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ArticleBioengineered2021

Empagliflozin protects diabetic pancreatic tissue from damage by inhibiting the activation of the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pathway in pancreatic β cells: in vitro and in vivo studies.

Pan Liu, Zhengdong Zhang, Jinwu Wang, Xiao Zhang, Xiaoping Yu, Yao Li

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Emodin Alleviates High-Glucose-Induced PancreaticEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pan LiuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Zhengdong ZhangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5869-6472
Jinwu WangSchool of Biosciences and Technology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xiao ZhangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xiaoping YuSchool of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Yao LiSchool of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is an important public health problem worldwide. Insulin deficiency caused by pancreatic β cell dysfunction is an important pathogenic factor of diabetes mellitus. This study evaluated whether empagliflozin (EMPA) protects the pancreas from diabetes mellitus-induced injury by downregulating the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)/caspase-1/Gasdermin D (GSDMD) pyroptosis-related inflammasome pathway

Indexed as

AnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsCaspase 1Cell LineCell ProliferationDiabetes MellitusDown-RegulationGasderminsGlucoseGlucosidesInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhosphate-Binding ProteinsBenzhydryl CompoundsCaspase 1empagliflozinGasderminsGlucoseGlucosidesGsdmd protein, mouseNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPore Forming Cytotoxic Proteinscaspase-1EmpagliflozinGSDMDNLRP3pancreatic β cells

Identifiers

PMID34823419
PMCPMC8810000
OpenAlexW3216206476

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