Kylie D. Hesketh, Miaobing Zheng, Karen J. Campbell
{"title":"Early life factors that affect obesity and the need for complex solutions","authors":"Kylie D. Hesketh, Miaobing Zheng, Karen J. Campbell","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01035-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01035-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The prevalence of obesity increases with age but is apparent even in early life. Early childhood is a critical period for development that is known to influence future health. Even so, the focus on obesity in this phase, and the factors that affect the development of obesity, has only emerged over the past two decades. Furthermore, there is a paucity of iterative work in this area that would move the field forward. Obesity is a complex condition involving the interplay of multiple influences at different levels: the individual and biological level, the sociocultural level, and the environmental and system levels. This Review provides a brief overview of the evidence for these factors with a focus on aspects specific to early life. By spotlighting the complex web of interactions between the broad range of influences, both causal and risk markers, we highlight the complex nature of the condition. Much work in the early life field remains observational and many of the intervention studies are limited by a focus on single influences and a disjointed approach to solutions. Yet the complexity of obesity necessitates coordinated multi-focused solutions and joined-up action across the first 2,000 days from conception, and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142276905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The multifactorial effect of obesity on the effectiveness and outcomes of cancer therapies","authors":"Joanne Lysaght, Melissa J. Conroy","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01032-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01032-5","url":null,"abstract":"Epidemiology studies have demonstrated a clear association between obesity and the development of several distinct malignancies, with excessive visceral adiposity being an increasingly prevalent feature in patients with cancer presenting for therapeutic intervention. Clinical trials and meta-analyses have helped to inform effective and safe dosing of traditional systemically administered anticancer agents in adult patients with cancer and obesity, but there remains much debate not only regarding the effect of obesity on the more novel targeted molecular and immune-based therapies, but also about how obesity is best defined and measured clinically. Low muscle mass is associated with poor outcomes in cancer, and body composition studies using biochemical and imaging modalities are helping to fully delineate the importance of both obesity and sarcopenia in clinical outcomes; such studies might also go some way to explaining how obesity can paradoxically be associated with favourable clinical outcomes in certain cancers. As the cancer survivorship period increases and the duration of anticancer treatment lengthens, this Review highlights the challenges facing appropriate treatment selection and emphasizes how a multidisciplinary approach is warranted to manage weight and skeletal muscle loss during and after cancer treatment. This Review outlines the multifaceted influence of obesity on cancer treatment effectiveness and associated toxicities, and explores complex issues, such as body composition and the obesity paradox, that link obesity with outcomes for patients with cancer.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142276872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brown adipose tissue fights the battle against leukaemia","authors":"Pamela Fischer-Posovszky, Julia Zinngrebe","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01043-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01043-2","url":null,"abstract":"Brown adipocytes are increasingly recognized as a promising therapeutic target for metabolic disorders. Research published in Advanced Science now presents evidence that these cells might also be useful for leukaemia therapy. The study demonstrates that activation of brown adipocytes deprives leukaemia cells of glucose, which reveals a potential new avenue for leukaemia treatment.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142275260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The glymphatic system as a nexus between obesity and neurological diseases.","authors":"Bandy Chen,Stephanie Lenck,Jean-Leon Thomas,Marc Schneeberger","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01042-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01042-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142275252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Female-specific inflammatory signalling exacerbates central nervous system autoimmunity in obesity","authors":"Olivia Tysoe","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01040-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01040-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142245453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Skeletal muscle loss and sarcopenia in obesity pharmacotherapy","authors":"David C. D. Hope, Tricia M-M Tan","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01041-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01041-4","url":null,"abstract":"Pharmacological therapies with incretin-based ‘multi-agonists’ are rapidly advancing the therapeutic landscape for obesity. The loss of skeletal muscle mass with these potent weight-loss agents is emerging as a possible side effect. It is therefore important to determine whether multi-agonists increase the risk of sarcopenia in susceptible patients.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142245454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications","authors":"Varun Kumar, Ali Önder Yildirim, Peter P. Nawroth","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01038-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01038-z","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanistic and clinical data indicate that DNA damage contributes to the pathogenesis and progression of diabetic complications. Thus, DNA damage and its signalling are entering the field of diabetology.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142170710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessandro Grattoni, Gregory Korbutt, Alice A. Tomei, Andrés J. García, Andrew R. Pepper, Cherie Stabler, Michael Brehm, Klearchos Papas, Antonio Citro, Haval Shirwan, Jeffrey R. Millman, Juan Melero-Martin, Melanie Graham, Michael Sefton, Minglin Ma, Norma Kenyon, Omid Veiseh, Tejal A. Desai, M. Cristina Nostro, Marjana Marinac, Megan Sykes, Holger A. Russ, Jon Odorico, Qizhi Tang, Camillo Ricordi, Esther Latres, Nicholas E. Mamrak, Jaime Giraldo, Mark C. Poznansky, Paul de Vos
{"title":"Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead","authors":"Alessandro Grattoni, Gregory Korbutt, Alice A. Tomei, Andrés J. García, Andrew R. Pepper, Cherie Stabler, Michael Brehm, Klearchos Papas, Antonio Citro, Haval Shirwan, Jeffrey R. Millman, Juan Melero-Martin, Melanie Graham, Michael Sefton, Minglin Ma, Norma Kenyon, Omid Veiseh, Tejal A. Desai, M. Cristina Nostro, Marjana Marinac, Megan Sykes, Holger A. Russ, Jon Odorico, Qizhi Tang, Camillo Ricordi, Esther Latres, Nicholas E. Mamrak, Jaime Giraldo, Mark C. Poznansky, Paul de Vos","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01029-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01029-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a growing global health concern that affects approximately 8.5 million individuals worldwide. T1DM is characterized by an autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β cells, leading to a disruption in glucose homeostasis. Therapeutic intervention for T1DM requires a complex regimen of glycaemic monitoring and the administration of exogenous insulin to regulate blood glucose levels. Advances in continuous glucose monitoring and algorithm-driven insulin delivery devices have improved the quality of life of patients. Despite this, mimicking islet function and complex physiological feedback remains challenging. Pancreatic islet transplantation represents a potential functional cure for T1DM but is hindered by donor scarcity, variability in harvested cells, aggressive immunosuppressive regimens and suboptimal clinical outcomes. Current research is directed towards generating alternative cell sources, improving transplantation methods, and enhancing cell survival without chronic immunosuppression. This Review maps the progress in cell replacement therapies for T1DM and outlines the remaining challenges and future directions. We explore the state-of-the-art strategies for generating replenishable β cells, cell delivery technologies and local targeted immune modulation. Finally, we highlight relevant animal models and the regulatory aspects for advancing these technologies towards clinical deployment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142123522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan R. Bornstein, J. Fraser Wright, Charlotte Steenblock
{"title":"The promising potential of gene therapy for diabetes mellitus","authors":"Stefan R. Bornstein, J. Fraser Wright, Charlotte Steenblock","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01030-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01030-7","url":null,"abstract":"Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for treating a wide range of hereditary and acquired diseases by delivering exogenous therapeutic nucleotide sequences into specific cells or tissues. Recent advances support the notion that gene therapy could offer a long-term cure for diabetes mellitus, something that current conventional pharmacotherapies cannot achieve.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142090149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}