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 …

A review of current trends with type 2 diabetes epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, treatments and future perspectives

J Reed, S Bain, V Kanamarlapudi - Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which has currently become a global pandemic, is a
metabolic disease largely characterised by impaired insulin secretion and action. Significant …

Triple–hormone-receptor agonist retatrutide for obesity—a phase 2 trial

AM Jastreboff, LM Kaplan, JP Frías, Q Wu… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Retatrutide (LY3437943) is an agonist of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic
polypeptide, glucagon-like peptide 1, and glucagon receptors. Its dose–response …

[HTML][HTML] LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: from discovery to clinical proof of concept

T Coskun, S Urva, WC Roell, H Qu, C Loghin… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
With an increasing prevalence of obesity, there is a need for new therapies to improve body
weight management and metabolic health. Multireceptor agonists in development may …

Mechanisms controlling pancreatic islet cell function in insulin secretion

JE Campbell, CB Newgard - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic homeostasis in mammals is tightly regulated by the complementary actions of
insulin and glucagon. The secretion of these hormones from pancreatic β-cells and α-cells …

LY3437943, a novel triple GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist in people with type 2 diabetes: a phase 1b, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled …

S Urva, T Coskun, MT Loh, Y Du, MK Thomas… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Treating hyperglycaemia and obesity in individuals with type 2 diabetes using
multi-receptor agonists can improve short-term and long-term outcomes. LY3437943 is a …

The evolving story of incretins (GIP and GLP‐1) in metabolic and cardiovascular disease: a pathophysiological update

MA Nauck, DR Quast, J Wefers… - Diabetes, Obesity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The incretin hormones glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon‐
like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) have their main physiological role in augmenting insulin secretion …

Metabolically healthy obesity

M Blüher - Endocrine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Obesity contributes to reduced life expectancy, impaired quality of life, and disabilities,
mainly in those individuals who develop cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes …

[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 …

Treatment of type 2 diabetes: challenges, hopes, and anticipated successes

MA Nauck, J Wefers, JJ Meier - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2021 - thelancet.com
Despite the successful development of new therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes,
such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and sodium-glucose …