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ReviewEXCLI journal2014

Nesfatin-1: role as possible new anti-obesity treatment.

Carmine Finelli, Giuseppe Martelli, Rocco Rossano, Maria Carmela Padula, Nicolina La Sala, Luigi Sommella, Giovanni Tarantino

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Review in EXCLI journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Carmine FinelliCenter of Obesity and Eating Disorders, Stella Maris Mediterraneum Foundation, Chiaromonte, Potenza, Italy.
Giuseppe MartelliDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100, Italy.
Rocco RossanoDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100, Italy.
Maria Carmela PadulaDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100, Italy.
Nicolina La SalaCenter of Obesity and Eating Disorders, Stella Maris Mediterraneum Foundation, Chiaromonte, Potenza, Italy.
Luigi SommellaUnit of Surgery, S. Giovanni Hospital - Lagonegro, Potenza, Italy.
Giovanni TarantinoNational Cancer Institute "Pascale Foundation" - IRCS- 83013 Mercogliano (Av), Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, we review on the current concepts about Nesfatin-1 as a new anti-obesity treatment and evaluate the existing issues in the context of this knowledge and the available literature. The intent is to enable clinicians to know Nesfatin-1 as a new anti-obesity treatment and make rational decisions based on this perspective as possible clinical application. Future research should seek to clarify whether Nesfatin-1 would be beneficial in the management of obesity.

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drug treatmentnesfatin-1obesity

Identifiers

PMID26417285
PMCPMC4464156

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