AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Inhibiting menin attenuates high-fat diet-induced weight gain by limiting intestinal lipid absorption in mice
Journal of Clinical Investigation
A mechanistically rigorous preclinical study demonstrating that menin inhibition reduces high-fat diet-induced weight gain in mice through intestinal lipid absorption limitation, supported by organoid validation but lacking human efficacy data.
Reported
Primary findingMen1 deficiency protected against high-fat…
Molecular mechanismCES1 expression elevated; triglyceride hydr…
Drug validationMI-463 recapitulated metabolic effects of M…