| Lorcaserin for the treatment of obesity. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 21589947 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and there is an urgent need for the development of effective pharmacological therapies that target the metabolic and behavioral factors of body weight regulation. Serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated as a critical factor in the short-term (meal-by-meal) regulation of food intake and pharmaceutical companies have invested millions of dollars to discover and develop drug targets for the serotonergic pathway. Lorcaserin is a novel selective agonist of the 5-HT(2C) receptor for weight loss therapy. Preclinical and clinical studies indicate lorcaserin is well tolerated and not associated with cardiac valvulopathy or pulmonary hypertension suggesting that lorcaserin is a selective 5-HT(2C) receptor agonist and has little or no activation of the 5-HT(2B) and 5-HT(2A) receptors, respectively. Lorcaserin acts to alter energy balance through a reduction in energy intake and without an increase in energy expenditure and achieved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines for weight loss efficacy. It remains to be determined whether or not lorcaserin will be approved for the long-term management of obesity. |
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Authors:
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L M Redman; E Ravussin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) Volume: 46 ISSN: 1699-3993 ISO Abbreviation: Drugs Today Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-05-18 Completed Date: 2011-06-09 Revised Date: 2012-10-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101160518 Medline TA: Drugs Today (Barc) Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 901-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2010 Prous Science, S.A.U. or its licensors. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA. leanne.redman@pbrc.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Benzazepines
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adverse effects,
pharmacology,
therapeutic use* Clinical Trials as Topic Humans Obesity / drug therapy* Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists / therapeutic use* |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1P30 DK072476/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; K99HD060762/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R00 HD060762/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
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0/8-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-methyl-1H-3-benzazepine; 0/Benzazepines; 0/Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists |
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