AntiobesityResearch.com

A Researcher's Resource for Obesity Therapeutics

Author: William Vine, M.D., Ph.D. [Bio] [email]

The goal of this site is to present information on obesity research relevant for therapeutic discovery. The field is rapidly evolving and creates a challenge to maintain currency, accuracy and relevance. If you have suggestions, please help by responding through email.

•General Reviews
•Very General
•CNS Targets
•GI Targets

•Adipokines
[Leptin; Adiponectin; Resistin; RBP-4; Visfatin; TNF; IL-6; MCP-1; Vaspin; CXC5]
•Adrenergic System
•Calcitonin System
[Amylin; CTR's; Scalcitonin]
•Cannabinoid System
•Corticotropin System
•Fat Metabolism
[ACC; BAT; CA; CPT1; DGAT; FABP; FAS; LCFA; Lipase; MaCoA; UCP's; WAT]
•Growth Hormone Secretogogue System
•GI-bacteria
•Histamine System
•Incretins
•Insulin System
•Kinases/Phosphatases
[AMPK; PTP1B; PI3K; mTOR]
•Leptin System
•Melanin Concentrating Hormone System
•Melanocortin System
•Muscarinic System
•PPAR/LXR
•Sensory Receptors
•Serotonin System
•Steroid Systems
•Surgery
[GI; PNS(device)]
•Y System
[Y1,2,4,5R;NPY;PYY;PP]
•Misc-CNS
[BDNF; CART; CNTF; GAD2; Galanin; GPR103(QRFP); ikkβ Nesfatin; Neuromedin; Orexin; PRLR(prolactin); Relaxin; GABA; Opiods; Glutamate; Combinations; Antiepileptics]
•Misc-Peripheral
[Bile salts; Enterostatin; Glucagon; CrPicolinate; GE; AT1R; CCK1R; SGLT1; SGLT2; GDIR; FGF-21; TRβ]
•Uncertain Loci/Targets
[Sirtuins; Obestatin; Accupuncture; AQP7; s-EH]

•Abbreviations