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A Closer Look into White Adipose Tissue Biology and the Molecular Regulation of Stem Cell Commitment and Differentiation.

Presley D Dowker-Key, Praveen Kumar Jadi, Nicholas B Gill, Katelin N Hubbard, Ahmed Elshaarrawi, Naba D Alfatlawy, Ahmed Bettaieb

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Review in Genes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. DHA ModulatesInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Article
  4. Review
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

7 authors.

Presley D Dowker-KeyDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.
Praveen Kumar JadiDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9819-4285
Nicholas B GillDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6387-4520
Katelin N HubbardDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.
Ahmed ElshaarrawiDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6224-7963
Naba D AlfatlawyDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.
Ahmed BettaiebDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

White adipose tissue (WAT) makes up about 20-25% of total body mass in healthy individuals and is crucial for regulating various metabolic processes, including energy metabolism, endocrine function, immunity, and reproduction. In adipose tissue research, "adipogenesis" is commonly used to refer to the process of adipocyte formation, spanning from stem cell commitment to the development of mature, functional adipocytes. Although, this term should encompass a wide range of processes beyond commitment and differentiation, to also include other stages of adipose tissue development such as hypertrophy, hyperplasia, angiogenesis, macrophage infiltration, polarization, etc.… collectively, referred to herein as the adipogenic cycle. The term "differentiation", conversely, should only be used to refer to the process by which committed stem cells progress through distinct phases of subsequent differentiation. Recognizing this distinction is essential for accurately interpreting research findings on the mechanisms and stages of adipose tissue development and function. In this review, we focus on the molecular regulation of white adipose tissue development, from commitment to terminal differentiation, and examine key functional aspects of WAT that are crucial for normal physiology and systemic metabolic homeostasis.

Indexed as

AdipogenesisAdipose Tissue, WhiteCell DifferentiationStem CellsAdipocytesAnimalsEnergy MetabolismHumansadipogenesismetabolismmitotic clonal expansionstem commitment and differentiationwhite adipose tissue

Identifiers

PMID39202377
PMCPMC11353785

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