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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2020

Dual Effects of Lipid Metabolism on Osteoblast Function.

Nathalie S Alekos, Megan C Moorer, Ryan C Riddle

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nathalie S AlekosDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Megan C MoorerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Ryan C RiddleDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

Regulation of Osteoblast Metabolism by Lrp5R01DK099134 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI RIDDLE, RYAN C · 2013 to 2022
$3.4M
Bone-Adipose Interactions During Skeletal AnabolismR01AR077533 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI RIDDLE, RYAN C · 2021 to 2025
$1.7M
Endocrine Actions of SclerostinI01BX003724 · VA · BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RIDDLE, RYAN C · 2017 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX003724NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077533NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The skeleton is a dynamic and metabolically active organ with the capacity to influence whole body metabolism. This newly recognized function has propagated interest in the connection between bone health and metabolic dysfunction. Osteoblasts, the specialized mesenchymal cells responsible for the production of bone matrix and mineralization, rely on multiple fuel sources. The utilization of glucose by osteoblasts has long been a focus of research, however, lipids and their derivatives, are increasingly recognized as a vital energy source. Osteoblasts possess the necessary receptors and catabolic enzymes for internalization and utilization of circulating lipids. Disruption of these processes can impair osteoblast function, resulting in skeletal deficits while simultaneously altering whole body lipid homeostasis. This article provides an overview of the metabolism of postprandial and stored lipids and the osteoblast's ability to acquire and utilize these molecules. We focus on the requirement for fatty acid oxidation and the pathways regulating this function as well as the negative impact of dyslipidemia on the osteoblast and skeletal health. These findings provide key insights into the nuances of lipid metabolism in influencing skeletal homeostasis which are critical to appreciate the extent of the osteoblast's role in metabolic homeostasis.

Indexed as

HomeostasisAnimalsHumansLipidsOsteoblastsLipidsbone massdyslipidemiafatty acid metabolismlipoproteinsosteoblast

Identifiers

PMID33071983
PMCPMC7538543
OpenAlexW3088288060

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