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ReviewEndocrinology2010

Minireview: Inflammation and obesity pathogenesis: the hypothalamus heats up.

Joshua P Thaler, Michael W Schwartz

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Review in Endocrinology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 148 papers.

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148citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

148 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Joshua P ThalerDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
Michael W Schwartz

Funding

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Training ProgramT32DK007247 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GREGORY J MORTON, KRISTINA Marie UTZSCHNEIDER · 1986 to 2026
$10.0M
Novel Brain Mechanisms Controlling Glucose HomeostasisR01DK083042 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2008 to 2025
$7.6M
Integration of Long- and Short-Term Control of FeedingP01DK068384 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2010
$6.1M
NEUROENDOCRINE REGULATION OF ENERGY BALANCER01DK052989 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 1997 to 2011
$3.3M
Hypothalamic Inflammation and Energy HomeostasisR01DK090320 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK007247NIDDK NIH HHS DK052989NIDDK NIH HHS DK068384NIDDK NIH HHS DK083042NIDDK NIH HHS P01 DK068384NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052989NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK083042NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK090320NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007247
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity induced by high-fat (HF) feeding is associated with low-grade inflammation in peripheral tissues that predisposes to insulin resistance. Recent evidence suggests the occurrence of a similar process in the hypothalamus, which favors weight gain through impairment of leptin and insulin signaling. In addition to its implications for obesity pathogenesis, this hypothesis suggests that centrally targeted antiinflammatory therapies may prove effective in prevention and treatment of this disorder. This article highlights molecular and cellular mechanisms by which hypothalamic inflammation predisposes to diet-induced obesity.

Indexed as

Insulin ResistanceAnimalsGlucose IntoleranceHumansHypothalamusInflammationLeptinModels, BiologicalObesityWeight GainLeptin

Identifiers

PMID20573720
PMCPMC2940486

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