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ReviewDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2025

Obesity and Its Comorbidities: Current Treatment Options, Emerging Biological Mechanisms, Future Perspectives and Challenges.

Lihua Wang, Qian Wang, Yumo Xiong, Wei Shi, Xiao Qi

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Review in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lihua Wang *Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Department of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1145-5567
Qian Wang *Tong Ren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yumo Xiong *Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Optical Valley Branch, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Wei Shi *Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Huayuanshan Branch, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xiao QiSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Jianghan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial disease and a major global public health challenge. Defined by excessive fat accumulation, obesity significantly increases the risk of numerous diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, contributing to rising morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Although several pharmacological treatments have demonstrated notable efficacy in weight management, concerns regarding drug safety remain a significant challenge. Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) has emerged as the most effective intervention for achieving long-term and sustained weight loss; however, it is typically reserved for advanced stages of the disease. Moreover, the role of MBS in managing obesity-related comorbidities remains a topic of ongoing debate. In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the epidemiology of obesity and its associated comorbidities, along with the latest insights into the mechanisms underlying obesity-induced chronic complications. Growing evidence highlights the crucial role of imbalances between white and brown adipose tissues, alterations in gut microbiota, genetic and epigenetic modifications, and immune system dysregulation in driving obesity and its related conditions. These emerging insights have unveiled numerous potential therapeutic targets with promising weight-reducing effects. Furthermore, advancements in our understanding of signal transduction pathways may pave the way for future multimodal therapeutic strategies in obesity management, ushering in a new era of precision medicine.

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clinical challengescomorbiditymechanismobesitytreatment

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PMID40963511
PMCPMC12439710

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