Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24393706›Full record

ReviewJournal of dental research2014

Immune cells link obesity-associated type 2 diabetes and periodontitis.

M Zhu, B S Nikolajczyk

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Review in Journal of dental research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Diabesity and Oral Immunity: Exploring the Interconnection.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  19. Gingimaps: Protein Localization in the Oral PathogenMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2020
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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.

M ZhuDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
B S Nikolajczyk
Boston University · US

Funding

The Role of B Cells and B Cell Toll-like Receptors in Periodontal DiseaseR21DE021154 · NIDCR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI NIKOLAJCZYK, BARBARA · 2011 to 2012
$449k
The Role of B Cells and B Cell Toll-like Receptors in Glucose IntoleranceR21DK089270 · NIDDK · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI NIKOLAJCZYK, BARBARA · 2010 to 2011
$446k
The Role of Lymphocytes in Diet-Induced Metabolic DiseaseR56DK096525 · NIDDK · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI NIKOLAJCZYK, BARBARA · 2012 to 2012
$193k
NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE021154NIDCR NIH HHS R21DE021154NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK089270NIDDK NIH HHS R21DK089270NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK096525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical association between obesity-associated type 2 diabetes (T2D) and periodontitis, coupled with the increasing prevalence of these diseases, justifies studies to identify mechanisms responsible for the vicious feed-forward loop between systemic and oral disease. Changes in the immune system are critical for both obesity-associated T2D and periodontitis and therefore may link these diseases. Recent studies at the intersection of immunology and metabolism have greatly advanced our understanding of the role the immune system plays in the transition between obesity and obesity-associated T2D and have shown that immune cells exhibit similar functional changes in obesity/T2D and periodontitis. Furthermore, myeloid and lymphoid cells likely synergize to promote obesity/T2D-associated periodontitis despite complexities introduced by disease interaction. Thus the groundwork is being laid for researchers to exploit existing models to understand immune cell dysfunction and break the devastating relationship between obesity-associated T2D and oral disease.

Indexed as

AntibodiesCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansImmunity, CellularInflammationMetabolic SyndromeObesityPeriodontitisAntibodiesCytokinescell biologycytokine(s)inflammationperiodontal disease

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PMID24393706
PMCPMC3957341
OpenAlexW2125598535

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