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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Magnesium: A Defense Line to Mitigate Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Adipose Tissue.

Roberta Cazzola, Matteo Della Porta, Gabriele Piuri, Jeanette A Maier

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Roberta CazzolaDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milano, 20174 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0778-8529
Matteo Della PortaDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milano, 20174 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1984-1614
Gabriele PiuriDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milano, 20174 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2925-3007
Jeanette A MaierDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milano, 20174 Milan, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnesium (Mg) is involved in essential cellular and physiological processes. Globally, inadequate consumption of Mg is widespread among populations, especially those who consume processed foods, and its homeostasis is impaired in obese individuals and type 2 diabetes patients. Since Mg deficiency triggers oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, common features of several frequent chronic non-communicable diseases, interest in this mineral is growing in clinical medicine as well as in biomedicine. To date, very little is known about the role of Mg deficiency in adipose tissue. In obesity, the increase in fat tissue leads to changes in the release of cytokines, causing low-grade inflammation and macrophage infiltration. Hypomagnesemia in obesity can potentiate the excessive production of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, and decreased ATP production. Importantly, Mg plays a role in regulating intracellular calcium concentration and is involved in carbohydrate metabolism and insulin receptor activity. This narrative review aims to consolidate existing knowledge, identify research gaps, and raise awareness of the critical role of Mg in supporting adipose tissue metabolism and preventing oxidative stress.

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antioxidantscalcium antagonismhypomagnesemialow-grade chronic inflammationobesity

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PMID39199139
PMCPMC11351329

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