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Anti-obesity Medications for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Stergios A PolyzosDimitrios G GoulisOlga GioulemeGeorgios S GermanidisAntonis Goulas
Published in: Current obesity reports (2022)
Orlistat and some glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor analogs, including liraglutide and semaglutide, have beneficial effects on hepatic steatosis and inflammation, but not fibrosis. Other anti-obesity medications, including lorcaserin, setmelanotide, phentermine hydrochloric, phentermine/topiramate, and naltrexone/bupropion, have been minimally investigated in NAFLD. Furthermore, medications like sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and farnesoid X receptor have shown beneficial effects in both NAFLD and obesity, but they have not been licensed for either disease. Liraglutide, semaglutide, and orlistat may be currently used in selected patients with obesity and NAFLD. Further research is warranted, since targeting obesity may provide additional benefits on its comorbidities, including NAFLD.
Keyphrases
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • weight gain
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • physical activity
  • binding protein
  • molecular dynamics simulations
  • liver fibrosis