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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2017

Saponins as adipokines modulator: A possible therapeutic intervention for type 2 diabetes.

Olusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Oluwamodupe Cecilia Ejelonu, Jean Paul Kamdem, Oluwaseun Benedicta Akinlosotu, Isaac Gbadura Adanlawo

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  4. Plasma Adipsin as a Biomarker and Its Implication in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Olusola Olalekan ElekofehintiOlusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340252, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Oluwamodupe Cecilia EjelonuOlusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340252, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Jean Paul KamdemOlusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340252, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Oluwaseun Benedicta AkinlosotuOlusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340252, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Isaac Gbadura AdanlawoOlusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340252, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USAdekunle Ajasin University · NGFederal University of Technology · NGUniversidade Regional do Cariri · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of type 2 diabetes has been linked to β-cell failure coupled with insulin resistance and obesity. Adipose tissue, known as the fat store, secretes a number of hormones and proteins collectively termed adipokines some of which regulate insulin sensitivity. Dysregulation in the secretion of adipokines has been linked to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. In this review, we summarized evidence of the role of adipokines with focus on leptin, adiponectin, adipsin, visfatin and apelin in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and discussed the potential of saponins to modify the ill-regulated adipokines secretions, which could promote the use of this class of phytochemicals as potential antidiabetics agents.

Indexed as

AdipokinesAdipose tissueAntidiabeticInsulin resistanceObesity

Identifiers

PMID28751956
PMCPMC5507830
OpenAlexW2732020672

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