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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2020

Tissue-Specific Fructose Metabolism in Obesity and Diabetes.

Robert N Helsley, Francois Moreau, Manoj K Gupta, Aurelia Radulescu, Brian DeBosch, Samir Softic

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In one paragraph

Review in Current diabetes reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-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

46 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Beyond fructolysis: ketohexokinase orchestrates ER proteostasis in nutrient-stressed hepatocytes.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025
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  12. Bioenergetics and metabolism of the pulmonary endothelium. Scientific session I: ReSPIRE 2025.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025
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  18. D-glyceric aciduria due to GLYCTK mutation: Disease or non-disease?Molecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2024
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  19. Current strategies for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease treatment (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Robert N HelsleyDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.
Francois MoreauSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Manoj K GuptaIslet Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Joslin Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Aurelia RadulescuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Kentucky Children's Hospital, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Brian DeBoschDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63131, USA.
Samir SofticDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA. samir.softic@uky.edu.
Harvard University · USUniversity of Kentucky · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHRISTOPHER P DUGGAN · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
Biological Effects and Mechanistic Actions of the Natural Disaccharide and Dietary Supplement, Trehalose.R21AT010520 · NCCIH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DEBOSCH, BRIAN JESSE · 2019 to 2020
$432k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT010520NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe objective of this review is to provide up-to-date and comprehensive discussion of tissue-specific fructose metabolism in the context of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). RECENT

findingsIncreased intake of dietary fructose is a risk factor for a myriad of metabolic complications. Tissue-specific fructose metabolism has not been well delineated in terms of its contribution to detrimental health effects associated with fructose intake. Since inhibitors targeting fructose metabolism are being developed for the management of NAFLD and diabetes, it is essential to recognize how inability of one tissue to metabolize fructose may affect metabolism in the other tissues. The primary sites of fructose metabolism are the liver, intestine, and kidney. Skeletal muscle and adipose tissue can also metabolize a large portion of fructose load, especially in the setting of ketohexokinase deficiency, the rate-limiting enzyme of fructose metabolism. Fructose can also be sensed by the pancreas and the brain, where it can influence essential functions involved in energy homeostasis. Lastly, fructose is metabolized by the testes, red blood cells, and lens of the eye where it may contribute to infertility, advanced glycation end products, and cataracts, respectively. An increase in sugar intake, particularly fructose, has been associated with the development of obesity and its complications. Inhibition of fructose utilization in tissues primary responsible for its metabolism alters consumption in other tissues, which have not been traditionally regarded as important depots of fructose metabolism.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseFructoseHumansLiverObesityFructoseDiabetesDyslipidemiaFructoseInsulin resistanceNAFLDSugar

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PMID33057854
PMCPMC10208418
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