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ReviewInternational journal of obesity (2005)2020

Anti-obesity therapy with peripheral CB1 blockers: from promise to safe(?) practice.

Carmelo Quarta, Daniela Cota

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Review in International journal of obesity (2005), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. In Vitro and In Silico Studies of Neolignans fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  8. G protein-coupled receptors and obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023
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  11. The Peripheral Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CBMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carmelo Quarta *INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, F-33000, Bordeaux, France. carmelo.quarta@inserm.fr.
Daniela Cota *INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, F-33000, Bordeaux, France. daniela.cota@inserm.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6909-2156

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pharmacological blockers of the cannabinoid receptor type-1 (CB1) have been considered for a long time as the holy grail of obesity pharmacotherapy. These agents were hastily released in the clinical setting, due to their clear-cut therapeutic efficacy. However, the first generation of these drugs, which were able to target both the brain and peripheral tissues, had serious neuropsychiatric effects, leading authorities to ban their clinical use. New peripherally restricted CB1 blockers, characterized by low brain penetrance, have been developed over the past 10 years. In preclinical studies, these molecules seem to overcome the neuropsychiatric negative effects previously observed with brain-penetrant CB1 inhibitors, while retaining or even outperforming their efficacy. The mechanisms of action of these peripherally restricted compounds are only beginning to emerge, and a balanced discussion of the risk/benefits ratio associated to their possible clinical use is urgently needed, in order to avoid repeating past mistakes. Here, we will critically discuss the advantages and the possible hidden threats associated with the use of peripheral CB1 blockers for the pharmacotherapy of obesity and its associated metabolic complications. We will address whether this novel pharmacological approach might 'compete' with current pharmacotherapies for obesity and diabetes, while also conceptualizing future CB1-based pharmacological trends that may significantly lower the risk/benefits ratio associated with the use of these drugs.

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AnimalsCannabinoid Receptor AntagonistsEndocannabinoidsHumansObesityReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Cannabinoid Receptor AntagonistsEndocannabinoidsReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1

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