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ReviewObesity facts2023

Clinical Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Analogs on the Complications of Obesity.

Dilek Yazıcı, Hale Yapıcı Eser, Sinem Kıyıcı, Seda Sancak, Havva Sezer, Melin Uygur, Volkan Yumuk

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Review in Obesity facts, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

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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

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Dilek YazıcıKoç University Medical School Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hale Yapıcı EserKoç University Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sinem KıyıcıHealth Sciences University Bursa Yİ Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Seda SancakHealth Sciences University Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Havva SezerKoç University Medical School Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Melin UygurMarmara University Medical School, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Volkan YumukCerrahpaşa U. Medical School Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Koç University · TRBursa Technical University · TRIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TRMarmara University · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity is a chronic disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to its complications. The aims of obesity treatment are primarily to accomplish weight loss, and prevention or treatment of its complications. Lifestyle changes along with behavioral therapy constitute the first-line treatment of obesity followed by pharmacotherapy. Glucagon-like peptide receptor analogs (GLP-1 RAs) are among the approved pharmacotherapy options. Their central effect on suppressing appetite results in considerable weight loss. However, their effect on the complications of obesity has not been very well recognized. This review aims to analyze the effects of GLP-1 RAs on the complications of obesity, as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cardiovascular diseases, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), osteoarthritis, cancer and central nervous system problems. SUMMARY: Data from preclinical studies and clinical trials have been thoroughly evaluated. Effects regarding the complications as far as the scope of this review have covered can be summarized as blood glucose lowering, blood pressure lowering, resolution of NASH, improving major cardiovascular events, improving fertility and sex hormone levels, and improvement in OSA symptoms and in cognitive scores. Although the mechanisms are not fully elucidated, it is clear that the effects are not solely due to weight loss, but some pleiotropic effects like decreased inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis also play a role in some of the complications. KEY MESSAGES: Treating obesity is not only enabling weight loss but ameliorating complications related to obesity. Thus, any antiobesity medication has to have some favorable effects on the complications. As far as the GLP-RA's analogs are concerned, there seems to be an improvement in many of the complications regardless of the weight loss effect of these medications.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorObesityFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansHypoglycemic AgentsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseWeight LossGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHypoglycemic AgentsComplicationsGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor analogObesity

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PMID36349778
PMCPMC10028372
OpenAlexW4308572276

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