Hormonal
Chronic administration of the dual beta-2/beta-3 adrenergic agonist ATR-127 significantly reduces body weight and fat mass while improving glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese mice, without causing cardiac hypertrophy.
This research suggests that a specific drug targeting fat and muscle metabolism (ATR-127) can reduce body fat and improve blood sugar control in obese individuals without harming the heart, a common side effect of older weight-loss drugs. This is currently only proven in mice and lab cells, so it is not yet available for human use.
After 21 days of treatment, both body weight and fat mass were significantly reduced (p < 0.0001, Figure 4G-H), whereas no significant differences were observed in lean mass... Chronic ATR-127 treatment (5 mg/kg/day for 21 days) did not affect heart weight in DIO mice, indicating that cardiac hypertrophy did not occur.
Why this rating
The evidence is derived from preclinical animal models (mice) and in vitro human cell lines, not human clinical trials.
Source
The novel adrenergic agonist ATR-127 targets skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue to tackle diabesity and steatohepatitis
Emanuela Talamonti et al. · Molecular Metabolism · 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.101931
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