Oxidative damage and protection of the RPE
So a couple of kind of deal breakers, let's call it low stomach acid, we don't have enough high quality stomach acid, it's gonna be hard to break down a lot of these sulfur rich compounds
All participants received treatment for at least 52 weeks, with a maximum treatment duration of 104 weeks or until the study was completed to collect and evaluate major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
The longer-lasting product was first approved in 2017 under the brand name Ozempic
A recent PET-CT study revealed that metformin enhances glucose uptake in the basolateral area of the intestines, leading to the production of lactate (reducing pH and bicarbonate in portal vein) and acetate that travel to the liver via the portal vein and lower hepatic glucose production (Tobar et al., 2023)
The portion of ALCAR that does survive intact is uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, a feat that LCT cannot achieve