MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF BODY WEIGHT REGULATION AS TARGETS FOR PATHOGENETIC THERAPY OF OBESITY
The prevalence of obesity and associated diseases is comparable to the scale of the epidemic. Along with lifestyle changes, pharmacotherapy is an integral element of the programme of management of patients with obesity. Targets of these drugs are the key pathways of the central nervous system, involved in the regulation of energy exchange. This article describes the basic mechanisms of the central and peripheral regulation of appetite, the modern principles of drug therapy of obesity and characteristic of the basic drugs.