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ReviewNutrients2023

Nutrients, Physical Activity, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Setting of Metabolic Syndrome.

Gabriela de Oliveira Lemos, Raquel Susana Torrinhas, Dan Linetzky Waitzberg

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Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gabriela de Oliveira LemosLaboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery of the Digestive Tract (LIM 35), Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine-FMUSP, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 2° andar, sala 2208, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01246-903, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0943-1387
Raquel Susana TorrinhasLaboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery of the Digestive Tract (LIM 35), Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine-FMUSP, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 2° andar, sala 2208, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01246-903, SP, Brazil.
Dan Linetzky WaitzbergLaboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery of the Digestive Tract (LIM 35), Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine-FMUSP, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 2° andar, sala 2208, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01246-903, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9196-9372

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic risk factors for diabetes, coronary heart disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and some tumors. It includes insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. MetS is primarily linked to lipotoxicity, with ectopic fat deposition from fat storage exhaustion, more than obesity per se. Excessive intake of long-chain saturated fatty acid and sugar closely relates to lipotoxicity and MetS through several pathways, including toll-like receptor 4 activation, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma regulation (PPARγ), sphingolipids remodeling, and protein kinase C activation. These mechanisms prompt mitochondrial dysfunction, which plays a key role in disrupting the metabolism of fatty acids and proteins and in developing insulin resistance. By contrast, the intake of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and medium-chain saturated (low-dose) fatty acids, as well as plant-based proteins and whey protein, favors an improvement in sphingolipid composition and metabolic profile. Along with dietary modification, regular exercises including aerobic, resistance, or combined training can target sphingolipid metabolism and improve mitochondrial function and MetS components. This review aimed to summarize the main dietary and biochemical aspects related to the physiopathology of MetS and its implications for mitochondrial machinery while discussing the potential role of diet and exercise in counteracting this complex clustering of metabolic dysfunctions.

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Insulin ResistanceMetabolic SyndromeExerciseFatty AcidsHumansNutrientsSphingolipidsFatty AcidsNutrientsSphingolipidsceramidesdietexercisemetabolic syndromemitochondrial functionsphingolipids

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PMID36904216
PMCPMC10004804

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