Around 29% of adults in the UK are living with obesity - a condition associated with cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and certain cancers, and thought to contribute to over 30,000 deaths a year
A large number of studies have demonstrated the neuroprotective ability of GLP-1 RA, resulting in the improvement of cognitive and non-cognitive dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS)
Exendin-4 increases mRNA expression of Il1b, Il6, Il22, Il12b, Tnfa, Ccl2, Cxcl1 , and Cxcl2 (innate immunity), regenerating islet-derived protein 2, RegIIIy and RegIIIB (anti-microbial proteins), as well as Il-5, Il-13 (pathogen clearance) within 4 h of administration, returning to baseline expression by 24 h (Yusta et al., 2015), suggesting that GLP-1R activation engages a cytoprotective response
Wegovy and Zepbound are injected once weekly, while Saxenda is injected once daily, making it a bit less convenient
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