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ArticleeLife2020

A feedback loop governs the relationship between lipid metabolism and longevity.

Nicole K Littlejohn, Nicolas Seban, Chung-Chih Liu, Supriya Srinivasan

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole K LittlejohnDepartment of Neuroscience and The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8755-967X
Nicolas SebanDepartment of Neuroscience and The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.
Chung-Chih LiuSkaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.
Supriya SrinivasanDepartment of Neuroscience and The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2544-3652
Scripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Neuronal Orchestration of Metabolic State and LongevityR01AG056648 · NIA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI SRINIVASAN, SUPRIYA · 2018 to 2022
$2.8M
G Protein-Mediated Integration of Oxygen Sensing and Energy Balance in C. ElegansR01DK095804 · NIDDK · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI SRINIVASAN, SUPRIYA · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
Internal State Sensing Via The Gut-Brain AxisR01DK124706 · NIDDK · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI SRINIVASAN, SUPRIYA · 2020 to 2023
$2.0M
American Heart Association 17POST33660740NIA NIH HHS AG056648NIA NIH HHS R01 AG056648NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK095804NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK124706NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The relationship between lipid metabolism and longevity remains unclear. Although fat oxidation is essential for weight loss, whether it remains beneficial when sustained for long periods, and the extent to which it may attenuate or augment lifespan remain important unanswered questions. Here, we develop an experimental handle in the

Indexed as

Feedback, PhysiologicalAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsLipaseLipid MetabolismLongevityOxidation-ReductionTranscription FactorsATFS-1 protein, C elegansATGL-1 protein, C elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsLipaseTranscription FactorsC. eleganscell biologylifespanlipid oxidationmitochondrial stressneuroscience

Identifiers

PMID33078707
PMCPMC7575325
OpenAlexW3093333926

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