[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of antidiabetic drugs in cardiorenal protection

WJ Fu, JL Huo, ZH Mao, SK Pan, DW Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has led to widespread multi-system
damage, especially in cardiovascular and renal functions, heightening morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Human brown fat and metabolic disease: a heated debate

RK Gupta - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mammals maintain thermoregulation in the face of cold environmental temperatures by
activating bioenergetic mechanisms that increase heat production. Included in this response …

Poly-agonist pharmacotherapies for metabolic diseases: hopes and new challenges

C Allard, D Cota, C Quarta - Drugs, 2024 - Springer
The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor-based multi-agonists in the treatment of
type 2 diabetes and obesity holds great promise for improving glycaemic control and weight …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody blockade of activin type II receptors preserves skeletal muscle mass and enhances fat loss during GLP-1 receptor agonism

E Nunn, N Jaiswal, M Gavin, K Uehara… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists reduce food intake, producing
remarkable weight loss in overweight and obese individuals. While much of this weight loss …

[HTML][HTML] G protein-coupled receptor-biased signaling: potential drug discovery to facilitate treatment of metabolic diseases

S Shen, Q Liao, L Gu, Y Zhu, Y Liu, X Zhang… - Acta Materia …, 2024 - scienceopen.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important, potential drug targets for the treatment
of metabolic disorders, such as obesity. GPCRs crosstalk with several transducers, including …

[HTML][HTML] The dual incretin co-agonist tirzepatide increases both insulin secretion and glucose effectiveness in model experiments in mice

G Pacini, B Ahrén - Peptides, 2024 - Elsevier
Tirzepatide is a dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor co-agonist which is approved for glucose-
lowering therapy in type 2 diabetes. Here, we explored its effects on beta cell function …

[HTML][HTML] GLP1R and GIPR expression and signaling in pancreatic alpha cells, beta cells and delta cells

AH Shilleh, K Viloria, J Broichhagen, JE Campbell… - Peptides, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic
polypeptide receptor (GIPR) are transmembrane receptors involved in insulin, glucagon and …

[HTML][HTML] Amphibian host-defense peptides with potential for Type 2 diabetes therapy–an updated review

JM Conlon, BO Owolabi, PR Flatt, YHA Abdel-Wahab - Peptides, 2024 - Elsevier
Investigations conducted since 2018 have identified several host-defense peptides present
in frog skin secretions whose properties suggest the possibility of their development into a …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic metabolic stress drives developmental programs and loss of tissue functions in non-transformed liver that mirror tumor states and stratify survival

CN Tzouanas, MS Sherman, JES Shay, AJ Rubin… - Biorxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Under chronic stress, cells must balance competing demands between cellular survival and
tissue function. In metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, formerly …

[HTML][HTML] Incretin-Based Multi-Agonist Peptides Are Neuroprotective and Anti-Inflammatory in Cellular Models of Neurodegeneration

KO Kopp, Y Li, EJ Glotfelty, D Tweedie, NH Greig - Biomolecules, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based drugs have been approved by the United
States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are widely used to treat type 2 diabetes …