title: New therapeutic approaches for the treatment of obesity.
abstract: This review discusses current and future pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity, with a focus on the biological control of energy balance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0757, USA. E-mail: asaltiel@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Saltiel
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D001835:Body Weight; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D020738:Leptin / Q000737:chemistry; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D020738:Leptin