A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Type 2 diabetes and obesity present escalating global health and economic challenges, highlighting the need for therapies that can effectively manage glycemic levels and reduce excess adiposity. Semaglutide, a glucagon-like pep…
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely used to improve glycemic control and induce weight loss in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), yet treatment responses vary significantly among individuals. Eating behavi…
Semaglutide and tirzepatide represent new treatment modalities for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity, expanding the range of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor analog while tirzepatide is a du…
INTRODUCTION: Number needed to treat (NNT), an outcome measure derived from the estimated risk results of clinical trials, is widely used to demonstrate value to stakeholders by identifying how many patients require treatment to avoid one event of in…
Carnitine plays an essential role in maintaining energy homeostasis and metabolic flexibility. Various medications, such as pivalate-conjugated antibiotics, valproic acid, and anticancer agents, can induce carnitine deficiency, inhibit the utilizatio…
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated whether the combined use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, was associated with larger hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) improvements compared with use of semaglut…
This article summarizes the key literature describing the effects of the pancreatic beta-cell hormone amylin on eating. One of the first described and best investigated effects of amylin on eating is its physiological effect to control meal size by i…
Clinical guidelines for screening for liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) commonly recommend use of the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index as a first-line test, followed by subsequent testing and referral for FIB-…
Lecanemab, a monoclonal antibody targeting β-amyloid protofibrils, has shown promising results in a Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and has been approved by the European Medicines Agency. An Earl…
Microdroplet chemistry has recently gained much attention, as reactions can be greatly accelerated in microdroplets. This study reports its first application in pharmaceutical bioanalysis settings to measure glucose homeostasis with unprecedented spe…
BACKGROUND: Cagrilintide and semaglutide have each been shown to induce weight loss as monotherapies. Data are needed on the coadministration of cagrilintide and semaglutide (called CagriSema) for weight management in adults with type 2 diabetes, inc…