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ArticleNutrients2016

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Contributes to β-Carotene Uptake in the Maternal Liver.

Varsha Shete, Brianna K Costabile, Youn-Kyung Kim, Loredana Quadro

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Article in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Recent advances in carotenoid absorption, distribution, and elimination.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2025
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  5. Interplay between β-carotene and lipoprotein metabolism at the maternal-fetal barrier.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2020
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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.

Varsha SheteDepartment of Food Science and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and New Jersey Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. varsha.shete@gmail.com.
Brianna K CostabileDepartment of Food Science and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and New Jersey Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. bkc2117@cumc.columbia.edu.
Youn-Kyung KimDepartment of Food Science and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and New Jersey Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. ykkim5@sebs.rutgers.edu.
Loredana QuadroDepartment of Food Science and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and New Jersey Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. lquadro@sebs.rutgers.edu.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

The role of b-carotene in maternal-fetal nutritionR01HD057493 · NICHD · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI QUADRO, LOREDANA · 2008 to 2013
$1.9M
The asymmetric cleavage of beta-carotene in mammalian embryonic developmentR01HD083331 · NICHD · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI QUADRO, LOREDANA · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD057493NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD083331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin A regulates many essential mammalian biological processes, including embryonic development. β-carotene is the main source of vitamin A in the human diet. Once ingested, it is packaged into lipoproteins, predominantly low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and transported to different sites within the body, including the liver and developing tissues, where it can either be stored or metabolized to retinoids (vitamin A and its derivatives). The molecular mechanisms of β-carotene uptake by the liver or developing tissues remain elusive. Here, we investigated the role of the LDL receptor (LDLr) in β-carotene uptake by maternal liver, placenta and embryo. We administered a single dose of β-carotene to

Indexed as

Animalsbeta CaroteneFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenotypeLipoproteinsLiverMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMiceMice, KnockoutPlacental CirculationPregnancyReceptors, LDLRetinoidsRNA, Messengerbeta CaroteneLipoproteinsReceptors, LDLRetinoidsRNA, MessengerLDL receptormaternal livervitamin Aβ-carotene uptake

Identifiers

PMID27916814
PMCPMC5188420
OpenAlexW2557363899

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