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ArticleTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM2012

Role of ceramides in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Mangesh Pagadala, Takhar Kasumov, Arthur J McCullough, Nizar N Zein, John P Kirwan

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Article in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers.

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170citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

170 citing papers in PubMed, 299 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mangesh PagadalaDepartment of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Takhar Kasumov
Arthur J McCullough
Nizar N Zein
John P Kirwan
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024989 · NCRR · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI DAVIS, PAMELA B · 2007 to 2011
$53.7M
Age, Exercise, Diet: Effects on Insulin ResistanceR01AG012834 · NIA · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI KIRWAN, JOHN P. · 2004 to 2008
$1.9M
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Mechanisms of Type 2 Diabetes: The B2D TrialR01DK089547 · NIDDK · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI KASHYAP, SANGEETA R, KIRWAN, JOHN P. · 2010 to 2013
$1.9M
Training Program in Academic GastroenterologyT32DK061917 · NIDDK · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI COOPER, GREGORY S. · 2002 to 2006
$795k
NCRR NIH HHS 1UL1RR024989NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024989NIA NIH HHS R01 AG012834NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK089547NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK061917
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic disease with a histological spectrum ranging from steatosis alone, to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The latter is associated with an increased risk for progression to cirrhosis. Ceramides are a lipid species that exert biological effects through cellular proliferation, differentiation, and cell death, and interact with several pathways involved in insulin resistance, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, all of which are linked to NAFLD. We propose a mechanism through which ceramides contribute to the development of NAFLD and progression to NASH, due in part to second messenger effects via tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. A better understanding of the role of ceramides in steatohepatitis has both diagnostic and therapeutic implications for the treatment of fatty liver disease.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCeramidesCytokinesFatty LiverHepatitisHumansInsulin ResistanceLiverMitochondria, LiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCeramidesCytokinesReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID22609053
PMCPMC3408814
OpenAlexW2026244691

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