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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2017

Relationship between adipose tissue dysfunction, vitamin D deficiency and the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Flavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Simone Carotti, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Sergio Morini

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2017. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Is Adipose Tissue Inflammation the Culprit of Obesity-Associated Comorbidities?Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  8. Role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin DWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025
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  11. Vitamin D 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin DWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Flavia A CiminiFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Ilaria BarchettaFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Simone CarottiFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Laura BertocciniFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Marco G BaroniFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Umberto Vespasiani-GentilucciFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Maria-Gisella CavalloFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Sergio MoriniFlavia A Cimini, Ilaria Barchetta, Maria-Gisella Cavallo, Laura Bertoccini, Marco G Baroni, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · ITSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. Its pathogenesis is complex and not yet fully understood. Over the years many studies have proposed various pathophysiological hypotheses, among which the currently most widely accepted is the "multiple parallel hits" theory. According to this model, lipid accumulation in the hepatocytes and insulin resistance increase the vulnerability of the liver to many factors that act in a coordinated and cooperative manner to promote hepatic injury, inflammation and fibrosis. Among these factors, adipose tissue dysfunction and subsequent chronic low grade inflammation play a crucial role. Recent studies have shown that vitamin D exerts an immune-regulating action on adipose tissue, and the growing wealth of epidemiological data is demonstrating that hypovitaminosis D is associated with both obesity and NAFLD. Furthermore, given the strong association between these conditions, current findings suggest that vitamin D may be involved in the relationship between adipose tissue dysfunction and NAFLD. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of recent advances in the pathogenesis of NAFLD in relation to adipose tissue dysfunction, and in the pathophysiology linking vitamin D deficiency with NAFLD and adiposity, together with an overview of the evidence available on the clinical utility of vitamin D supplementation in cases of NAFLD.

Indexed as

AdipokinesAdipose TissueAdiposityAnimalsFibrosisHepatocytesHumansInflammationLipidsLiverMiceNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseObesityVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyAdipokinesLipidsVitamin DAdipokinesAdipose tissue dysfunctionNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisObesitySteatosisVitamin D

Identifiers

PMID28596677
PMCPMC5442077
OpenAlexW2616329440

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