Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32586846›Full record

ReviewJournal of lipid research2020

Aging and plasma triglyceride metabolism.

Kathryn M Spitler, Brandon S J Davies

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Review in Journal of lipid research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
65citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kathryn M SpitlerDepartment of Biochemistry, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, and Obesity Research and Education Initiative, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Brandon S J DaviesDepartment of Biochemistry, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, and Obesity Research and Education Initiative, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242 Brandon-davies@uiowa.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7168-8522
Fraternal Order of Eagles · USUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

Regulation of GPIHBP1-dependent and independent triglyceride clearanceR01HL130146 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI DAVIES, BRANDON SCOTT JOSEPH · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL130146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The risk for metabolic disease, including metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and diabetes, increases with age. Altered plasma TG metabolism and changes in fatty acid partitioning are also major contributors to metabolic disease. Plasma TG metabolism itself is altered by age in humans and rodents. As discussed in this review, the age-induced changes in human TG metabolism include increased plasma TG levels, reduced postprandial plasma TG clearance rates, reduced postheparin LPL activity, decreased adipose tissue lipolysis, and elevated ectopic fat deposition, all of which could potentially contribute to age-associated metabolic diseases. Similar observations have been made in aged rats. We highlight the limitations of currently available data and propose that mechanistic studies are needed to understand the extent to which age-induced alterations in TG metabolism contribute to metabolic disease. Such mechanistic insights could aid in therapeutic strategies for preventing or managing metabolic disease in older individuals.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueAgingAnimalsHumansTriglyceridesTriglyceridesadipose tissuechylomicronsinflammationlipolysislipoprotein lipaselipoprotein metabolismmetabolic syndromeobesity

Identifiers

PMID32586846
PMCPMC7397742
OpenAlexW3037721035

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