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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2021

The complex role of Wnt ligands in type 2 diabetes mellitus and related complications.

Xiaobo Nie, Xiaoyun Wei, Han Ma, Lili Fan, Wei-Dong Chen

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. MultilevelCurrent research in structural biology · 2026
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  8. [Role and mechanism of Wnt9a in human and mouse chronic wound healing].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2026
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  13. Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Diabetic Complications: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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  17. Regulatory effect of Wnt signaling on mitochondria in cancer: from mechanism to therapy.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaobo NieKey Laboratory of Receptors-Mediated Gene Regulation and Drug Discovery, School of Basic Medical Sciences, People's Hospital of Hebi, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8117-4616
Xiaoyun WeiKey Laboratory of Receptors-Mediated Gene Regulation and Drug Discovery, School of Basic Medical Sciences, People's Hospital of Hebi, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Han MaKey Laboratory of Receptors-Mediated Gene Regulation and Drug Discovery, School of Basic Medical Sciences, People's Hospital of Hebi, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Lili FanKey Laboratory of Receptors-Mediated Gene Regulation and Drug Discovery, School of Basic Medical Sciences, People's Hospital of Hebi, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Wei-Dong ChenKey Laboratory of Receptors-Mediated Gene Regulation and Drug Discovery, School of Basic Medical Sciences, People's Hospital of Hebi, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Henan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the major chronic diseases, whose prevalence is increasing dramatically worldwide and can lead to a range of serious complications. Wnt ligands (Wnts) and their activating Wnt signalling pathways are closely involved in the regulation of various processes that are important for the occurrence and progression of T2DM and related complications. However, our understanding of their roles in these diseases is quite rudimentary due to the numerous family members of Wnts and conflicting effects via activating the canonical and/or non-canonical Wnt signalling pathways. In this review, we summarize the current findings on the expression pattern and exact role of each human Wnt in T2DM and related complications, including Wnt1, Wnt2, Wnt2b, Wnt3, Wnt3a, Wnt4, Wnt5a, Wnt5b, Wnt6, Wnt7a, Wnt7b, Wnt8a, Wnt8b, Wnt9a, Wnt9b, Wnt10a, Wnt10b, Wnt11 and Wnt16. Moreover, the role of main antagonists (sFRPs and WIF-1) and coreceptor (LRP6) of Wnts in T2DM and related complications and main challenges in designing Wnt-based therapeutic approaches for these diseases are discussed. We hope a deep understanding of the mechanistic links between Wnt signalling pathways and diabetic-related diseases will ultimately result in a better management of these diseases.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansLigandsLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6Serine-Arginine Splicing FactorsWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingLigandsLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6LRP6 protein, humanSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsWIF1 protein, humanWnt Proteinscanonical Wnt signalling pathwaycomplicationsdiabetesnon-canonical Wnt signalling pathwayWnt-based therapeutics

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PMID34042263
PMCPMC8278111
OpenAlexW3164820646

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