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Brain control of energy homeostasis: Implications for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy.

Valdemar Brimnes Ingemann Johansen, Jonas Petersen, Jens Lund, Cecilie Vad Mathiesen, Henning Fenselau, Christoffer Clemmensen

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Review in Cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT07457424. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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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.

NCT07457424 active not recruiting

Direct Measurement of Changes in Food Selection and Intake Behaviour After Using the Maximum Dose of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Ran2022Enrolled140Registered outcomes29Posted comparisons0ConditionsMetabolic Disease, Obesity & OverweightArmssemaglutide 1 mg weekly injection
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. The evolving landscape of obesity pharmacotherapy.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026
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  8. LEAP2 as a therapeutic target in obesity and cardiometabolic disorders.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026
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  18. A Preoptic Neuronal Population Regulates Energy Expenditure and Balance.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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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

6 authors.

Valdemar Brimnes Ingemann JohansenNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jonas PetersenNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jens LundNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Cecilie Vad MathiesenNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henning FenselauResearch Group Synaptic Transmission in Energy Homeostasis, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany; Polyclinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Christoffer ClemmensenNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: chc@sund.ku.dk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the evolution of hardwired homeostatic mechanisms to balance food intake with energy needs, the obesity epidemic continues to escalate globally. However, recent breakthroughs in delineating the molecular signaling pathways by which neural circuits regulate consummatory behaviors, along with transformative advances in peptide-based pharmacotherapy, are fueling the development of a new generation of safe and effective treatments for obesity. Here, we outline our current understanding of how the central nervous system controls energy homeostasis and examine how emerging insights, including those related to neuroplasticity, offer new perspectives for restoring energy balance and achieving durable weight loss. Together, these advances provide promising avenues for treating obesity and managing cardiometabolic disease.

Indexed as

Anti-Obesity AgentsBrainEnergy MetabolismHomeostasisObesityAnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityAnti-Obesity Agentsanti-obesity pharmacotherapyappetite regulationbody weight regulationenergy homeostasisfood rewardgut-brain axishungerneuroendocrine controlneuroplasticityobesity

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