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ArticleNature communications2024

A nanoemulsion targeting adipose hypertrophy and hyperplasia shows anti-obesity efficiency in female mice.

Yichao Lu, Zhenyu Luo, Huanli Zhou, Yingying Shi, Ying Zhu, Xuemeng Guo, Jiaxin Huang, Junlei Zhang, Xu Liu, Sijie Wang and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yichao Lu *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Zhenyu Luo *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Huanli ZhouCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Yingying ShiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Ying ZhuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Xuemeng GuoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Jiaxin HuangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Junlei ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Xu LiuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Sijie WangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Xinyu ShanCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Hang YinCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Yongzhong DuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-2137-4517
Qingpo LiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China. liqingpo@zju.edu.cn.
Jian YouCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China. youjiandoc@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-7114-6299
Lihua LuoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China. luolihua@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8062-8580
Zhejiang University · CNJinhua Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81973246National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82003667National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82273862State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (National Key Lab for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases) zz202305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity often leads to severe medical complications. However, existing FDA-approved medications to combat obesity have limited effectiveness in reducing adiposity and often cause side effects. These medications primarily act on the central nervous system or disrupt fat absorption through the gastrointestinal tract. Adipose tissue enlargement involves adipose hyperplasia and hypertrophy, both of which correlate with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hyperactivated X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) in (pre)adipocytes. In this study, we demonstrate that KT-NE, a nanoemulsion loaded with the XBP1 inhibitor KIRA6 and α-Tocopherol, simultaneously alleviates aberrant endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress in (pre)adipocytes. As a result, KT-NE significantly inhibits abnormal adipogenic differentiation, reduces lipid droplet accumulation, restricts lipid droplet transfer, impedes obesity progression, and lowers the risk of obesity-associated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in female mice with obesity. Furthermore, diverse administration routes of KT-NE impact its in vivo biodistribution and contribute to localized and/or systemic anti-obesity effectiveness.

Indexed as

AdiposityObesityAdipose TissueAnimalsDiet, High-FatFemaleHyperplasiaHypertrophyMiceTissue DistributionX-Box Binding Protein 1X-Box Binding Protein 1

Identifiers

PMID38167723
PMCPMC10761889
OpenAlexW4390509346

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