A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
BACKGROUND: Erectile dysfunction is a prevalent and distressing complication of diabetes mellitus that markedly affects quality of life in male patients. Although the role of diabetes in erectile dysfunction is well-established, potential drug-induce…
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a heterogeneous chronic disease in which eating behavior phenotypes may influence treatment response. Yet, anti-obesity medication (AOM) selection is still largely guided by anthropometric and metabolic parameters, with limited…
BACKGROUND: Oral semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), has been shown to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in high-risk individuals with type 2 diabetes in the SOUL trial. Its potential population-level i…
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are chronic immune-mediated diseases often associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), initially developed…
OBJECTIVES: We reviewed weight loss and gaining wrinkles, and the impact of weight loss drugs on facial aesthetics. METHODS: The resources from Eskişehir Osmangazi and Kirikkale Universities, along with Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCO, and ProQ…
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are used for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and overweight or obesity, but their association with cancer is unclear. PURPOSE: To investigate the risk for obesity-related cancer associa…
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a leading chronic liver disease on a global scale. With its increasing incidence and advances in research technologies, our understanding of the mechanisms, non-invasive diagnostic s…
A sixty-five-year-old white woman with obesity class II, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and pre-diabetes was started on subcutaneous semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), for weigh…
IMPORTANCE: Heart failure (HF) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Oral semaglutide reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (MACE; comprising CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke) in people…
INTRODUCTION: The global prevalence of obesity is rising, paralleled by an increase in IBD (inflammatory bowel disease). While studies examining the impact of obesity on IBD have yielded conflicting results, some suggest that obesity may increase adv…
BACKGROUND: Obesity remains a major public health concern in the United States, with increasing demand for body-contouring procedures following significant weight loss. Appalachia-a region characterized by limited healthcare access and a high prevale…
The present study determined the effectiveness of the glucagon-like peptide 1 agonist semaglutide to attenuate cocaine-vs-food choice in male and female rats. Repeated 5-day semaglutide treatment decreased cocaine choice and significantly reduced bod…
AIMS: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is among the leading causes of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This study evaluated whether initiation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RAs) post-AMI improves cardiovascular…
AIMS: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are widely used drugs with applications beyond the management of obesity and diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to investigate the association between GLP-1 RA use and hair loss. METHODS: F…
BACKGROUND: To examine preliminary associations between enlarged perivascular spaces (ePVS) and cerebrovascular small-vessel disease, cortical atrophy, and cognitive impairment among a select cohort of Hispanic and Latino adults. The Hispanic and Lat…
Semaglutide (SEMA) improves cardiometabolic outcomes in obesity, but its mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We examined the effects of SEMA in mice fed a high-fat, high-sucrose diet. Obese mice were treated with SEMA and compared with pair-fe…
Developed to treat type 2 diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with diabetes, and later in obese patients with cardiovascular disease w…
The development of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonists, including semaglutide and tirzepatide, has transformed the clinical management of overweight and obesity. However, substantial inter-person variability exists in both weight loss ef…