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ReviewCalcified tissue international2024

Narrative Review of Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Bone Health in People Living with Obesity.

Julia Herrou, Guillaume Mabilleau, Jean-Michel Lecerf, Thierry Thomas, Emmanuel Biver, Julien Paccou

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Review in Calcified tissue international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nutritional and functional outcomes in trials of nutrient-stimulated hormone-based therapy-A systematic mapping review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  13. The potential role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the management of psoriatic disease: a scoping review.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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  14. Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor agonists on bone health in people living with obesity.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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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 at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Julia HerrouService de Rhumatologie, Inserm U 1153, AP-HP Centre, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Guillaume MabilleauONIRIS, Inserm, RMeS, UMR 1229, SFR ICAT, Univ Angers, Nantes Université, Angers, France.
Jean-Michel LecerfDepartment of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France.
Thierry ThomasDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Saint-Etienne, Inserm U1059, Lyon University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Emmanuel BiverService of Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Julien PaccouDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Lille, MABlab ULR 4490, Univ. Lille, 59000, Lille, France. julien.paccou@chru-lille.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-6599-8623
Inserm · FRInstitut Pasteur de Lille · FRUniversité de Lille · FRUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 Receptor agonists (GLP-1Ras) such as liraglutide and semaglutide have been recently approved as medications for chronic weight management in people living with obesity (PwO); GLP-1 may enhance bone metabolism and improve bone quality. However, the effects of GLP-1Ras on skeletal health remain to be determined and that's the purpose of this narrative review. Nevertheless, bone consequences of intentional weight loss interventions in PwO are well known: (i) significant weight loss induced by caloric restriction and bariatric surgery results in accelerated bone turnover and bone loss, and (ii) unlike caloric restriction interventions, PwO experience a substantial deterioration in bone microarchitecture and strength associated with an increased risk of fracture after bariatric surgery especially malabsorptive procedures. Liraglutide seems to have a positive effect on bone material properties despite significant weight loss in several rodent models. However, most of positive effects on bone mineral density and microarchitecture were observed at concentration much higher than approved for obesity care in humans. No data have been reported in preclinical models with semaglutide. The current evidence of the effects of GLP-1Ra on bone health in PwO is limited. Indeed, studies on the use of GLP-1Ra mostly included patients with diabetes who were administered a dose used in this condition, did not have adequate bone parameters as primary endpoints, and had short follow-up periods. Further studies are needed to investigate the bone impact of GLP-1Ra, dual- and triple-receptor agonists for GLP-1, glucose-dependent insulin releasing polypeptide (GIP), and glucagon in PwO.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2LiraglutideBone DensityGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsObesityWeight LossGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHypoglycemic AgentsLiraglutideBone mineral densityFracturesGlucagon-like peptide receptor agonistsObesityOsteoporosisWeight loss

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PMID37999750
OpenAlexW4388977425

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