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Skin laxity is another concern with weight loss exceeding 15-20% of body weight

While GLP-1 receptor agonists were developed to treat type 2 diabetes, many have demonstrated significant weight loss or weight maintenance effects

Phase 2 jumped from 4 mg straight to 8 mg

Until 1992, exenatide, which shares 53% homology with GLP-1(7-37), was discovered from venom of Gila monster

In the Phase 2 trial, weight loss had not plateaued at 48 weeks (24.2% at 12 mg)

To evaluate the functional relevance of the GLP-1R cholesterol binding sites identified during the cgMD simulations, 12 residues were selected within or at the periphery of these sites and mutated to alanine by site-directed mutagenesis (Figure 2F)