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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exposed to Persistently High Glucocorticoid Levels Develop Insulin-Resistance and Altered Lipolysis: A Promising

Mariangela Di Vincenzo, Marianna Martino, Vincenzo Lariccia, Giulia Giancola, Caterina Licini, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Giorgio Arnaldi, Monia Orciani

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Effects of Adalimumab on Mitochondria of Psoriatic Mesenchymal Stem Cells.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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  7. Experimental Approaches to Diabetes Mellitus.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mariangela Di VincenzoHistology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Marianna MartinoDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Vincenzo LaricciaPharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Giulia GiancolaDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Caterina LiciniHistology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Giovanni Di BenedettoClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Giorgio ArnaldiDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Monia OrcianiHistology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In Cushing's syndrome (CS), chronic glucocorticoid excess (GC) and disrupted circadian rhythm lead to insulin resistance (IR), diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular comorbidities. As undifferentiated, self-renewing progenitors of adipocytes, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may display the detrimental effects of excess GC, thus revealing a promising model to study the molecular mechanisms underlying the metabolic complications of CS. Methods: MSCs isolated from the abdominal skin of healthy subjects were treated thrice daily with GCs according to two different regimens: lower, circadian-decreasing (Lower, Decreasing Exposure, LDE) Results: LDE to GCs did not impair glucose uptake by MSCs, whereas HCE significantly decreased glucose uptake by MSCs only when prolonged. Persistent signs of IR occurred after 30 hours of HCE to GCs. Compared to LDE, MSCs experiencing HCE to GCs showed a downregulation of lipolysis-related genes in the acute period, followed by overexpression once IR was established. Conclusions: Preserving circadian GC rhythmicity is crucial to prevent the occurrence of metabolic alterations. Similar to mature adipocytes, MSCs suffer from IR and impaired lipolysis due to chronic GC excess: MSCs could represent a reliable model to track the mechanisms involved in GC-induced IR throughout cellular differentiation.

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Cushing SyndromeInsulin ResistanceMesenchymal Stem CellsGlucocorticoidsGlucoseHumansInsulinLipolysisMetabolism, Inborn ErrorsReceptors, GlucocorticoidGlucocorticoidsGlucoseInsulinReceptors, Glucocorticoidglucocorticoidsglucose uptakeinsulin resistancelipolysisMSCs

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PMID35282448
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