Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation

M Chakhtoura, R Haber, M Ghezzawi, C Rhayem… - …, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Obesity is an epidemic and a public health threat. Medical weight management remains one
of the options for the treatment of excess weight and recent advances have revolutionized …

Cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: progress toward personalized management

CX Ma, XN Ma, CH Guan, YD Li, D Mauricio… - Cardiovascular …, 2022‏ - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main cause of death among patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly in low-and middle-income countries. To effectively …

Beyond the pancreas: contrasting cardiometabolic actions of GIP and GLP1

R Hammoud, DJ Drucker - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1)
exhibit incretin activity, meaning that they potentiate glucose-dependent insulin secretion …

The evolving story of incretins (GIP and GLP‐1) in metabolic and cardiovascular disease: a pathophysiological update

MA Nauck, DR Quast, J Wefers… - Diabetes, Obesity and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The incretin hormones glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon‐
like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) have their main physiological role in augmenting insulin secretion …

[HTML][HTML] Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)

TD Müller, B Finan, SR Bloom, D D'Alessio… - Molecular …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a multifaceted hormone with broad
pharmacological potential. Among the numerous metabolic effects of GLP-1 are the glucose …

Long-term efficacy and safety of anti-obesity treatment: where do we stand?

YJ Tak, SY Lee - Current obesity reports, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As a chronic and relapsing disease, obesity impairs metabolism
and causes cardiovascular diseases. Although behavioral modification is important for the …

Treatment of type 2 diabetes: challenges, hopes, and anticipated successes

MA Nauck, J Wefers, JJ Meier - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2021‏ - thelancet.com
Despite the successful development of new therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes,
such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and sodium-glucose …

[HTML][HTML] Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor co-agonists for treating metabolic disease

LL Baggio, DJ Drucker - Molecular metabolism, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are approved for the
treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity and elicit robust improvements in glycemic control …

Brown adipose tissue—a translational perspective

AC Carpentier, DP Blondin, F Haman… - Endocrine …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) displays the unique capacity to generate heat through
uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation that makes it a very attractive therapeutic target for …

Incretin hormones and type 2 diabetes

MA Nauck, TD Müller - Diabetologia, 2023‏ - Springer
abstract Incretin hormones (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide [GIP] and
glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1]) play a role in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Along …