ReviewAdipocyte2018
The role of adipocyte-specific IL-6-type cytokine signaling in FFA and leptin release.
Review in Adipocyte, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of IL-6 Signaling Pathway Inhibition on Weight and BMI: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Pooled it
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- Myokines in cancer: bridging molecular mechanisms to biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
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- Interleukin-6: An Under-Appreciated Inducer of Thermogenic Adipocyte Differentiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Interaction between peripheral blood mononuclear cells andFrontiers in immunology · 2024Article
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- Immune-endocrine network in diabetes-tuberculosis nexus: does latent tuberculosis infection confer protection against meta-inflammation and insulin resistance?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Adipokines and Bacterial Metabolites: A Pivotal Molecular Bridge Linking Obesity and Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis to Target.Biomolecules · 2023Review
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Abstract
High secretion of interleukin (IL)-6 from white adipose tissue may contribute to metabolic complications in obesity. We have recently shown that IL-6-type cytokine signaling in adipocytes is involved in the development of obesity-associated hepatic insulin resistance and steatosis. In addition, we revealed that adipocyte-specific IL-6 signaling ameliorates glucose metabolism in obesity via enhancing insulin secretion. Mechanistically, IL-6 induces the release of free fatty acid (FFA) and leptin from adipocytes thereby affecting liver metabolism and pancreatic β-cell function, respectively. This commentary further discusses the role of adipocyte-specific IL-6-type cytokine signaling in the regulation of FFA and leptin release. In particular, we outline depot-specific differences in IL-6-induced basal release of the two aforementioned factors. Moreover, we provide evidence that insulin's effect on the release of FFA and leptin is adipose depot-dependent. We conclude that adipose depot-specific targeting of the IL-6 signaling pathway may be a novel approach to blunt obesity-associated metabolic complications.
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