Endocannabinoids are lipid mediators that interact with G protein-coupled receptors, including cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R), which is mainly expressed in peripheral tissues with immune functions.
Platycodin D (PD) is an oleanane-type triterpenoid saponin and one of the primary active substances isolated from the root of the Platycodon herb. Investigators from First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University and affiliated organizations studied the effects of PD on high-fat diet-induced obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD).
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has a prevalence of about 25% in the adult population, with steatosis present in >5% of hepatocytes, hepatocyte ballooning and fibrosis as the main hallmarks. Scientists have tested effects of the galectin-3 inhibitor modified citrus pectin (MCP) in ApoE knockout mice fed a western diet.
Better Therapeutics Inc.’s prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) received U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), an advanced form of fatty liver disease that increases the risk of cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer but has few good treatments available.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is characterized by accumulation of triglycerides (TGs) in liver hepatocytes, and which can progress into chronic liver disease or even hepatocellular carcinoma.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG has identified 17-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 13 (HSD17B13; 17-β-HSD 13) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, most commonly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has a prevalence of about 30% in the general population and about 80% in people with obesity. It is characterized by steatosis and metabolic dysfunction, with inflammation and fibrogenesis.
The FDA has cleared IND applications for UBT-251 injection, a long-acting triple-targeted glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/glucagon receptor agonist developed by The United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of The United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd., for adult type 2 diabetes and for overweight or obese subjects.
