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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2025

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in arthritis: current insights and future directions.

Derin Karacabeyli, Diane Lacaille

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The complexity of pain in osteoarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026
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  6. The gut-joint axis in osteoarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Derin KaracabeyliArthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. dkaracabeyli@arthritisresearch.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6597-0302
Diane LacailleArthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity affects nearly one in six adults worldwide. Excess adiposity is a pro-inflammatory state associated with increased risk of several types of arthritis, increased arthritis disease activity and/or severity, and poorer response to certain treatments. Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in people with common arthritides such as osteoarthritis (OA), gout, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are a promising therapeutic option for people with arthritis and obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus owing to their pleiotropic effects, including weight loss, improved survival and reduced risk of major cardiovascular and renal events. In vitro and preclinical in vivo experiments in arthritis have uncovered weight-loss-independent anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective properties of GLP-1RAs. In knee OA, clinical data suggest that GLP-1RAs improve pain and function and reduce the risk of surgical intervention; however, their effects on OA incidence remain incompletely understood. Evidence suggests that GLP-1RAs do not directly prevent gout attacks, but are effective in managing cardiometabolic conditions commonly associated with gout and other arthritides. More research is needed to clarify the effects of GLP-1RAs on incidence, disease activity, and progression of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis.

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ArthritisGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsObesityArthritis, RheumatoidDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists

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