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ReviewFrontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition)2019

Mechanisms of obesity-induced metabolic and vascular dysfunctions.

Reem T Atawia, Katharine L Bunch, Haroldo A Toque, Ruth B Caldwell, Robert W Caldwell

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Review in Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Reem T AtawiaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
Katharine L BunchDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
Haroldo A ToqueDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology,and Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
Ruth B CaldwellVascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
Robert W CaldwellVascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. Augusta, GA 30904,USA, wcaldwel@augusta.edu.
Augusta University · US

Funding

Cellular Mechanisms of Retinopathy: Role of ArginaseR01EY011766 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA (MCG) · PI CALDWELL, ROBERT WILLIAM, CALDWELL, RUTH B · 1998 to 2021
$6.7M
L-arginine metabolism in diabetes-induced coronary dysfunctionR01HL070215 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA (MCG) · PI CALDWELL, ROBERT WILLIAM · 2002 to 2011
$2.3M
Mechanisms of Diabetic Retinopathy: Oxidative Stress and InflammationI01BX001233 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI CALDWELL, RUTH B · 2012 to 2015
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Mechanisms of Traumatic Retinal Injury: Targeting the Arginase PathwayI01BX003221 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI CALDWELL, RUTH B · 2016 to 2019
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BLRD VA I01 BX001233BLRD VA I01 BX003221NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011766NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL070215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence is climbing. Obesity is characterized by hypertrophied adipocytes with a dysregulated adipokine secretion profile, increased recruitment of inflammatory cells, and impaired metabolic homeostasis that eventually results in the development of systemic insulin resistance, a phenotype of type 2 diabetes. Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is an enzyme that converts L-arginine to nitric oxide (NO), which functions to maintain vascular and adipocyte homeostasis. Arginase is a ureohydrolase enzyme that competes with NOS for L-arginine. Arginase activity/expression is upregulated in obesity, which results in diminished bioavailability of NO, impairing both adipocyte and vascular endothelial cell function. Given the emerging role of NO in the regulation of adipocyte physiology and metabolic capacity, this review explores the interplay between arginase and NO, and their effect on the development of metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of obesity-induced metabolic and vascular dysfunction is necessary for the identification of more effective and tailored therapeutic avenues for their prevention and treatment.

Indexed as

AdipogenesisAdipokinesAdiponectinAdipose TissueAngiopoietin-Like Protein 2Angiopoietin-like ProteinsAnimalsArginaseCellular SenescenceCytokinesEndoplasmic Reticulum StressGlucoseGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansInflammationInsulinAdipokinesAdiponectinAngiopoietin-Like Protein 2Angiopoietin-like ProteinsANGPTL2 protein, humanArginaseC1QTNF12 protein, humanCytokinesGlucoseGPI-Linked ProteinsInsulinITLN1 protein, humanLectinsLeptinLipocalin-2Nicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseNitric OxideRBP4 protein, humanResistinRetinol-Binding Proteins, PlasmaTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID30844720
PMCPMC6689231
OpenAlexW2921267031

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