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ReviewCytokine & growth factor reviews2010

IL-17 in obesity and adipogenesis.

Mushtaq Ahmed, Sarah L Gaffen

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Review in Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers.

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97citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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97 citing papers in PubMed, 182 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mushtaq AhmedUniversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Sarah L Gaffen
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Structure-Function Relationships in the IL-17 ReceptorR01AR054389 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GAFFEN, SARAH L · 2008 to 2012
$1.8M
T helper cell responses in Tanerella forsythia-induced alveolar bone destructionR01DE019424 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI GAFFEN, SARAH L, SHARMA, ASHU · 2008 to 2011
$1.5M
NIAMS NIH HHS AR054389NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR054389NIDCR NIH HHS DE019424NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE019424
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-17 (also known as IL-17) has been associated with induction of tissue inflammation. Obese individuals exhibit many symptoms of chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting that IL-17 may impact adipose tissue. However, the role of IL-17 in obesity is largely unexplored. Emerging studies indicate that obesity selectively promotes expansion of the Th17 T-cell lineage, exacerbating disease in murine models of autoimmunity such as EAE and colitis. Human studies support this concept, as new clinical studies suggest that IL-17 is expressed at elevated levels in obese individuals. Conversely, however, an anti-adipogenic role for IL-17 is becoming evident, and therefore the interconnections between IL-17 and fat metabolism may be quite complex. Here, we consolidate the potential implications of IL-17 in relation to obesity and describe the emerging data regarding the role of IL-17 in adipose tissue.

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AdipogenesisAnimalsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCell DifferentiationCyclooxygenase 2HumansInflammationInterleukin-17Interleukin-6MiceObesityTh17 CellsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCyclooxygenase 2Interleukin-17Interleukin-6

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PMID21084215
PMCPMC3259710
OpenAlexW2020384941

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