Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30005878›Full record

ReviewMolecular metabolism2018

The impact of ERα action on muscle metabolism and insulin sensitivity - Strong enough for a man, made for a woman.

Andrea L Hevener, Zhenqi Zhou, Timothy M Moore, Brian G Drew, Vicent Ribas

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Review in Molecular metabolism, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea L HevenerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. Electronic address: ahevener@mednet.ucla.edu.
Zhenqi ZhouDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Timothy M MooreDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Brian G DrewDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Vicent RibasDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Transgenic & Knock-out MouseP30DK063491 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI PETER J TONTONOZ · 2003 to 2026
$40.4M
Sex Differences in the Metabolic SyndromeU54DK120342 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI REUE, KAREN · 2018 to 2022
$7.6M
Mechanisms controlling skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and metabolic healthR01DK109724 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HEVENER, ANDREA L · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
ERalpha and the metabolic syndromeR01DK089109 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HEVENER, ANDREA L · 2011 to 2014
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK063491NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK089109NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK109724NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK120342
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of chronic disease is elevated in women after menopause. Natural variation in muscle expression of the estrogen receptor (ER)α is inversely associated with plasma insulin and adiposity. Moreover, reduced muscle ERα expression levels are observed in women and animals presenting clinical features of the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). Considering that metabolic dysfunction impacts nearly a quarter of the U.S. adult population and elevates chronic disease risk including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers, treatment strategies to combat metabolic dysfunction and associated pathologies are desperately needed. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW: This review will provide evidence supporting a critical and protective role for skeletal muscle ERα in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis and insulin sensitivity, and propose novel ERα targets involved in the maintenance of metabolic health. MAJOR

conclusionsStudies identifying ERα-regulated pathways essential for disease prevention will lay the important foundation for the rational design of novel therapeutics to improve the metabolic health of women while limiting secondary complications that have plagued traditional hormone replacement interventions.

Indexed as

Insulin ResistanceEnergy MetabolismEstrogen Receptor alphaExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalSex CharacteristicsEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen actionEstrogen receptorsInsulin sensitivityMetabolic homeostasis

Identifiers

PMID30005878
PMCPMC6066787
OpenAlexW2808844109

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