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ArticleScientific reports2025

Adenosine improves postmenopausal obesity by regulating neutrophil extracellular traps.

Anzhu Wang, Wei Zhang, Mengjiao Kang, Shan Wang, Jingjing Shi, Pengfei Xie, Linhua Zhao, Xiaolin Tong

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Anzhu Wang *National Center for Integrative Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
Wei Zhang *School of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730101, Gansu, China.
Mengjiao KangZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, Zhejiang, China.
Shan WangNational Center for Integrative Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
Jingjing ShiThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Pengfei XieInstitute of Metabolic Diseases, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No.5 Beixiange Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China.
Linhua ZhaoInstitute of Metabolic Diseases, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No.5 Beixiange Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China. melonzhao@163.com.
Xiaolin TongDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China. tongxiaolin@vip.163.com.

Funding

the Innovation Team and Talents Cultivation Program of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine ZYYCXTD-D-202001the Scientific and technological innovation project of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences CI2021B008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postmenopause marks a critical physiological transition in women, triggering changes in fat distribution and promoting obesity, which is strongly linked to systemic low-grade chronic inflammation, with neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) playing a pivotal role in this process. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to obesity were identified from the GEO database (GSE44000), followed by protein-protein interaction (PPI) network construction and functional enrichment analysis. Immune infiltration analysis was performed to assess changes in the adipose tissue microenvironment. In vivo, a bilateral ovariectomized (OVX) mouse model was employed to evaluate the effects of adenosine on obesity. RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to assess gene expression and NETs markers. A total of 510 DEGs were identified, with 469 upregulated genes primarily linked to inflammation and immune infiltration. PPI analysis highlighted key genes involved in NETs formation. Immune infiltration analysis revealed significant immune microenvironment alterations. Adenosine treatment in OVX mice reduced body weight, fat tissue, liver lipid deposition, and NETs markers (ELANE, MPO), downregulating TNF, ITGB2, and ITGAM. Adenosine ameliorates postmenopausal obesity by regulating markers of NETs, underscoring the critical role of inflammation in obesity pathogenesis and offering a potential novel therapeutic approach.

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AdenosineExtracellular TrapsNeutrophilsObesityPostmenopauseAdipose TissueAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOvariectomyProtein Interaction MapsAdenosineAdenosineInflammatory responseNeutrophil extracellular trapsPostmenopausal obesity

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PMID40634416
PMCPMC12241611

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