A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
OBJECTIVE: A male health outcomes investigator, in age bracket 55 - 65, with BMI = 27 kg/m2, but without type 2 diabetes, took compounded tirzepatide 7.5 mg/week therapy as an experiment to see if he could achieve a 10% reduction in body weight over…
CONTEXT: There is emerging evidence suggesting a possible association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Retrospective cohort studies supporting this association…
BACKGROUND: Exercise function quantified by 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) is severely impaired in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). OBJECTIVES: This prespecified secondary analysis of pooled data from the STEP-HFpE…
Constant tumor antigen exposure disrupts chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell metabolism, limiting their persistence and anti-tumor efficacy. To address this, we develop metabolically reprogrammed CAR (MCAR) T cells with enhanced autophagy and mito…
American culture encourages overconsumption, fueled by ubiquitous availability and pervasive marketing of ultra-processed foods and other addictive substances. This chronic overindulgence has contributed to rising rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes (T…
: Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) inhibitors block the initial step of de novo lipogenesis and potentially ameliorate liver pathology in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, increased expression of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1 re…
BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity-chronic illnesses in which an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences-negatively impact fema…
BACKGROUND: Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA), has shown potential in controlling type 2 diabetes due to their ability to lower blood glucose and improve cardiovascular outcomes. Although semaglutide is the newest GLP-1RA available, its…
Nephronophthisis (NPH) is the leading genetic cause of end-stage renal disease in children and young adults, but no effective disease-modifying therapies are currently available. Here, we identify glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) signaling as a novel…
PURPOSE: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) stands as the most prevalent metabolic disorder globally. T2DM entails numerous cardiovascular complications, which contribute significantly to morbidity, mortality, and increased public spending worldwide. Th…
To investigate the effect of semaglutide on the metabolomics of obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) complicated by metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).A prospective non-randomized controlled study was conducted. Obese pat…
The therapeutic landscape for obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is being reshaped by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). Orforglipron (LY3502970) represents a significant evolution in this class. Given the limitations of…
Recent evidence suggests that Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) can assist in alcohol and related substance use disorders (ASUD). GLP-1RAs act on the same receptor targets as native GLP-1, but last from several hours to a week, com…
Obesity is a major driver of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its progressive form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). As the global prevalence of obesity continues to rise, the burden of MASL…
This review covers a seminal study of the relation between exposure to the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist semaglutide and incident non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in a neuro-ophthalmology clinic setting, subsequent…