Contemporary medical, device, and surgical therapies for obesity in adults

CM Perdomo, RV Cohen, P Sumithran, K Clément… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
The goal of obesity management is to improve health. Sustained weight loss of more than
10% overall bodyweight improves many of the complications associated with obesity (eg …

[HTML][HTML] Glucagon-like peptide-1: A multi-faceted anti-inflammatory agent

SF Mehdi, S Pusapati, MS Anwar, D Lohana… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation contributes to many chronic conditions. It is often associated with circulating
pro-inflammatory cytokines and immune cells. GLP-1 levels correlate with disease severity …

Mapping the effectiveness and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists

Y Xie, T Choi, Z Al-Aly - Nature medicine, 2025 - nature.com
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are increasingly being used to treat
diabetes and obesity. However, their effectiveness and risks have not yet been …

Histone modification: biomarkers and potential therapies in colorectal cancer

X An, X Lan, Z Feng, X Li, Q Su - Annals of Human Genetics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The complex mechanism of colorectal cancer development is closely associated with
epigenetic modifications and is caused by overexpression and/or inactivation of oncogenes …

Cannabidiol Anticonvulsant Effects Against Lithium-Pilocarpine-Induced Status Epilepticus in Male Rats Are Mediated by Neuroinflammation Modulation and …

M Masoumi, MA Manavi… - Cannabis and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Status epilepticus (SE) is a series of seizures that can lead to serious
neurological damages. Cannabidiol (CBD) is extracted from the cannabis plant, which has …

Ivermectin Exerts Anticonvulsant Effects Against Status Epilepticus Induced by Lithium-Pilocarpine in Rats via GABAA Receptor and Neuroinflammation Modulation: Possible …

MA Manavi, S Toutounchian, S Afsahi… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Status epilepticus (SE) is a critical medical emergency marked by persistent or rapidly
repeating seizures, posing a threat to life. Using the lithium-pilocarpine-induced SE model …

Possible interaction of opioidergic and nitrergic pathways in the anticonvulsant effect of ivermectin on pentylenetetrazole-induced clonic seizures in mice

S Jourian, M Rahimi, MA Manavi… - Neurochemical …, 2023 - Springer
Ivermectin (IVM) is an antiparasitic drug that primarily works by the activation of GABAA
receptors. The potential pharmacological pathways behind the anti-convulsant effect of IVM …

Anticonvulsant effects of ivermectin on pentylenetetrazole-and maximal electroshock-induced seizures in mice: the role of GABAergic system and KATP channels

MA Manavi, RM Jafari, H Shafaroodi, S Ejtemaei-Mehr… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Introduction Ivermectin (IVM) is an antiparasitic medicine that exerts its function through
glutamate-gated chloride channels and GABA A receptors predominantly. There is paucity of …

Ivermectin ameliorates bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in male rats by inhibiting the inflammation and oxidative stress

F Habibi Razi, R Mohammad Jafari… - …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a pulmonary fibrotic disease characterized
by a poor prognosis, which its pathogenesis involves the accumulation of abnormal fibrous …

The intracerebral injection of Aβ1-42 oligomers does not invariably alter seizure susceptibility in mice

M Vande Vyver, L Daeninck, G De Smet… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Epileptiform activity and seizures are present in patients with Alzheimer's disease
(AD) and genetic animal models of AD. Amyloid beta 1-42 (Aβ1-42) oligomers are thought to …