title: Rimonabant: the role of endocannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonism in modulating the weight and lipid profile of obese patients.
abstract: Rimonabant is a selective blocker of the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor that has been developed for treatment of abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, and control of diabetes. Four randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that following 1 year of treatment, 20 mg/d of rimonabant is associated with greater weight loss and reduction in waist circumference compared with placebo. Therapy with rimonabant is associated with favorable changes in serum high-density lipoprotein and triglycerides, as well as with an improvement in glycemic control among obese type 2 diabetic patients. Rimonabant appears to be well tolerated, with the most common side effects being nausea, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Rimonabant is a novel agent that has the potential to be a useful adjunct to lifestyle and behavior modification in treatment of abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, and dysglycemia.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Dibble
authors.forename: Eli V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D063385:Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D063388:Endocannabinoids; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000077285:Rimonabant
chemical_list: D063385:Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators; D063388:Endocannabinoids; D010880:Piperidines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1; D000077285:Rimonabant