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ReviewCurrent obesity reports2022

Anti-obesity Medications for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Stergios A Polyzos, Dimitrios G Goulis, Olga Giouleme, Georgios S Germanidis, Antonis Goulas

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Review in Current obesity reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Endo-hepatology: Bridging the gap between lumen and liver.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025
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  12. Pharmacological Approaches to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Current and Future Therapies.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2024
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stergios A PolyzosFirst Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Campus of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. spolyzos@auth.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9232-4042
Dimitrios G GoulisUnit of Reproductive Endocrinology, 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5005-1995
Olga Giouleme2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippocration Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0176-3598
Georgios S Germanidis1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7985-3118
Antonis GoulasFirst Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Campus of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6189-594X
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewObesity is closely associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a highly prevalent disease without any approved medication. The aim of this review was to summarize the evidence on the effect of anti-obesity medications on NAFLD, especially focusing on hepatic histology. RECENT

findingsOrlistat and some glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor analogs, including liraglutide and semaglutide, have beneficial effects on hepatic steatosis and inflammation, but not fibrosis. Other anti-obesity medications, including lorcaserin, setmelanotide, phentermine hydrochloric, phentermine/topiramate, and naltrexone/bupropion, have been minimally investigated in NAFLD. Furthermore, medications like sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and farnesoid X receptor have shown beneficial effects in both NAFLD and obesity, but they have not been licensed for either disease. Liraglutide, semaglutide, and orlistat may be currently used in selected patients with obesity and NAFLD. Further research is warranted, since targeting obesity may provide additional benefits on its comorbidities, including NAFLD.

Indexed as

Anti-Obesity AgentsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsHumansLiraglutideObesityOrlistatPhentermineAnti-Obesity AgentsLiraglutideOrlistatPhentermineSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsGlucagon-like peptide-1 analogNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisObesityOrlistatSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor

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PMID35501557
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