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ReviewInternational journal of obesity (2005)2022

20 Years with SGBS cells - a versatile in vitro model of human adipocyte biology.

Daniel Tews, Rolf E Brenner, Reiner Siebert, Klaus-Michael Debatin, Pamela Fischer-Posovszky, Martin Wabitsch

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Review in International journal of obesity (2005), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 46 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel TewsDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Ulm University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Rolf E BrennerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Division for Biochemistry of Joint and Connective Tissue Diseases University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Reiner SiebertInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Klaus-Michael DebatinDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Ulm University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Pamela Fischer-PosovszkyDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Ulm University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Martin WabitschDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Ulm University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany. Martin.Wabitsch@uniklinik-ulm.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6795-8430
Universität Ulm · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

20 years ago, we described a human cell strain derived from subcutaneous adipose tissue of an infant supposed to have Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome (SGBS), thus called "SGBS cells". Since then, these cells have emerged as the most commonly used cell model for human adipogenesis and human adipocyte biology. Although these adipocyte derived stem cells have not been genetically manipulated for transformation or immortalization, SGBS cells retain their capacity to proliferate and to differentiate into adipocytes for more than 50 population doublings, providing an almost unlimited source of human adipocyte progenitor cells. Original data obtained with SGBS cells led to more than 200 peer reviewed publications comprising investigations on adipogenesis and browning, insulin sensitivity, inflammatory response, adipokine production, as well as co-culture models and cell-cell communication. In this article, we provide an update on the characterization of SGBS cells, present basic methods for their application and summarize results of a systematic literature search on original data obtained with this cell strain.

Indexed as

AdipocytesGigantismAdipokinesArrhythmias, CardiacBiologyGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansInfantIntellectual DisabilityAdipokines

Identifiers

PMID35986215
PMCPMC9584814
OpenAlexW4292371437

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