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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Adipogenesis: A Complex Interplay of Multiple Molecular Determinants and Pathways.

Melvin A Ambele, Priyanka Dhanraj, Rachel Giles, Michael S Pepper

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 176 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
176citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
17.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

176 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 292 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Acellular Adipose Tissue promotes anti-fibrotic remodeling in Phase II Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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116 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Melvin A AmbeleDepartment of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6636-2026
Priyanka DhanrajDepartment of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Rachel GilesDepartment of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8403-6603
Michael S PepperDepartment of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6406-2380
University of Pretoria · ZA

Funding

National Health Laboratory Service 004 94683South African Medical Research Council SAMRC-RFA-UFSP-01-2013/STEM CELLSSouth Africa's National Research Foundation 114044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied. However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem cells which migrate from the mesoderm to their anatomical localization. Most studies on adipocyte formation (adipogenesis) have used preadipocytes derived from adult stem/stromal cells. Adipogenesis consists of two phases, namely commitment and terminal differentiation. This review discusses the role of signalling pathways, epigenetic modifiers, and transcription factors in preadipocyte commitment and differentiation into mature adipocytes, as well as limitations in our understanding of these processes. To date, a limited number of transcription factors, genes and signalling pathways have been described to regulate preadipocyte commitment. One reason could be that most studies on adipogenesis have used preadipocytes already committed to the adipogenic lineage, which are therefore not suitable for studying preadipocyte commitment. Conversely, over a dozen molecular players including transcription factors, genes, signalling pathways, epigenetic regulators, and microRNAs have been described to be involved in the differentiation of preadipocytes to adipocytes; however, only peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma has proven to be clinically relevant. A detailed understanding of how the molecular players underpinning adipogenesis relate to adipose tissue function could provide new therapeutic approaches for addressing obesity without compromising adipose tissue function.

Indexed as

AdipogenesisEpigenesis, GeneticSignal TransductionAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansMicroRNAsPPAR gammaStem CellsTranscription FactorsMicroRNAsPPAR gammaTranscription Factorsadipocyte commitmentadipocyte progenitoradipogenesisadipose tissueepigenetic regulatormiRNAsignalling pathwaytranscription factor

Identifiers

PMID32560163
PMCPMC7349855
OpenAlexW3034479552

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