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ReviewJournal of diabetes research2018

The Orphan Nuclear Receptor 4A1: A Potential New Therapeutic Target for Metabolic Diseases.

Lei Zhang, Qun Wang, Wen Liu, Fangyan Liu, Ailing Ji, Yanzhang Li

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of diabetes research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 52 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.

Lei ZhangHenan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7781-3478
Qun WangHenan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Wen LiuHenan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Fangyan LiuHenan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Ailing JiHenan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0166-5226
Yanzhang LiHenan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7327-0015
Henan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orphan nuclear receptor 4A1 (NR4A1) is a transcriptional factor of the nuclear orphan receptor (NR4A) superfamily that has sparked interest across different research fields in recent years. Several studies have demonstrated that ligand-independent NR4A1 is an immediate-early response gene and the protein product is rapidly induced by a variety of stimuli. Hyperfunction or dysfunction of NR4A1 is implicated in various metabolic processes, including carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, and energy balance, in major metabolic tissues, such as liver, skeletal muscle, pancreatic tissues, and adipose tissues. No endogenous ligands for NR4A1 have been identified, but numerous compounds that bind and activate or inactivate nuclear NR4A1 or induce cytoplasmic localization of NR4A1 have been identified. This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the molecular biology and physiological functions of NR4A1. And we focus on the physiological functions of NR4A1 receptor to the development of the metabolic diseases, with a special focus on the impact on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle, liver, adipose tissue, and islet.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarbohydrate MetabolismCell NucleusCytoplasmEnergy MetabolismFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansLigandsLipid MetabolismLiverMetabolic DiseasesMiceModels, TheoreticalMuscle, SkeletalNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1LigandsNR4A1 protein, humanNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1

Identifiers

PMID30013988
PMCPMC6022324
OpenAlexW2807757931

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