International urology and nephrology|2025|Fasieh H, Naeem A, Hussain M
PMID: 39158628
A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
PURPOSE: With the increasing popularity of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs), numerous safety concerns arose pertaining to suicide, hair loss, and aspiration risks. We attempted to validate these concerns. METHODS: We queried four…
BACKGROUND: As the prevalence of obesity rises among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), concerns have emerged regarding the gastrointestinal safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), which are increasingly used for…
OBJECTIVES: To identify novel targets to treat obesity, we focused on the equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (ENT1), which is a key regulator of extracellular adenosine levels in adipose tissue. Adenosine has been shown to control multiple aspect…
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) poses a substantial challenge to public health, marked by persistent alcohol consumption patterns that result in significant morbidity and mortality. The limited efficacy of current pharmacological treatments for AUD unders…
BACKGROUND: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of vision loss in diabetes, is driven by basement membrane (BM) thickening and vascular hyperpermeability. While glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) like semaglutide exhibit plei…
Cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVDs) remain a leading global health issue, causing about one-third of all deaths worldwide. Among modifiable CV risk factors (systolic blood pressure, non-HDL cholesterol, diabetes, body mass index, and smoking), diabet…
AIMS: This participant-level exploratory analysis assessed the continuous time spent in glycaemic control and/or with sustained weight reductions with tirzepatide treatment in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) from the SURPASS programme. MATERI…
BACKGROUND: In patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, semaglutide (glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1] agonist), and finerenone (non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor an…
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists (G1RA) have gained popularity as a treatment for weight loss in patients who are overweight or obese, but their utilization patterns and impact on candidates for metabolic and bariatric surgery (M…
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists like semaglutide are effective treatments for obesity. High costs may create economic barriers. This study examines the association between income and prescriptions for semaglutide for weight loss. METHODS…
Type 1 diabetes is associated with excess cardiovascular risk, even after accounting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including glycaemia. Hence, there is an urgent need to document the metabolic abnormalities that contribute to the cardi…
IMPORTANCE: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a major cause of hospitalization, often occurring in patients with cardiometabolic comorbidities such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Although early trials of semaglutide and tirze…
INTRODUCTION: IcoSema is under development as a once-weekly injectable combination therapy of icodec (basal insulin) and semaglutide (glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist). This study assessed the pharmacokinetic characteristics of icodec and sem…
BACKGROUND: Patients with obesity or overweight are at increased risk for obesity-related complications (ORCs), including cardiovascular disease. Treatment with once-weekly (OW) semaglutide 2.4 mg has demonstrated clinical efficacy, however its impac…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. However, a correct and effective glycaemic control obtained by pharmacologic interventions, such as the use the novel glucose-low…
BACKGROUND: The molecular mechanisms associated with semaglutide and empagliflozin in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) still require further studies to develop precise therapeutic strategies. AIM: To investigate the ef…
From immunoglobulin A nephropathy to primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, sparsentan expands its indications. Complement inhibitors offer new hope for patients with certain poor-prognosis glomerulonephritides. Semaglutide enjoys great success,…
Obesity and diabetes are two faces of the same coin, as both disorders are characterized by insulin action defects. The two gut-derived incretin hormones, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), play a…