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ArticleMolecular metabolism2020

Suppressing adipocyte inflammation promotes insulin resistance in mice.

Qingzhang Zhu, Yu A An, Min Kim, Zhuzhen Zhang, Shangang Zhao, Yi Zhu, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Christine M Kusminski, Philipp E Scherer

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Article in Molecular metabolism, 2020. 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
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Qingzhang ZhuTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Yu A AnTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Min KimDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea.
Zhuzhen ZhangTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Shangang ZhaoTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Yi ZhuTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ingrid Wernstedt AsterholmDepartment of Physiology/Metabolic Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Christine M KusminskiTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Philipp E SchererTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: philipp.Scherer@UTSouthwestern.edu.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USSouthwestern Medical Center · USUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology · KRUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

The role of AgRP/Auga-ALK pathway in FGF21's brain action on agingP01AG051459 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI VISHWA DEEP DIXIT · 2016 to 2026
$25.7M
Novel Mechanisms Regulating the Adipocyte-Brain-Hepatocyte AxisP01DK088761 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SCHERER, PHILIPP E · 2010 to 2019
$17.4M
Generation of Novel Genetic Tools to Study Cellular Heterogeneity in Adipose TissuesRC2DK118620 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GUPTA, RANA K, SCHERER, PHILIPP E · 2019 to 2023
$7.0M
White Adipose Tissue Physiology, Mitochondrial Function and AdiponectinR01DK099110 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI PHILIPP E SCHERER · 2013 to 2026
$6.7M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG051459NIDDK NIH HHS P01 DK088761NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099110NIDDK NIH HHS RC2 DK118620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveObesity-induced insulin resistance is closely associated with chronic subclinical inflammation in white adipose tissue. However, the mechanistic involvement of adipocyte-derived inflammation under these disease conditions remains unclear. Our aim was to investigate the relative inflammation-related contributions of adipocytes and macrophages to insulin sensitivity.

methodsRIDα/β is an adenoviral protein complex that inhibits several inflammatory pathways, including TLR4, TNFα, and IL1β signaling. We generated novel mouse models with adipocyte-specific and macrophage-specific doxycycline (dox)-inducible RIDα/β-transgenic mice (RID

resultsRIDα/β induction significantly reduced LPS-stimulated inflammatory markers, such as Tnf, Il1b, and Saa3 in adipose tissues. Surprisingly, RID

conclusionOur novel findings further corroborate our previous observations suggesting that suppressing adipocyte inflammation impairs adipose tissue function and promotes insulin resistance, despite beneficial effects on weight gain.

Indexed as

Insulin ResistanceAdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsCytokinesDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalGlucoseGlucose IntoleranceImmunohistochemistryInflammationInflammation MediatorsInsulinMacrophagesMiceMice, TransgenicCytokinesGlucoseInflammation MediatorsInsulinAdipocyteInflammationInsulin resistance

Identifiers

PMID32408016
PMCPMC7272509
OpenAlexW3024014822

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