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ReviewDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2024

Dual and Triple Incretin-Based Co-agonists: Novel Therapeutics for Obesity and Diabetes.

Robert M Gutgesell, Rubén Nogueiras, Matthias H Tschöp, Timo D Müller

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Review in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
16.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Long-acting PYYObesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025
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  6. Improving incretin-mediated body weight loss via energy expenditure.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2026
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  10. Incretin polyagonists as an alternative to bariatric surgery to manage obesity.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2026
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  19. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission, Dream or Reality? A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Integrated Care Strategies.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Robert M GutgesellInstitute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-0468
Rubén NogueirasCIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-9930
Matthias H TschöpHelmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.
Timo D MüllerInstitute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany. timodirk.mueller@helmholtz-munich.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-9339
Helmholtz Zentrum München · DEUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

European Research Council ERC-CoG Trusted no.101044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of long-acting incretin receptor agonists represents a major stride forward in tackling the dual epidemic of obesity and diabetes. Here we outline the evolution of incretin-based pharmacotherapy, from exendin-4 to the discovery of the multi-incretin hormone receptor agonists that look set to be our next step toward curing diabetes and obesity. We discuss the multiagonists currently in clinical trials and the improvement in efficacy each new generation of these drugs bring. The success of these agents in preclinical models and clinical trials suggests a promising future for multiagonists in the treatment of metabolic diseases, with the most recent glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide receptor:glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor:glucagon receptor (GIPR:GLP-1R:GCGR) triagonists rivaling the efficacy of bariatric surgery. However, further research is needed to fully understand how these therapies exert their effect on body weight and in the last section we cover open questions about the potential mechanisms of multiagonist drugs, and the understanding of how gut-brain communication can be leveraged to achieve sustained body weight loss without adverse effects.

Indexed as

DiabetesDual-agonistGIPGLP-1GlucagonIncretinObesityTriagonist

Identifiers

PMID38573467
PMCPMC11043266
OpenAlexW4393932284

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