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Sci Rep 15(1):23605 Dini S et al (2022) Oxidative stress-mediated beta cell death and dysfunction as a target for diabetes management
GLP-1Ras mechanism Very soon after the use of GLP-1Ras became widespread medical practitioners noted that these medicines often also promote weight loss
PMID: 19136019 PMID: 12834882 Reference Reading Foundational Design Paper 1989 Cyclic-lactam -MSH analogs including Melanotan II origin and melanotropic potency Al-Obeidi, Castrucci, Hadley, and Hruby reported the design and synthesis of the 23-membered lactam-bridged cyclic heptapeptide (this compound) and documented 100-fold enhanced melanotropic potency vs -MSH in the lizard skin bioassay
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda) are now central to type 2 diabetes and obesity care
Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes the current understanding of the physiologic influence of GLP-1 RAs on gastrointestinal motility, highlights key clinical implications of these effects, and defines areas for future investigation