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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

White Adipose Tissue Expansion in Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis Is Associated with Upregulation of CK2, AKT and ERK1/2.

Marta Sanna, Christian Borgo, Chiara Compagnin, Francesca Favaretto, Vincenzo Vindigni, Mariangela Trento, Silvia Bettini, Alessandra Comin, Anna Belligoli, Massimo Rugge and 5 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marta SannaEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9166-4387
Christian BorgoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9540-8145
Chiara CompagninEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Francesca FavarettoEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Vincenzo VindigniClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Mariangela TrentoSurgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6296-4476
Silvia BettiniEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8596-8237
Alessandra CominEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Anna BelligoliEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Massimo RuggeSurgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Franco BassettoClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Arianna Donella-DeanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy.
Roberto VettorEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Luca BusettoEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4883-8980
Gabriella MilanEndocrine-Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8987-5310
University of Padua · IT

Funding

Department of Biochemical Sciences, University of Padua Starting Grant, BORG_AFAR20_01Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca PRIN2017, Prot. 2017L8Z2EM
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL) is a rare disorder characterized by overgrowing lipomatous tissue (LT) in the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). What LT is and how it expands are not completely understood; previous data suggested that it could derive from brown AT precursors. In six MSL type I patients, we compared LT morphology by histological and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis, gene expression, by qPCR, kinase activity, by Western Blot and in vitro assay to paired-control SAT using AT from patients with pheochromocytoma as a human browning reference. In the stromal vascular fraction (SVF), we quantified adipose stem cells (ASCs) by flow cytometry, the proliferation rate, white and beige adipogenic potential and clonogenicity and adipogenicity by a limiting dilution assay. LT displayed white AT morphology and expression pattern and did not show increased levels of the brown-specific marker UCP1. In LT, we evidenced AKT, CK2 and ERK1/2 hyperactivation. LT-SVF contained increased ASCs, proliferated faster, sprouted clones and differentiated into adipocytes better than the control, displaying enhanced white adipogenic potential but not increased browning compared to SAT. In conclusion, LT is a white AT depot expanding by hyperplasia through increased stemness and enhanced white adipogenesis upregulating AKT, CK2 and ERK1/2, which could represent new targets to counteract MSL.

Indexed as

Up-RegulationAdipose Tissue, WhiteAdrenal Gland NeoplasmsAgedCase-Control StudiesCasein Kinase IICell DifferentiationCell ProliferationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansLipomatosis, Multiple SymmetricalMaleMiddle AgedPheochromocytomaCasein Kinase IIExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktadipose stem cellsAKTbrown and beige adipocytesCK2ERK1/2multiple symmetric lipomatosiswhite

Identifiers

PMID33114687
PMCPMC7662313
OpenAlexW3095827363

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