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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Vitamin D improves hepatic steatosis in NAFLD

Tingwan Du, Lian Xiang, Jingjing Zhang, Chunmei Yang, Wenxin Zhao, Jialu Li, Yong Zhou, Ling Ma

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tingwan DuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Lian XiangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Jingjing ZhangDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Chunmei YangHealth Management Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Wenxin ZhaoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Jialu LiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Yong ZhouDepartment of Medical Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Science, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Ling MaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Southwest Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The study aimed to explore the association of serum 25(OH)D Methods: The study contained a case-control study, Results: NAFLD patients were characterized by impaired liver function, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance. Serum 25(OH)D Conclusion: The study revealed that an adequate VD level may act as a protective factor in NAFLD and that VD may alleviate hepatic steatosis

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsCase-Control StudiesChlorobenzenesFatty AcidsIndolesMalePPAR alphaRatsRats, WistarVitamin DVitaminsChlorobenzenesFatty AcidsIndolesMK-886PPAR alphaVitamin DVitaminshepatic steatosislipid metabolismnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePPARαvitamin D

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PMID37033263
PMCPMC10074590
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