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ReviewAdipocyte

Inside out: Bone marrow adipose tissue as a source of circulating adiponectin.

Erica L Scheller, Aaron A Burr, Ormond A MacDougald, William P Cawthorn

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Review in Adipocyte. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-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

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 75 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

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Erica L SchellerDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University , Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Aaron A BurrDepartment of Molecular & Integrative Physiology; University of Michigan Medical School ; Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ormond A MacDougaldDepartment of Molecular & Integrative Physiology; University of Michigan Medical School; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine; University of Michigan Medical School; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
William P CawthornUniversity/BHF Center for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh, UK.
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living · USUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Mehboob A Hussain · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN ORGANOGENESIST32HD007505 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PASCA DI MAGLIANO, MARINA, SPENCE, JASON · 1997 to 2021
$6.9M
Neural regulation of skeletal biology and periodontal disease progression in typeR00DE024178 · NIDCR · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SCHELLER, ERICA LYNN · 2016 to 2018
$735k
Neural regulation of skeletal biology and periodontal disease progression in typeK99DE024178 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SCHELLER, ERICA LYNN · 2014 to 2015
$203k
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007505NIDCR NIH HHS K99 DE024178NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE024178NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adipocyte-derived hormone adiponectin mediates beneficial cardiometabolic effects, and hypoadiponectinemia is a biomarker for increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk. Indeed, circulating adiponectin decreases in obesity and insulin-resistance, likely because of impaired production from white adipose tissue (WAT). Conversely, lean states such as caloric restriction (CR) are characterized by hyperadiponectinemia, even without increased adiponectin production from WAT. The reasons underlying this paradox have remained elusive, but our recent research suggests that CR-associated hyperadiponectinemia derives from an unexpected source: bone marrow adipose tissue (MAT). Herein, we elaborate on this surprising discovery, including further discussion of potential mechanisms influencing adiponectin production from MAT; additional evidence both for and against our conclusions; and observations suggesting that the relationship between MAT and adiponectin might extend beyond CR. While many questions remain, the burgeoning study of MAT promises to reveal further key insights into MAT biology, both as a source of adiponectin and beyond.

Indexed as

adiponectinanorexia nervosabone marrow adipose tissuecaloric restrictionlipodystrophyobesitywhite adipose tissue

Identifiers

PMID27617171
PMCPMC5014002
OpenAlexW2309010702

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