Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40157537›Full record

ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2025

The cardioprotective role of the G protein-coupled receptor FFAR4 in atherosclerosis is independent of macrophage foam cell regulation.

Gage M Stuttgen, Caroline J Ring, Vishnu S Guda, Guadalupe K Valdivia Esparza, Daisy Sahoo

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. AldehydeFrontiers in medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Gage M StuttgenDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Center for Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Caroline J RingDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Vishnu S GudaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Guadalupe K Valdivia EsparzaDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Daisy SahooDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Center for Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Electronic address: dsahoo@mcw.edu.

Funding

Selective Uptake and Hydrolysis of Cholesteryl Ester by SR-BIR01HL058012 · NHLBI · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI SAHOO, DAISY · 1997 to 2023
$8.6M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM080202 · NIGMS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI BARBIERI, JOSEPH T, SALZMAN, NITA H · 2010 to 2024
$5.7M
Advancing Student Potential for Inclusion with Research Experiences (ASPIRE)R25HL168782 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Joy Lincoln, Malika L Siker · 2023 to 2026
$662k
Investigating the Novel Roles of FFAR4 in Foam Cell Formation and AtherosclerosisF31HL165927 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI STUTTGEN, GAGE M · 2023 to 2024
$93k
NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL165927NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL058012NHLBI NIH HHS R25 HL168782NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM080202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFAR4), also known as G protein-coupled receptor 120, is a long-chain unsaturated fatty acid receptor expressed in multiple tissue types including macrophages. Activation of FFAR4 maintains metabolic homeostasis by regulating adipogenesis, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation. While FFAR4 is best known for its protective role in obesity and diabetes, recent studies have demonstrated that FFAR4 may also prevent the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Given FFAR4's importance in anti-inflammatory signaling in macrophages, we used peritoneal macrophages from WT and FFAR4 KO (Ffar4

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisFoam CellsMacrophages, PeritonealReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsLipoproteins, LDLMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutFFAR4 protein, mouseLipoproteins, LDLoxidized low density lipoproteinReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledatherosclerosiscardiovascular diseasecholesterolfoam cellfree fatty acid receptor 4macrophageoxidized low-density lipoprotein

Identifiers

PMID40157537
PMCPMC12147181

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