Some studies have reported the beneficial effects of incretin mimetics as an effective therapy for hyperphagia and obesity in PWS, considering its potential effects on ghrelin suppression, central appetite suppression (through its action on pro-opiomelanocortin POMC/CART neurons and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcripts in the arcuate nucleus (195),), increased energy expenditure (EE) and stimulation of insulin secretion, which could counterbalance the hypoinsulinemia reported in PWS (196200)
Key Preclinical Study (Neelakantan et al., 2018): Treatment in diet-induced obese mice produced progressive body weight loss, reduced white adipose tissue mass and adipocyte size, decreased total cholesterol, and no changes in food intake effects were metabolic, not appetite-driven
Johnson et al., 2018
The dried samples were redissolved in methanol, centrifuged, and the supernatants were transferred to a glass vial for UPLC analysis
Effect of some amino acids, precursors and light conditions on callus growth and Silymarin content of Silybum marianum L
