1 axes: a secondary analysis of a randomized placebo-controlled crossover study.

Gutierrez de Piñeres V, Ramirez-Cisneros A, Tamayo-Torres CS et al.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract·2026·Human·Weight Loss, GH Activity·PubMed →

Effect of exercise on hormonal responses in adolescents with obesity and leptin resistance: a randomized trial.

Jeong D, Valentine RJ, Park K et al.

Sci Rep·2026·Human·GH Activity·PubMed →

Effects of liraglutide treatment for 18 days on metabolic parameters, regional body composition and the myostatin-activin-follistatin-IGF-1 axis: Results from an exploratory, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study.

Gutierrez de Piñeres V, Tamayo-Torres CS, Ramirez-Cisneros A et al.

Diabetes Obes Metab·2026·Human·Glycemic Control, GH Activity·PubMed →

Knocking down FSTL1 reduces TGF-β2-induced trabecular meshwork fibrosis and ocular hypertension via inhibition of the Smad3 signaling pathway.

Wen L, Yang Y, Gao Y et al.

Exp Eye Res·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Follistatin drives AR-independent prostate cancer through BMP signaling inactivation and microenvironmental remodeling.

Shi X, Fan Z, Qu M et al.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Deletion of protein FSTL3 unravels the role of activin signaling in regulating macrophage L-arginine metabolism and kidney injury.

Xing F, Xiang L, Yan J et al.

Kidney Int·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Prognostic Value of FST and Relevance to Immune Infiltration in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Song P, Wu TW, Wang JY et al.

World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Retraction: GDF8 promotes the cell invasiveness in human trophoblasts by upregulating the expression of follistatin-like 3 through the ALK5-SMAD2/3 signaling pathway.

Frontiers Editorial Office

Front Cell Dev Biol·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Grip strength as a systems biomarker of aging: neuromuscular junction constraints and biomarker decoupling in gene therapy.

Sewell PE, Jensen C

Front Aging·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 2 (SFRP2) Induces Follistatin-Like 1 (FSTL1) to Regulate Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)-Induced Dermal Papilla Cell Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Senescence.

Huang Y, Bian Q, Shen Y et al.

Aging Cell·2026·Animal·Longevity·PubMed →

The Adipose-Sympathetic Nerve Crosstalk: FSTL1 as an Adipocyte-Derived Neurotrophic Factor for WAT Browning.

Jia XW, Liu JX, Wang RP et al.

Adv Sci (Weinh)·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Effects of thyroid hormones on muscle and bone in mice.

Nishikawa A, Kawao N, Mizukami Y et al.

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Follistatin Alleviates Vascular Dysfunction by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Promoting Browning in Perivascular Adipose Tissue.

Kuganathan A, Lu C, MacDonald M et al.

Hypertension·2026·Animal·PubMed →

The crystal structure of the activin B:Fst288 complex and computational insights into the broad antagonistic activity and specificity of follistatin.

Hok L, Walker RG, Howard JA et al.

J Biol Chem·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Melatoninergic Modulation of Benzene-Induced Pre-Leukemic Alterations in Rats: Effects of Melatonin, Agomelatine, and Luzindole : Short title: Melatoninergic Modulation in Benzene-Induced Pre-Leukemi.

M Hussein M Raouf M, Maulood IM, Marzany ZS

Galen Med J·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Fstl1 determines luminal size of mouse trachea through negative regulation of BMP4 signaling.

Jin Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y et al.

iScience·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Serum-Free Expanded Hair Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Cartilage Repair in a Murine Full-Thickness Defect Model.

Sun H, Gysel E, Larijani L et al.

Transplant Cell Ther·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Erratum for the Research Article "Follistatin gene delivery enhances muscle growth and strength in nonhuman primates".

Sci Transl Med·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Liver Endothelia Orchestrate MASH-Associated Macrophage Zonation Through FSTL1-ITGA4 Axis.

Sun L, Yue Z, Fang Z et al.

Adv Sci (Weinh)·2026·Animal·Liver Protection·PubMed →

Synergistic protective effects of melatonin and ascorbic acid against benzene-induced genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and activin A/follistatin dysregulation in a rat model of pre-leukemia.

Raouf MMHM, Maulood IM, Marzani ZS

J Toxicol Sci·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Intrafollicular activin-A, inhibin-B, and follistatin are associated with in vitro fertilization outcomes in subfertile women.

Karayiannis D, Tenta R, Kontogianni MD et al.

Hormones (Athens)·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Teneurins Are SPARCL1 Receptors.

Zhang X, Chen X, Miao Y et al.

bioRxiv·2026·Animal·PubMed →

ATF3/SOX11-regulated FST activates IGF1R-ERK/AKT-Sp1 signaling to sustain trigeminal neuropathic pain.

Ling YJ, Zhu B, Yao ZH et al.

Acta Pharmacol Sin·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Placental transcriptome analysis reveals BMI-dependent gene expression profiles in preeclampsia.

Duehring JA, Yu PT, Deihl TE et al.

Placenta·2026·Animal·Weight Loss·PubMed →

Correction: Testicular activin and follistatin levels are elevated during the course of experimental autoimmune epididymo-orchitis in mice.

Nicolas N, Michel V, Bhushan S et al.

Sci Rep·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Follistatin Mitigates Atherosclerosis Through Activation of Arginine Metabolism and Adipose Browning.

Dirakvand G, Pervin S, Villa B et al.

Cells·2026·Animal·Cardiovascular Risk·PubMed →

Alterations in systemic and skeletal muscle myostatin regulation are most prominent at disease onset and associate with muscle-related outcomes in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Vernerová L, Lážnovská L, Baloun J et al.

Arthritis Res Ther·2026·Animal·Muscle Recovery·PubMed →

Elevated Serum Follistatin-Like Protein 1 Levels Correlate with Disease Activity and Severity in Behçet's Disease: A Case-Control Study.

Farrag S, Ibrahim Ismail NI, Abd El-Kader MG et al.

Mediterr J Rheumatol·2026·Animal·PubMed →

Marine-Derived Fucoidan Modulates Pathways Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Cellular and Zebrafish Models.

Shad HH, Dörschmann P, Hautmann SL et al.

Mar Drugs·2026·Animal·Anti-Inflammatory·PubMed →

Deletion of Tgf-β1 From CD206(+) M2 Macrophages Ameliorates Obesity-Induced Suppression of Myogenesis and AMPK Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle.

Bilal M, Anh LD, Phuong NQ et al.

J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle·2026·Animal·Muscle Recovery, Weight Loss·PubMed →

Cardiac rehabilitation influences serum myokine levels in patients after acute coronary syndrome: the randomised CARDIO-REH study.

Skrypnik D, Skrypnik K, Granell JC et al.

Sci Rep·2025·Human·PubMed →

The Role of Selected Myokines in the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Their Involvement in Developing Heart Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.

Kuna J, Chmielewski G, Jaśkiewicz Ł et al.

Int J Mol Sci·2025·Human·Cardiovascular Risk, Anti-Inflammatory·PubMed →

Plasma FSTL-1 as a noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for patients with advanced liver fibrosis.

Li W, Chi Y, Xiao X et al.

Hepatology·2025·Human·Liver Protection·PubMed →

Dynamic changes of systemic and local myokines in burn patients undergoing physiotherapy: A pilot prospective study.

Svecova M, Bakalar B, Vyklicka K et al.

Burns·2025·Human·Wound Healing, Muscle Recovery·PubMed →

Exploratory unsupervised machine learning of angiogenesis biomarkers in a phase II advanced cervical cancer trial of radiochemotherapy with or without neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Arai RJ, da Costa TR, Bonadio RC et al.

Clinics (Sao Paulo)·2025·Human·PubMed →

FST Polymorphisms Associate with Musculoskeletal Traits and Modulate Exercise Response Differentially by Sex and Modality in Northern Han Chinese Adults.

Cao W, Gu Z, Fu R et al.

Genes (Basel)·2025·Human·Muscle Recovery·PubMed →

Changes in serum myostatin levels among patients with type C liver cirrhosis treated with direct-acting antivirals.

Suehiro T, Kozuru H, Matusmoto K et al.

Hepatol Res·2025·Human·PubMed →