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ReviewBiomolecules2021

Obesity-An Update on the Basic Pathophysiology and Review of Recent Therapeutic Advances.

Erind Gjermeni, Anna S Kirstein, Florentien Kolbig, Michael Kirchhof, Linnaeus Bundalian, Julius L Katzmann, Ulrich Laufs, Matthias Blüher, Antje Garten, Diana Le Duc

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Review in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

10 authors.

Erind GjermeniDepartment of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, 04289 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3087-975X
Anna S KirsteinPediatric Research Center, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3554-1902
Florentien KolbigPediatric Research Center, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Michael KirchhofDepartment of Cardiology, Median Centre for Rehabilitation Schmannewitz, 04774 Dahlen, Germany.
Linnaeus BundalianInstitute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Julius L KatzmannKlinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie, University Clinic Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Ulrich LaufsKlinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie, University Clinic Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2620-9323
Matthias BlüherHelmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München at the University of Leipzig and University Hospital Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0208-2065
Antje GartenPediatric Research Center, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5354-287X
Diana Le DucInstitute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity represents a major public health problem with a prevalence increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Continuous intensive efforts to elucidate the complex pathophysiology and improve clinical management have led to a better understanding of biomolecules like gut hormones, antagonists of orexigenic signals, stimulants of fat utilization, and/or inhibitors of fat absorption. In this article, we will review the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of obesity including intersection points to the new generation of antidiabetic drugs. We provide insight into the effectiveness of currently approved anti-obesity drugs and other therapeutic avenues that can be explored.

Indexed as

Anti-Obesity AgentsDiabetes MellitusEnergy MetabolismHumansObesityRisk FactorsAnti-Obesity Agentsanti-obesity drugsdiabetes mellitusenergy balanceobesityobesity metabolism

Identifiers

PMID34680059
PMCPMC8533625

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