TY - JOUR
T1 - Incretin-based therapies for obesity treatment
AU - De Mello, Aline Haas
AU - Prá, Morgana
AU - Cardoso, Larissa Colonetti
AU - De Bona Schraiber, Rosiane
AU - Rezin, Gislaine Tezza
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Currently, obesity and its associated complications are considered major public health problems worldwide. Because the causes are multifactorial and complex, different treatment methods are used, which include diet and exercise, as well as the use of drugs, although they can have adverse side effects. A new target for the treatment of obesity may be the incretin system, which consists of hormones that seem to contribute to weight loss. In this sense, some studies have shown a relationship between weight loss and drugs related to incretin system, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. The objective of this review is to summarize the association between the incretin system and obesity treatment.
AB - Currently, obesity and its associated complications are considered major public health problems worldwide. Because the causes are multifactorial and complex, different treatment methods are used, which include diet and exercise, as well as the use of drugs, although they can have adverse side effects. A new target for the treatment of obesity may be the incretin system, which consists of hormones that seem to contribute to weight loss. In this sense, some studies have shown a relationship between weight loss and drugs related to incretin system, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. The objective of this review is to summarize the association between the incretin system and obesity treatment.
KW - DPP-4
KW - GLP-1
KW - Incretin
KW - Obesity
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.05.012
DO - 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.05.012
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26072135
AN - SCOPUS:84939565602
SN - 0026-0495
VL - 64
SP - 967
EP - 981
JO - Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
JF - Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
IS - 9
ER -