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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2014

Interrelationships between ghrelin, insulin and glucose homeostasis: Physiological relevance.

François Chabot, Alexandre Caron, Mathieu Laplante, David H St-Pierre

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

François ChabotFrançois Chabot, David H St-Pierre, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal (Québec), H3C3P8, Canada.
Alexandre CaronFrançois Chabot, David H St-Pierre, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal (Québec), H3C3P8, Canada.
Mathieu LaplanteFrançois Chabot, David H St-Pierre, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal (Québec), H3C3P8, Canada.
David H St-PierreFrançois Chabot, David H St-Pierre, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal (Québec), H3C3P8, Canada.
Université du Québec à Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide mainly derived from the oxyntic gland of the stomach. Both acylated (AG) and unacylated (UAG) forms of ghrelin are found in the circulation. Initially, AG was considered as the only bioactive form of ghrelin. However, recent advances indicate that both AG and UAG exert distinct and common effects in organisms. Soon after its discovery, ghrelin was shown to promote appetite and adiposity in animal and human models. In response to these anabolic effects, an impressive number of elements have suggested the influence of ghrelin on the regulation of metabolic functions and the development of obesity-related disorders. However, due to the complexity of its biochemical nature and the physiological processes it governs, some of the effects of ghrelin are still debated in the literature. Evidence suggests that ghrelin influences glucose homeostasis through the modulation of insulin secretion and insulin receptor signaling. On the other hand, insulin was also shown to influence circulating levels of ghrelin. Here, we review the relationship between ghrelin and insulin and we describe the impact of this interaction on the modulation of glucose homeostasis.

Indexed as

Acylated ghrelinGlucose homeostasisInsulin receptor signallingInsulin secretionUnacylated ghrelinβ-cell functions

Identifiers

PMID24936254
PMCPMC4058737
OpenAlexW2055017319

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