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ReviewTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM2020

Muscle Lipid Droplets: Cellular Signaling to Exercise Physiology and Beyond.

Jacob T Seibert, Charles P Najt, Timothy D Heden, Douglas G Mashek, Lisa S Chow

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In one paragraph

Review in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Lipid Droplet-Mitochondria Contacts in Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jacob T SeibertDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Charles P NajtDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Timothy D HedenDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Douglas G MashekDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Lisa S ChowDepartment of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: chow0007@umn.edu.
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

TRAINING GRANT IN DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, &METABOLISMT32DK007203 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI LISA Senye CHOW, Douglas G Mashek · 1986 to 2026
$4.3M
Training Effects on Skeletal Muscle Lipid DynamicsR01DK098203 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI CHOW, LISA SENYE · 2014 to 2018
$2.7M
Perilipin 5: Linking lipid droplets to nutrient sensing and healthy agingK99AG070104 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NAJT, CHARLES P · 2021 to 2022
$205k
NIA NIH HHS K99 AG070104NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK098203NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventionally viewed as energy storage depots, lipid droplets (LDs) play a central role in muscle lipid metabolism and intracellular signaling, as recognized by recent advances in our biological understanding. Specific subpopulations of muscle LDs, defined by location and associated proteins, are responsible for distinct biological functions. In this review, the traditional view of muscle LDs is examined, and the emerging role of LDs in intracellular signaling is highlighted. The effects of chronic and acute exercise on muscle LD metabolism and signaling is discussed. In conclusion, future directions for muscle LD research are identified. The primary focus will be on human studies, with inclusion of select animal/cellular/non-muscle studies as appropriate, to provide the underlying mechanisms driving the observed findings.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansLipid DropletsLipid MetabolismLipolysisMuscle, SkeletalSignal Transductionexerciselipid dropletslipolysissignalingskeletal muscle

Identifiers

PMID32917515
PMCPMC7704552
OpenAlexW3084375719

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Registered trials

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