Contemporary approaches into obesity: drugs and genes.
Obesity is a global epidemic effecting the health and life style of millions of people in both developed and developing countries. In this article, current medical treatments, recent scientific progresses toward understanding obesity, and future potentials in biotechnology applications in pharmaceutical research are reviewed in detail.
Basaran
Pervin
P
Department of Food Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. pb27@cornell.edu
Basaran
Nese
N
Altuntas
Irfan
I
Tamer
Mehmet Numan
MN
D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015992:Body Mass Index; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D004032:Diet; D015195:Drug Design; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000235:genetics
D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D020738:Leptin; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin