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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Genomic and Non-Genomic Actions of Glucocorticoids on Adipose Tissue Lipid Metabolism.

Negar Mir, Shannon A Chin, Michael C Riddell, Jacqueline L Beaudry

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 50 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Negar MirDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Shannon A ChinDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5797-6379
Michael C RiddellFaculty of Health, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6556-7559
Jacqueline L BeaudryDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
University of Toronto · CAYork University · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2021-03439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are hormones that aid the body under stress by regulating glucose and free fatty acids. GCs maintain energy homeostasis in multiple tissues, including those in the liver and skeletal muscle, white adipose tissue (WAT), and brown adipose tissue (BAT). WAT stores energy as triglycerides, while BAT uses fatty acids for heat generation. The multiple genomic and non-genomic pathways in GC signaling vary with exposure duration, location (adipose tissue depot), and species. Genomic effects occur directly through the cytosolic GC receptor (GR), regulating the expression of proteins related to lipid metabolism, such as ATGL and HSL. Non-genomic effects act through mechanisms often independent of the cytosolic GR and happen shortly after GC exposure. Studying the effects of GCs on adipose tissue breakdown and generation (lipolysis and adipogenesis) leads to insights for treatment of adipose-related diseases, such as obesity, coronary disease, and cancer, but has led to controversy among researchers, largely due to the complexity of the process. This paper reviews the recent literature on the genomic and non-genomic effects of GCs on WAT and BAT lipolysis and proposes research to address the many gaps in knowledge related to GC activity and its effects on disease.

Indexed as

GenomicsGlucocorticoidsLipogenesisLipolysisAdipose Tissue, BrownAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsHumansGlucocorticoidsadipose tissuebrown adipose tissuecorticosteronedexamethasonediabetesgenomic mechanismglucocorticoidglucocorticoid receptorlipid metabolismlipolysismetabolic disordernon-genomic mechanismobesitywhite adipose tissue

Identifiers

PMID34445209
PMCPMC8395154
OpenAlexW3188431036

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