Anti-obesity effects of GIPR antagonists alone and in combination with GLP-1R agonists in preclinical models

Dec 21, 2018Science translational medicine

Anti-obesity effects of GIP receptor blockers alone and combined with GLP-1 receptor activators in animal models

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Abstract

Administration of anti-GIPR antibodies resulted in reduced body weight gain and improved metabolic parameters in mice and nonhuman primates.

  • GIP receptor (GIPR) has been linked to obesity through multiple genetic studies.
  • Knockout of GIPR in mice protects against diet-induced obesity.
  • A mouse anti-murine GIPR antibody reduced food intake and improved metabolic parameters in diet-induced obesity mice.
  • In obese nonhuman primates, an anti-human GIPR antibody led to more pronounced weight loss compared to mice.
  • Codosing anti-GIPR antibodies with GLP-1 receptor agonists enhanced weight loss effects in both mice and nonhuman primates.
  • GIPR's role in pancreatic β-cells was excluded from influencing body weight regulation.

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