Revisiting the role of glucagon in health, diabetes mellitus and other metabolic diseases

S Hædersdal, A Andersen, FK Knop… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Insulin and glucagon exert opposing effects on glucose metabolism and, consequently,
pancreatic islet β-cells and α-cells are considered functional antagonists. The intra-islet …

Unimolecular polypharmacy for treatment of diabetes and obesity

MH Tschöp, B Finan, C Clemmensen, V Gelfanov… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Many complex diseases have historically proven to be defiant to the best mono-therapeutic
approaches. Several examples of combination therapies have largely overcome such …

The Liver–α-Cell Axis and Type 2 Diabetes

NJ Wewer Albrechtsen, J Pedersen… - Endocrine …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) strongly associate
with increasing body mass index, and together these metabolic diseases affect millions of …

Obesity and appetite control

K Suzuki, CN Jayasena… - Journal of Diabetes …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is one of the major challenges to human health worldwide; however, there are
currently no effective pharmacological interventions for obesity. Recent studies have …

Fibroblast growth factor 21 mediates specific glucagon actions

KM Habegger, K Stemmer, C Cheng, TD Müller… - Diabetes, 2013 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Glucagon, an essential regulator of glucose homeostasis, also modulates lipid metabolism
and promotes weight loss, as reflected by the wasting observed in glucagonoma patients …

Direct control of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis by central nervous system glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor signaling

SH Lockie, KM Heppner, N Chaudhary… - Diabetes, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
We studied interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) activity in wild-type (WT) and
glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R)–deficient mice after the administration of the …

Glucagon increases energy expenditure independently of brown adipose tissue activation in humans

V Salem, C Izzi‐Engbeaya, C Coello… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate, for a given energy expenditure (EE) rise, the differential effects of
glucagon infusion and cold exposure on brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation in humans …

Gastrointestinal hormones and regulation of gastric emptying

M Camilleri - Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Gastrointestinal hormones and regulation of gastric emptying : Current Opinion in Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Obesity Gastrointestinal hormones and regulation of gastric emptying : Current …

Adaptive thermogenesis with weight loss in humans

MJ Müller, A Bosy‐Westphal - Obesity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptive thermogenesis (AT) with weight loss refers to underfeeding‐associated fall in
resting and non‐resting energy expenditure (REE, non‐REE); this is independent of body …

Efficacy, safety, and mechanistic insights of cotadutide, a dual receptor glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon agonist

VER Parker, D Robertson, T Wang… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context Cotadutide is a dual receptor agonist with balanced glucagon-like peptide-1 and
glucagon activity. Objective To evaluate different doses of cotadutide and investigate …