Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30303066›Full record

ArticleeLife2018

Adrb2 controls glucose homeostasis by developmental regulation of pancreatic islet vasculature.

Alexis M Ceasrine, Eugene E Lin, David N Lumelsky, Radhika Iyer, Rejji Kuruvilla

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Article in eLife, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 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.

Alexis M CeasrineDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0000-0513
Eugene E LinDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
David N LumelskyDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
Radhika IyerDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
Rejji KuruvillaDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-675X
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYT32GM007231 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VAN DOREN, MARK B · 1985 to 2020
$18.4M
Neurotrophins as new regulators of islet biologyR01DK108267 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KURUVILLA, REJJI · 2016 to 2019
$1.4M
Developmental functions of adrenergic signaling in the pancreasF32DK116482 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LIN, EUGENE ENG · 2018 to 2020
$178k
Acquisition of GE Typhoon FLA9500 Variable Mode ImagerS10OD021567 · OD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MCCAFFERY, J. MICHAEL · 2017 to 2017
$147k
NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK116482NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK108267NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007231NIH HHS R01DK108267NIH HHS S10 OD021567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A better understanding of processes controlling the development and function of pancreatic islets is critical for diabetes prevention and treatment. Here, we reveal a previously unappreciated function for pancreatic β2-adrenergic receptors (Adrb2) in controlling glucose homeostasis by restricting islet vascular growth during development. Pancreas-specific deletion of

Indexed as

HomeostasisNeovascularization, PhysiologicAnimalsFemaleGene DeletionGlucoseGlucose IntoleranceInsulin SecretionIslets of LangerhansMiceReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AADRB2 protein, mouseGlucoseReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Avascular endothelial growth factor A, mouseadrenergic receptorsdevelopmentdevelopmental biologymousepancreatic isletvasculature

Identifiers

PMID30303066
PMCPMC6200393
OpenAlexW2895953446

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