Anti-obesity drug discovery: advances and challenges

TD Müller, M Blüher, MH Tschöp… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Enormous progress has been made in the last half-century in the management of diseases
closely integrated with excess body weight, such as hypertension, adult-onset diabetes and …

[HTML][HTML] GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of type 2 diabetes–state-of-the-art

MA Nauck, DR Quast, J Wefers, JJ Meier - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) with exenatide bid first approved to treat
type 2 diabetes in 2005 have been further developed to yield effective compounds …

[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 …

GLP− 1 receptor agonists for the treatment of obesity: Role as a promising approach

JY Wang, QW Wang, XY Yang, W Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a complex disease characterized by excessive fat accumulation which is caused
by genetic, environmental and other factors. In recent years, there has been an increase in …

[HTML][HTML] Semaglutide lowers body weight in rodents via distributed neural pathways

S Gabery, CG Salinas, SJ Paulsen, J Ahnfelt-Rønne… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analog, induces weight loss, lowers
glucose levels, and reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes. Mechanistic …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety, depression, and the microbiome: a role for gut peptides

G Lach, H Schellekens, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The complex bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain is finely
orchestrated by different systems, including the endocrine, immune, autonomic, and enteric …

[HTML][HTML] The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission

V Chuong, M Farokhnia, S Khom, CL Pince, SK Elvig… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Growing evidence indicates that the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) system is involved in
the neurobiology of addictive behaviors, and GLP-1 analogues may be used for the …

Ghrelin, CCK, GLP-1, and PYY (3–36): secretory controls and physiological roles in eating and glycemia in health, obesity, and after RYGB

RE Steinert, C Feinle-Bisset, L Asarian… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
The efficacy of Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass (RYGB) and other bariatric surgeries in the
management of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus and novel developments in …

Effects of once‐weekly semaglutide on appetite, energy intake, control of eating, food preference and body weight in subjects with obesity

J Blundell, G Finlayson, M Axelsen… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this trial was to investigate the mechanism of action for body weight loss with
semaglutide. Materials and methods This randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled …

Pharmacotherapy of obesity: available medications and drugs under investigation

E Pilitsi, OM Farr, SA Polyzos, N Perakakis… - Metabolism, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is a chronic disease with a continuously rising prevalence that currently affects more
than half a billion people worldwide. Energy balance and appetite are highly regulated via …