A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
Obesity is a chronic disease with an increasing worldwide prevalence. Improving obesity is of paramount importance given its association with conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer among others. In the last decade, a n…
AIMS: This study aims to compare adverse drug reaction patterns of liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide-glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) approved for anti-obesity medications-to evaluate their real-world safety. MATERIALS AND…
GLP1 agonists are the emerging fourth pillar of nephroprotection in type 2 diabetes (T2D), alongside renin-angiotensin system blockers, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, and finerenone (a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist).…
AIMS: This study compares the therapeutic efficacy, gastrointestinal (GI) adverse event (AE) rates and the relationship between the therapeutic efficacy and GI AEs in randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials (RCTs) of GLP-1 RAs and the dual GLP…
AIMS: GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Monjaro), have gained significant popularity for obesity management, but concerns have arisen about their potential link to thyroid cancer. This study investigates the asso…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), including semaglutide (Wegovy®), are increasingly used for weight management in both adult and pediatric populations. Their mechanism of delayed gastric emptying raises concern for aspiration dur…
BACKGROUND: Obesity is an increasing public health problem because of its high prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality. Two weight-loss strategies are currently used, either bariatric surgery or pharmacological therapy with glucagon-like pe…
INTRODUCTION: According to the Obesity Medicine Association, obesity is a chronic, progressive, relapsing, multifactorial and treatable neurobehavioral disease. A small number of drugs have been approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for we…
BACKGROUND: In the phase 3 ESSENCE clinical trial, semaglutide demonstrated improved histological outcomes for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) with moderate or advanced fibrosis. There is limited real-world evide…
Type 2 diabetes and obesity have some overlapping pathophysiology. This has allowed for the creation of therapies which are highly effective in treating both conditions. Weekly subcutaneous incretin agonists are preferred agents as they provide signi…
Obesity continues to pose an urgent public health challenge in the United States, with prevalence among adults and significant associations with chronic conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Whi…
Diabetic neuropathy (DN) remains a major clinical burden, characterized by progressive sensory dysfunction, pain, and impaired quality of life. Despite the available symptomatic treatments, there is a pressing need for disease-modifying therapies. In…
To address challenges such as limited loading capacity, restricted targeting precision, and low yield of natural exosomes as drug carriers, the fusion of liposomes and exosomes to create hybrid vesicles has emerged as a viable solution approach. Whil…
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the weight loss efficacy of semaglutide initiated 6 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). METHODS: This retrospective study included patients undergoing primary LSG. Patients receiving semaglutide…
IMPORTANCE: Semaglutide, a glucagonlike peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA), has recently been implicated in cases of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), raising safety concerns in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). OBJECTI…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of using an automatic weight management system to follow patients' response to weight reduction medications and to identify early deviations from weight trajectories. METHODS…
Innovations in liquid chromatography stationary phase media can address emerging peptide separation and purification challenges. Herein, we report the synthesis of novel carbon microbeads from natural micrographite flakes as the starting material (re…
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating cerebrovascular event with high morbidity and mortality rates, and early brain injury following SAH (EBI-SAH) within 72 h leads to a poor prognosis. Despite advances in our understanding of th…