ArticleScientific reports2015
GPR120: A bi-potential mediator to modulate the osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of BMMSCs.
Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 26 papers.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- G protein-coupled receptor signaling in osteogenic bone mesenchymal stem/stromal cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Lipid-Driven Immunometabolism in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A New Axis for Musculoskeletal Regeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Activating nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 2 in adipocyte stem cells rescues beige adipocyte metabolism impaired by excess early-life omega-6 fatty acids.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2025Article
- CBP-mediated FOXO4 acetylation facilitates postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) progression through the inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.Histology and histopathology · 2024Article
- Recent Advance in Regulatory Effect of GRP120 on Bone Metabolism.Aging and disease · 2023Review
- 3D-Printed Bioactive Scaffold Loaded with GW9508 Promotes Critical-Size Bone Defect Repair by Regulating Intracellular Metabolism.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The role of the Wnt signalling pathway in the energy metabolism of bone remodelling.Cell proliferation · 2022Review
- How Arrestins and GRKs Regulate the Function of Long Chain Fatty Acid Receptors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Molecular Targets of Pinocembrin Underlying Its Regenerative Activities in Human Keratinocytes.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- GPR120 Inhibits RANKL-Induced Osteoclast Formation and Resorption by Attenuating Reactive Oxygen Species Production in RAW264.7 Murine Macrophages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish oil supplementation prevents rosiglitazone-induced osteopenia in aging C57BL/6 mice and in vitro studies.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Pharmacology of Free Fatty Acid Receptors and Their Allosteric Modulators.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Energy Metabolism and Ketogenic Diets: What about the Skeletal Health? A Narrative Review and a Prospective Vision for Planning Clinical Trials on this Issue.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Palmitic Acid Methyl Ester Enhances Adipogenic Differentiation in Rat Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells through a G Protein-Coupled Receptor-Mediated Pathway.Stem cells international · 2021Article
- Role of Metabolism in Bone Development and Homeostasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Review
- Agonism of GPR120 prevented IL-1β-induced reduction of extracellular matrix through SOX-9.Aging · 2020Article
- Therapeutic potentials and modulatory mechanisms of fatty acids in bone.Cell proliferation · 2020Review
- The GPR120 Agonist TUG-891 Inhibits the Motility and Phagocytosis of Mouse Alveolar Macrophages.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- GPR120 is an important inflammatory regulator in the development of osteoarthritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2018Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Free fatty acids display diverse effects as signalling molecules through GPCRs in addition to their involvement in cellular metabolism. GPR120, a G protein-coupled receptor for long-chain unsaturated fatty acids, has been reported to mediate adipogenesis in lipid metabolism. However, whether GPR120 also mediates osteogenesis and regulates BMMSCs remain unclear. In this study, we showed that GPR120 targeted the bi-potential differentiation of BMMSCs in a ligand dose-dependent manner. High concentrations of TUG-891 (a highly selective agonist of GPR120) promoted osteogenesis via the Ras-ERK1/2 cascade, while low concentrations elevated P38 and increased adipogenesis. The fine molecular regulation of GPR120 was implemented by up-regulating different integrin subunits (α1, α2 and β1; α5 and β3). The administration of high doses of TUG-891 rescued oestrogen-deficient bone loss in vivo, further supporting an essential role of GPR120 in bone metabolism. Our findings, for the first time, showed that GPR120-mediated cellular signalling determines the bi-potential differentiation of BMMSCs in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, the induction of different integrin subunits was involved in the cytoplasmic regulation of a seesaw-like balance between ERK and p38 phosphorylation. These findings provide new hope for developing novel remedies to treat osteoporosis by adjusting the GPR120-mediated differentiation balance of BMMSCs.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.