Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34536157›Full record

ReviewInflammation2022

Role of Inflammatory Cytokines, Growth Factors and Adipokines in Adipogenesis and Insulin Resistance.

Layla Al-Mansoori, Hend Al-Jaber, Mohammad Shoaib Prince, Mohamed A Elrayess

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Review in Inflammation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 162 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
162citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
20.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

162 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Association ofFrontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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  9. Adipogenesis Under Leptin Control: Mechanisms and Model-Specific Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  10. Small Molecule Insulin Sensitisers: New Leads and Targets for Next-Generation Insulin Sensitising Strategies.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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  19. Insulin Resistance and Inflammation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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102 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Layla Al-MansooriBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Hend Al-JaberBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammad Shoaib PrinceDepartment of Sports and Wellness, College of North Atlantic Qatar (CNAQ), Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed A ElrayessBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. m.elrayess@qu.edu.qa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3803-4604
Qatar University · QAUniversity of Doha for Science and Technology · QA

Funding

qatar national research fund UREP26-038-3-015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity, manifested by increased adiposity, represents a main cause of morbidity in the developed countries, causing increased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recruitment of macrophages and activation of innate immunity represent the initial insult, which can be further exacerbated through secretion of chemokines and adipocytokines from activated macrophages and other cells within the adipose tissue. These events can impact adipogenesis, causing dysfunction of the adipose tissue and increased risk of insulin resistance. Various factors mediate adiposity and related insulin resistance including inflammatory and non-inflammatory factors such as pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines, adipokines and growth factors. In this review we will discuss the role of these factors in adipogenesis and development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the context of obesity. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that mediate adipogenesis and insulin resistance could help the development of novel therapeutic strategies for individuals at higher risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Indexed as

AdipogenesisAdipokinesBiomarkersCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansInsulin ResistanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsObesityAdipokinesBiomarkersCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinsadipogenesisadipokinescytokinesgrowth factorsIR

Identifiers

PMID34536157
PMCPMC8449520
OpenAlexW3199497409

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