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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Multi-Target Approaches in Metabolic Syndrome.

Felix F Lillich, John D Imig, Ewgenij Proschak

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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70citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Felix F LillichInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
John D ImigDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Ewgenij ProschakInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEMedical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

Eicosanoid-based Therapy for DiabetesR01DK103616 · NIDDK · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI IMIG, JOHN D · 2015 to 2019
$2.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK103616
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a highly prevalent disease cluster worldwide. It requires polypharmacological treatment of the single conditions including type II diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, as well as the associated comorbidities. The complex treatment regimens with various drugs lead to drug-drug interactions and inadequate patient adherence, resulting in poor management of the disease. Multi-target approaches aim at reducing the polypharmacology and improving the efficacy. This review summarizes the medicinal chemistry efforts to develop multi-target ligands for MetS. Different combinations of pharmacological targets in context of

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farnesoid X receptormetabolic sydromemulti-target drugperoxisome prolifer ators-activated receptor-γpolypharmacologysoluble epoxide hydrolase

Identifiers

PMID33776749
PMCPMC7994619
OpenAlexW3136183617

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