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ArticleAdipocyte2020

Role of TLR4 in the induction of inflammatory changes in adipocytes and macrophages.

K McKernan, M Varghese, R Patel, K Singer

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Article in Adipocyte, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Toll Like Receptor 4: A Potential Link Between Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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  15. The Role of TLRs in Obesity and Its Related Metabolic Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Increasing cellular NADAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2025
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K McKernanDepartment of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3171-7218
M VargheseDepartment of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4627-9396
R PatelDepartment of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
K SingerDepartment of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8278-3800
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Martin G Myers · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
The Role of Androgens in Obesity Induced Meta-InflammationR01DK115583 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SINGER, KANAKADURGA · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
Mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cell activation in obesityK08DK101755 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SINGER, KANAKADURGA · 2015 to 2018
$644k
NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK101755NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK115583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In obesity, high levels of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) contribute to adipose tissue inflammation and dysfunction. Obesity-induced macrophage infiltration leads to insulin resistance, but the adipocyte itself may play a role in generating the inflammatory milieu. Given our recent findings of the role of TLR4 in myeloid biasing in obesity, we next investigated the role of TLR4 in adipocyte generated inflammatory responses to SFAs and lipopolysaccharides. We used WT and

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Disease SusceptibilityAdipocytesAdipogenesisAdipose TissueAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalFatty AcidsGene ExpressionInflammationLipid MetabolismLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMaleBiomarkersFatty AcidsLipopolysaccharidesToll-Like Receptor 4adipogenesisadipose tissue macrophagesbone marrow derived dendritic cellscytokinesear mesenchymal stem cellsinflammationlipopolysaccharidesaturated fatty acidsToll-like receptors

Identifiers

PMID32403975
PMCPMC7238871
OpenAlexW3025652174

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