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ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2021

Adrenomedullin Attenuates Inflammation in White Adipose Tissue of Obese Rats Through Receptor-Mediated PKA Pathway.

Hang-Bing Dai, Fang-Zheng Wang, Ying Kang, Jing Sun, Hong Zhou, Qing Gao, Zhen-Zhen Li, Pei Qian, Guo-Qing Zhu, Ye-Bo Zhou

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Article in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hang-Bing DaiDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Fang-Zheng WangDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ying KangDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jing SunDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hong ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qing GaoDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zhen-Zhen LiDepartment of Cardiology, BenQ Medical Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Pei QianDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Guo-Qing ZhuDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ye-Bo ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4242-9991
Nanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAdrenomedullin (ADM) possesses therapeutic potential for inflammatory diseases. Consequently, the effects of ADM on inflammation in visceral white adipose tissue (vWAT) of obese rats or in adipocytes were explored in this study.

methodsMale rats were fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce obesity, and obese rats were implanted with osmotic minipumps providing constant infusion of ADM (300 ng/kg per hour) and continued to be fed a high-fat diet for 4 weeks.

resultsWhen compared with the control group, endogenous protein expression of ADM and ADM receptors in vWAT and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated adipocytes was markedly increased. ADM significantly decreased the protein expression of the inflammatory mediators TNFα, IL-1β, cyclooxygenase-2, and inducible nitric oxide synthase in vWAT of obese rats and in adipocytes stimulated by LPS. It also inhibited the activation of the inflammatory signaling pathways MAPK and NF-κB induced by LPS in adipocytes. These effects of ADM in adipocytes were inhibited by the administration of ADM receptor antagonist and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activation inhibitor.

conclusionsADM can inhibit inflammation in WAT in obesity, which may be mediated by the activation of ADM receptors and PKA.

Indexed as

3T3 CellsAdipocytesAdipose Tissue, WhiteAdrenomedullinAnimalsC-Reactive ProteinCyclooxygenase 2Diet, High-FatInflammationInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1betaMaleMiceNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIObesityAdrenomedullinadrenomedullin receptor, ratC-Reactive ProteinCyclooxygenase 2IL1B protein, ratInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1betaNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINos2 protein, ratPtgs2 protein, ratReceptors, AdrenomedullinTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID32985779
PMCPMC7821304
OpenAlexW3089005270

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