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ArticleMetabolism open2019

Obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance: A mini-review on T-cells.

Tawanda Maurice Nyambuya, Phiwayinkosi Vusi Dludla, Vuyolwethu Mxinwa, Bongani Brian Nkambule

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Article in Metabolism open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Tawanda Maurice NyambuyaSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences (SLMMS), College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Phiwayinkosi Vusi DludlaBiomedical Research and Innovation Platform (BRIP), South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa.
Vuyolwethu MxinwaSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences (SLMMS), College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Bongani Brian NkambuleSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences (SLMMS), College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZAMarche Polytechnic University · ITNamibia University of Science and Technology · NA

Funding

Developing Research Innovation, Localization and Leadership in South Africa (DRILL)D43TW010131 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL · PI BRYSIEWICZ, PETRA, MOSHABELA, MOSA · 2015 to 2019
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FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive lipid accumulation in an obese state is linked with activation and release of detrimental cytokines and chemokines that promote metabolic dysregulation. In fact, emerging experimental evidence shows that abnormal modulation of T-cells in an obese state correlates with the development and progression of insulin resistance. Importantly, the evolving concept linking insulin resistance with impaired immunological mechanisms such as T-cell responses provides new prospects for understanding the role of inflammation in moderating metabolic complications.

Indexed as

InflammationInsulin resistanceObesityT-cellsType 2 diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID32812921
PMCPMC7424835
OpenAlexW2968814091

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