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ReviewEndocrinology2018

Free Fatty Acid Receptors in Enteroendocrine Cells.

Van B Lu, Fiona M Gribble, Frank Reimann

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Review in Endocrinology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A Novel Function of Nonadecanoic Acid in Regulating Glucose Homeostasis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. Incretin hormones and obesity.The Journal of physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Van B LuMetabolic Research Laboratories and Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Fiona M GribbleMetabolic Research Laboratories and Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Frank ReimannMetabolic Research Laboratories and Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Addenbrooke's Hospital · GBMedical Research Council · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_00014/3Medical Research Council MC_UU_00014/5Medical Research Council MC_UU_12012/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12012/3Medical Research Council MC_UU_12012/5Medical Research Council MRC_MC_UU_12012/3Medical Research Council MRC_MC_UU_12012/5Wellcome Trust 106262/Z/14/ZWellcome Trust 106263/Z/14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free fatty acid receptors (FFAs) are highly enriched in enteroendocrine cells providing pathways to link dietary fats and microbially generated short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) to the secretion of a variety of gut hormones. FFA1 and FFA4 are receptors for long-chain fatty acids that have been linked to the elevation of plasma gut hormones after fat ingestion. FFA2 and FFA3 are receptors for SCFA, which are generated at high concentrations by microbial fermentation of dietary fiber and have also been implicated in enhancement of gut hormone secretion. FFAs are candidate drug targets for increasing the secretion of intestinal hormones such as glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY as potential new treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity. This review will examine aspects of intestinal physiology and pharmacology related to the function of FFAs in enteroendocrine cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsEnteroendocrine CellsGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansPeptide YYReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Peptide YYReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID29688303
OpenAlexW2800861529

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