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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Impact of Selected Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Serum Lipids, Adipose Tissue, and Muscle Metabolism-A Narrative Review.

Zsolt Szekeres, Andras Nagy, Kamilla Jahner, Eszter Szabados

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Lower fall and femoral fracture risks with semaglutide and tirzepatide compared with DPP-4 inhibitors in older adults with type 2 diabetes.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  19. Inflammation-Insulin Resistance Crosstalk and the Central Role of Myokines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  20. Risk management of cardiovascular disease in older patients with diabetes.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zsolt SzekeresDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pecs, 7624 Pecs, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0004-7691-5773
Andras NagyFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Pecs, 7624 Pecs, Hungary.
Kamilla JahnerDepartment of Medical Imaging, Medical School, University of Pecs, 7624 Pecs, Hungary.
Eszter Szabados1st Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation, Medical School, University of Pecs, 7624 Pecs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-9809-699X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) are novel antihyperglycemic agents. By acting through the central nervous system, they increase satiety and reduce food intake, thus lowering body weight. Furthermore, they increase the secretion of insulin while decreasing the production of glucagon. However, recent studies suggest a more complex metabolic impact through the interaction with various other tissues. In our present review, we aim to provide a summary of the effects of GLP-1 RA on serum lipids, adipose tissue, and muscle metabolism. It has been found that GLP-1 RA therapy is associated with decreased serum cholesterol levels. Epicardial adipose tissue thickness, hepatic lipid droplets, and visceral fat volume were reduced in obese patients with cardiovascular disease. GLP-1 RA therapy decreased the level of proinflammatory adipokines and reduced the expression of inflammatory genes. They have been found to reduce endoplasmic reticulum stress in adipocytes, leading to better adipocyte function and metabolism. Furthermore, GLP-1 RA therapy increased microvascular blood flow in muscle tissue, resulting in increased myocyte metabolism. They inhibited muscle atrophy and increased muscle mass and function. It was also observed that the levels of muscle-derived inflammatory cytokines decreased, and insulin sensitivity increased, resulting in improved metabolism. However, some clinical trials have been conducted on a very small number of patients, which limits the strength of these observations.

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Adipose TissueGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsAnimalsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsLipid MetabolismLipidsMusclesMuscle, SkeletalGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHypoglycemic AgentsLipidsadipose tissueGLP-1 RAmuscle metabolismobesityserum lipid

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PMID39125786
PMCPMC11311305

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