Glucagon-like peptide 1 in the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of clinical obesity.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 in the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of clinical obesity.
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胰高血糖素样肽1在临床肥胖的病理生理学和药物疗法中。
DOI:
10.4239/wjd.v7.i20.572
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发表时间:
2016-12-15
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Korbonits M
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作者:
Anandhakrishnan A;Korbonits M
Though the pathophysiology of clinical obesity is undoubtedly multifaceted, several lines of clinical evidence implicate an important functional role for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) signalling. Clinical studies assessing GLP-1 responses in normal weight and obese subjects suggest that weight gain may induce functional deficits in GLP-1 signalling that facilitates maintenance of the obesity phenotype. In addition, genetic studies implicate a possible role for altered GLP-1 signalling as a risk factor towards the development of obesity. As reductions in functional GLP-1 signalling seem to play a role in clinical obesity, the pharmacological replenishment seems a promising target for the medical management of obesity in clinical practice. GLP-1 analogue liraglutide at a high dose (3 mg/d) has shown promising results in achieving and maintaining greater weight loss in obese individuals compared to placebo control, and currently licensed anti-obesity medications. Generally well tolerated, provided that longer-term data in clinical practice supports the currently available evidence of superior short- and long-term weight loss efficacy, GLP-1 analogues provide promise towards achieving the successful, sustainable medical management of obesity that remains as yet, an unmet clinical need.