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ArticleCell metabolism2018

17β-Estradiol Directly Lowers Mitochondrial Membrane Microviscosity and Improves Bioenergetic Function in Skeletal Muscle.

Maria J Torres, Kim A Kew, Terence E Ryan, Edward Ross Pennington, Chien-Te Lin, Katherine A Buddo, Amy M Fix, Cheryl A Smith, Laura A Gilliam, Sira Karvinen and 5 more

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Article in Cell metabolism, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers.

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104citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

104 citing papers in PubMed, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria J TorresEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Kim A KewDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Terence E RyanEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Edward Ross PenningtonEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Chien-Te LinEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Katherine A BuddoDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Amy M FixEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Cheryl A SmithEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Laura A GilliamEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Sira KarvinenDivisions of Rehabilitation Science and Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Dawn A LoweDivisions of Rehabilitation Science and Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Espen E SpangenburgEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Tonya N ZeczyckiEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Saame Raza ShaikhEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
P Darrell NeuferEast Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, ECHI - Mail Stop 743, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA; Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. Electronic address: neuferp@ecu.edu.
East Carolina University · USUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center · US

Funding

Interatction of Estrogen, Age and Activity on Musculoskeletal Strength in FemalesR01AG031743 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI DAWN A LOWE · 2009 to 2026
$7.4M
Suppressing inflammation and boosting humoral immunity with n-3 PUFAsR01AT008375 · NCCIH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SHAIKH, SAAME R · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
Impact of organic cations on mitochondrial energetic driving forces and metabolic efficiencyR01DK110656 · NIDDK · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI NEUFER, P DARRELL · 2016 to 2019
$1.8M
Redox Biology and Muscle Insulin SensitivityR01DK096907 · NIDDK · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI NEUFER, P DARRELL · 2012 to 2015
$1.4M
Mitochondrial respirasomes in acute coronary syndromesR01HL123647 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI HULVER, MATTHEW W, SHAIKH, SAAME R · 2015 to 2018
$1.4M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT008375NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123647NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031743NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK096907NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK110656
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Menopause results in a progressive decline in 17β-estradiol (E2) levels, increased adiposity, decreased insulin sensitivity, and a higher risk for type 2 diabetes. Estrogen therapies can help reverse these effects, but the mechanism(s) by which E2 modulates susceptibility to metabolic disease is not well understood. In young C57BL/6N mice, short-term ovariectomy decreased-whereas E2 therapy restored-mitochondrial respiratory function, cellular redox state (GSH/GSSG), and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. E2 was detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in mitochondrial membranes and varied according to whole-body E2 status independently of ERα. Loss of E2 increased mitochondrial membrane microviscosity and H

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Energy MetabolismAdiposityAnimalsCell RespirationCellular MicroenvironmentDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalElectron TransportElectron Transport Complex IEstradiolFemaleGlucoseHomeostasisMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaMitochondrial MembranesMuscle, SkeletalElectron Transport Complex IEstradiolGlucoseestrogenhormone replacement therapyhydrogen peroxideinsulin resistancemembrane viscositymenopausemitochondriaovariectomy

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PMID29103922
PMCPMC5762397
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