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ReviewEuropean journal of nutrition2019

Differential effects of dietary flavonoids on adipogenesis.

Manizheh Khalilpourfarshbafi, Khadijeh Gholami, Dharmani Devi Murugan, Munavvar Zubaid Abdul Sattar, Nor Azizan Abdullah

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Review in European journal of nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Manizheh KhalilpourfarshbafiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khadijeh GholamiDivision of Human Biology, School of Medicine, International Medical University, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dharmani Devi MuruganDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Munavvar Zubaid Abdul SattarFaculty of Pharmacy, MAHSA University, 42610, Jenjarum, Malaysia.
Nor Azizan AbdullahDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. azizan@ummc.edu.my.
University of Malaya · MYInternational Medical University · MYMahsa University · MY

Funding

Fundamental Research Grant (FRGS) FP006-2017AUniversity of Malaya Postgraduate Research Fund PG010-2016A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

proposeObesity is a fast growing epidemic worldwide. During obesity, the increase in adipose tissue mass arise from two different mechanisms, namely, hyperplasia and hypertrophy. Hyperplasia which is the increase in adipocyte number is characteristic of severe obese patients. Recently, there has been much interest in targeting adipogenesis as therapeutic strategy against obesity. Flavonoids have been shown to regulate several pathways and affect a number of molecular targets during specific stages of adipocyte development.

methodsPresently, we provide a review of key studies evaluating the effects of dietary flavonoids in different stages of adipocyte development with a particular emphasis on the investigations that explore the underlying mechanisms of action of these compounds in human or animal cell lines as well as animal models.

resultsFlavonoids have been shown to regulate several pathways and affect a number of molecular targets during specific stages of adipocyte development. Although most of the studies reveal anti-adipogenic effect of flavonoids, some flavonoids demonstrated proadipogenic effect in mesenchymal stem cells or preadipocytes.

conclusionThe anti-adipogenic effect of flavonoids is mainly via their effect on regulation of several pathways such as induction of apoptosis, suppression of key adipogenic transcription factors, activation of AMPK and Wnt pathways, inhibition of clonal expansion, and cell-cycle arrest.

Indexed as

AdipogenesisFlavonoidsHumansFlavonoidsAdipocyteAdipogenesisFlavonoidsHyperplasiaObesity

Identifiers

PMID29541908
PMCPMC6424933
OpenAlexW2791605065

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