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Impaired Remodeling of White Adipose Tissue in Obesity and Aging: From Defective Adipogenesis to Adipose Organ Dysfunction.

Carla Iacobini, Martina Vitale, Jonida Haxhi, Stefano Menini, Giuseppe Pugliese

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Review in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Adipogenesis Under Leptin Control: Mechanisms and Model-Specific Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  7. The effect of obesity and aging on NADInternational journal of obesity (2005) · 2026
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  17. Cancer-Associated Cachexia in the Era of Obesity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Carla IacobiniDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, "La Sapienza" University, 00189 Rome, Italy.
Martina VitaleDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, "La Sapienza" University, 00189 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4856-7279
Jonida HaxhiDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, "La Sapienza" University, 00189 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2319-869X
Stefano MeniniDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, "La Sapienza" University, 00189 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7328-2385
Giuseppe PuglieseDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, "La Sapienza" University, 00189 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1574-0397

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adipose organ adapts and responds to internal and environmental stimuli by remodeling both its cellular and extracellular components. Under conditions of energy surplus, the subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT) is capable of expanding through the enlargement of existing adipocytes (hypertrophy), followed by de novo adipogenesis (hyperplasia), which is impaired in hypertrophic obesity. However, an impaired hyperplastic response may result from various defects in adipogenesis, leading to different WAT features and metabolic consequences, as discussed here by reviewing the results of the studies in animal models with either overexpression or knockdown of the main molecular regulators of the two steps of the adipogenesis process. Moreover, impaired WAT remodeling with aging has been associated with various age-related conditions and reduced lifespan expectancy. Here, we delve into the latest advancements in comprehending the molecular and cellular processes underlying age-related changes in WAT function, their involvement in common aging pathologies, and their potential as therapeutic targets to influence both the health of elderly people and longevity. Overall, this review aims to encourage research on the mechanisms of WAT maladaptation common to conditions of both excessive and insufficient fat tissue. The goal is to devise adipocyte-targeted therapies that are effective against both obesity- and age-related disorders.

Indexed as

AdipogenesisAdipose Tissue, WhiteAgingObesityAdipocytesAnimalsHumansadipogenesisage-related conditionsagingcardiometabolic riskobesityremodelingwhite adipose tissue

Identifiers

PMID38727299
PMCPMC11083890

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