SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2025
The role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in IBD-related surgery and IBD-related complications of inflammatory bowel disease among patients with metabolic comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review: Efficacy, Safety and Metabolic Outcomes of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonists on obesity and metabolic profile in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- Precision Medicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Emerging Role of Metabolic Dysfunction.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely used for type 2 diabetes and obesity, and emerging evidence suggests potential immunomodulatory effects. However, few studies have evaluated their role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and no comprehensive clinical trials exist. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between GLP-1RA use and IBD-related surgeries and complications. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science from inception to March 2025. Cohort studies comparing IBD patients treated with GLP-1RAs versus non-users were included. Two reviewers independently performed study selection and data extraction. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed using log-transformed effect sizes. Heterogeneity was assessed using I Results: Six studies were included, providing eight effect estimates (two studies contributed two cohorts each). Three of the six included studies (50%) were non-peer-reviewed conference abstracts, which may affect interpretability. For IBD-related surgery (4 effect estimates), GLP-1RA use was significantly associated with lower risk (pooled estimate: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.35-0.59; I Conclusion: GLP-1RA use may reduce the risk of IBD-related surgery among IBD patients with metabolic comorbidities. Findings for IBD-related complications should be interpreted with caution due to substantial heterogeneity and the inclusion of abstract-only studies. Further prospective research is warranted. Systematic review registration: This systematic review was prospectively registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), under registration ID CRD420251015882. The full protocol is publicly accessible through the PROSPERO database at https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/. No amendments were made to the original protocol. Any changes arising during the peer-review process will be transparently documented in the final publication.
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