GLP-1 acts primarily on the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (POMC/NPY neurons) to regulate energy homeostasis and metabolic set-pointit's the 'background thermostat' for caloric balance
Semaglutide is GLP-1 only, so studies isolating GLP-1R contribution to a metabolic endpoint frequently use it as the single-receptor reference
Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and medical director of Obesity Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, served as a site investigator for the 72-week randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of tirzepatide
Patients with slower metabolism may get more benefits from the medication due to increased exposure to semaglutide
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the G allele of rs2143734 of GLP1R were associated with lower change of fasting C-peptide from baseline ( p = 0.029) Conclusions The saxagliptin did not ameliorate glucose fluctuations