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ArticleiScience2023

Schwann cells contribute to demyelinating diabetic neuropathy and nerve terminal structures in white adipose tissue.

Jake W Willows, Gilian Gunsch, Emma Paradie, Magdalena Blaszkiewicz, Jeffrey R Tonniges, Maria F Pino, Steven R Smith, Lauren M Sparks, Kristy L Townsend

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Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jake W WillowsDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Gilian GunschDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Emma ParadieDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Magdalena BlaszkiewiczDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jeffrey R TonnigesCampus Microscopy and Imaging Facility, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Maria F PinoTranslational Research Institute, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA.
Steven R SmithTranslational Research Institute, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA.
Lauren M SparksTranslational Research Institute, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA.
Kristy L TownsendDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
The Ohio State University · USAdventHealth Orlando · USNeurological Surgery · USTranslational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes · US

Funding

Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Mehboob A Hussain · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Peripheral Neurotrophic Factors in the Regulation of Adipose Tissue Energy ExpenditureR01DK114320 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ORONO · PI TOWNSEND, KRISTY L · 2018 to 2019
$713k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral neuropathy, which can include axonal degeneration and/or demyelination, impacts adipose tissues with obesity, diabetes, and aging. However, the presence of demyelinating neuropathy had not yet been explored in adipose. Both demyelinating neuropathies and axonopathies implicate Schwann cells (SCs), a glial support cell that myelinates axons and contributes to nerve regeneration after injury. We performed a comprehensive assessment of SCs and myelination patterns of subcutaneous white adipose tissue (scWAT) nerves, and changes across altered energy balance states. We found that mouse scWAT contains both myelinated and unmyelinated nerves and is populated by SCs, including SCs that were associated with synaptic vesicle-containing nerve terminals. BTBR

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Biological sciencesCellCell biologyCellular physiology

Identifiers

PMID36895649
PMCPMC9989657
OpenAlexW4320486922

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