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Farr OM, Pilitsi E, Mantzoros CS. Of mice and men: incretin actions in the central nervous system. Metabolism 2019; 98:121-135. [PMID: 31173757 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Incretins have risen to the forefront of therapies for obesity and related metabolic complications, primarily because of their efficacy and relatively few side effects. Importantly, their efficacy in altering energy balance and decreasing body weight is apparently through actions in the central nervous system (CNS); the latter may have implications beyond obesity per se, i.e. in other disease states associated with obesity including CNS-related disorders. Here, we first describe the role of the CNS in energy homeostasis and then the current state of knowledge in terms of incretin physiology, pathophysiology and efficacy in preclinical and clinical studies. In the future, more clinical studies are needed to fully map mechanistic pathways underlying incretin actions and outcomes in the human CNS. Additionally, future research will likely lead to the discovery of additional novel incretins and/or more efficacious medications with less side effects through the improvement of current compounds with properties that would allow them to have more favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles and/or by combining known and novel incretins into safe and more efficacious combination therapies leading ultimately to more tangible benefits for our patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Olivia M Farr
- Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America; Section of Endocrinology, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, United States of America
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Tiwari J, Gupta G, Dahiya R, Pabreja K, Kumar Sharma R, Mishra A, Dua K. Recent update on biological activities and pharmacological actions of liraglutide. EXCLI JOURNAL 2017; 16:742-747. [PMID: 28827989 PMCID: PMC5547392 DOI: 10.17179/excli2017-323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Juhi Tiwari
- School of Pharmacy, Jaipur National University, Jagatpura 302017, Jaipur, India
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- School of Pharmacy, Jaipur National University, Jagatpura 302017, Jaipur, India.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Laboratory of Peptide Research and Development, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura 302017, Jaipur, India
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura 302017, Jaipur, India
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India
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