A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
Glucose homeostasis, regulated by glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon (GCG) is critical to human health. Several multi-targeting agonists at GIPR, GLP-1R or GCGR, developed to maximize meta…
Obesity is an important risk factor of type 2 diabetes (T2D), which has become an important factor threatening human health. However, no perfect drug choice for obesity exists. Semaglutide is a kind of human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog tha…
The combined use of gastrointestinal hormones for treating metabolic diseases is gaining increasing attention. It was documented previously that co-administration of a cholecystokinin receptor-1 receptor (CCK-1R) agonist with a glucagon-like peptide-…
INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) management has reached a point where not only optimal glycaemic control is necessary, but also additional interventions with proven cardiovascular risk reduction benefit. Subcutaneous semaglutide has been shown to…
Several novel drugs are being developed for the management of obesity. While this offers newer opportunities for weight management, it also creates challenges for the treating physician to choose the appropriate drug for a given patient in clinical p…
Recently, two oral-administered peptide pharmaceuticals, semaglutide and octreotide, have been developed and are considered as a breakthrough in peptide and protein drug delivery system development. In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) app…
BACKGROUND: The number of obese people continues to increase worldwide, and obesity-related complications add to every country's health burden. Consequently, new weight-loss medications, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), a…
The growing prevalence of obesity in the United States has presented an opportunity to increase knowledge about optimal treatment approaches based on a better understanding of patient and provider biases, health care coverage and practices, and socia…
Anti-obesity medications used with lifestyle intervention produce greater and more sustained weight loss than does lifestyle intervention alone. However, until 2021, FDA-approved medications for the long-term treatment of obesity in the general adult…
BACKGROUND: Healthy dietary patterns are rich in micronutrients, but their influence on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks has not been systematically quantified. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to provide a comprehensive and most up-to-date e…
In the last few years, a great interest has emerged in investigating the pleiotropic effects of Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RAs). While GLP-1RAs ability to lower plasma glucose and to induce weight loss has allowed them to be appr…
The approval of once daily liraglutide, 3.0 mg, and once weekly semaglutide, 2.4 mg, for chronic weight management provides a novel effective strategy against obesity. The reliable models that might predict weight reducing potential at the individual…
AIM: To evaluate the cardiovascular (CV) efficacy of liraglutide and semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and peripheral artery disease (PAD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: LEADER and SUSTAIN 6 trials investigated subcutaneous liraglutide (≤1.…
BACKGROUND: The once-daily glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue, liraglutide has been shown to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The once-weekly GLP-1 analogue, semaglutide also red…
INTRODUCTION: To complement results of the SUSTAIN program, this study assessed effectiveness and safety of once weekly subcutaneous semaglutide in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) managed under routine care. METHODS: This was a multicenter, observa…
BACKGROUND: Prader-Willi syndrome is the most frequent genetic cause of obesity and is often complicated by glucose metabolism alterations. Conventional therapies prescribed for type 2 diabetes frequently failed to achieve adequate glycemic control i…
BACKGROUND: The cardiovascular effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are still controversial in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular eve…
OBJECTIVE: Obesity and its associated comorbidities represent a global health challenge with a need for well-tolerated, effective, and mechanistically diverse pharmaceutical interventions. Oxyntomodulin is a gut peptide that activates the glucagon re…
BACKGROUND: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was rapidly implemented to maintain patient care during quarantine. However, there is little data on how this transition may have impacted weight loss outcomes and interventions among patients wi…
OBJECTIVES: Semaglutide and liraglutide are glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based diabetes drugs. Semaglutide possesses a longer half-life. Utilizing relatively lower doses, we compared the beneficial metabolic effects of these 2 drugs in mice fed a…