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With regards to neurodegenerative diseases such as AD and PD, the literature has demonstrated the inhibitory effects of GLP-1 on pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha and IL-1betatwo notorious small molecules identified in the microglial-mediated injury observed in said diseases processes
Secondly, GLP-1 receptor agonists carry important safety considerations including risk of pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, and potential thyroid C-cell tumours (based on rodent studies, though human relevance remains uncertain)
