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ReviewNutrients2020

TGR5 Signaling in Hepatic Metabolic Health.

Marlena M Holter, Margot K Chirikjian, Viraj N Govani, Bethany P Cummings

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Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 78 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Marlena M HolterDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Margot K ChirikjianDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8524-6856
Viraj N GovaniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8938-4375
Bethany P CummingsDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Cornell University · US

Funding

Translational Research CoreP30DK020541 · NIDDK · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI STREAMSON C CHUA · 2015 to 2026
$27.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TGR5 is a G protein-coupled bile acid receptor that is increasingly recognized as a key regulator of glucose homeostasis. While the role of TGR5 signaling in immune cells, adipocytes and enteroendocrine L cells in metabolic regulation has been well described and extensively reviewed, the impact of TGR5-mediated effects on hepatic physiology and pathophysiology in metabolic regulation has received less attention. Recent studies suggest that TGR5 signaling contributes to improvements in hepatic insulin signaling and decreased hepatic inflammation, as well as metabolically beneficial improvements in bile acid profile. Additionally, TGR5 signaling has been associated with reduced hepatic steatosis and liver fibrosis, and improved liver function. Despite the beneficial effects of TGR5 signaling on metabolic health, TGR5-mediated gallstone formation and gallbladder filling complicate therapeutic targeting of TGR5 signaling. To this end, there is a growing need to identify cell type-specific effects of hepatic TGR5 signaling to begin to identify and target the downstream effectors of TGR5 signaling. Herein, we describe and integrate recent advances in our understanding of the impact of TGR5 signaling on liver physiology and how its effects on the liver integrate more broadly with whole body glucose regulation.

Indexed as

HumansLiverReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionGPBAR1 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledlivermetabolic regulationTGR5

Identifiers

PMID32859104
PMCPMC7551395
OpenAlexW3081150122

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