Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review

V Salem, N AlHusseini, HI Abdul Razack… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Saudi Arabia (SA) has a reported obesity prevalence greater than the global average. Here,
we systematically review firstly the prevalence and associated factors (59 studies) and …

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about β3-AR * (* But Were Afraid to Ask)

G Schena, MJ Caplan - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The beta-3 adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) is by far the least studied isotype of the beta-
adrenergic sub-family. Despite its study being long hampered by the lack of suitable animal …

Genes and eating preferences, their roles in personalized nutrition

A Vesnina, A Prosekov, O Kozlova, V Atuchin - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
At present, personalized diets, which take into account consumer genetic characteristics, are
growing popular. Nutrigenetics studies the effect of gene variations on metabolism and …

Coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: genetic factors and their mechanisms, gene-gene, and gene-environment interactions in the asian populations

KA Zarkasi, NA Abdul Murad, N Ahmad… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Asians are more susceptible to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and its coronary heart disease
(CHD) complications than the Western populations, possibly due to genetic factors, higher …

Involvement of essential signaling cascades and analysis of gene networks in diabesity

B Rajan, AP V, T Abunada, S Younes, S Okashah… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Aims: Diabesity, defined as diabetes occurring in the context of obesity, is a serious
health problem that is associated with an increased risk of premature heart attack, stroke …

Genetics, genomics, and diet interactions in obesity in the Latin American environment

P Guevara-Ramírez, S Cadena-Ullauri… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that
could impact an individual's health; moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) has …

Genetic polymorphisms associated with obesity in the Arab world: a systematic review

S Younes, A Ibrahim, R Al-Jurf, H Zayed - International Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Obesity, one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide, is a
multifactorial disease caused by complex genetic and environmental interactions. Several …

The Trp64Arg polymorphism in β3 adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) gene is associated with adipokines and plasma lipids: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta …

Z Luo, T Zhang, S Wang, Y He, Q Ye, W Cao - Lipids in Health and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Recently, some studies claim that adipokines may modulate plasma lipids.
More interestingly, the ADRB3 Trp64Arg polymorphism may regulate adipokines and play …

Beta-3-adrenergic Receptor rs4994 Polymorphism Is a Potential Biomarker for the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Overweight/Obese Individuals

Y Sakamoto, K Oniki, N Kumagae, K Morita… - Disease …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most prevalent chronic liver diseases.
Obesity is the most common and well‐established risk factor for NAFLD, but there are large …

[HTML][HTML] Adrenergic receptor beta-3 rs4994 (T> C) and liver X receptor alpha rs12221497 (G> A) polymorphism in Pakistanis with metabolic syndrome

U Zafar, S Khaliq, Z Ali, KP Lone - Journal of Physiology …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The present study aimed to determine the association of adrenergic receptor beta-3
(ADRB3) rs4994 T> C and liver X receptor alpha (LXR-α) rs12221497 G> A polymorphism …