The SURPASS clinical trial programme explored its effects in the context of type 2 diabetes research, with results that were widely described as groundbreaking
Here we develop a series of peptides closely related to the GLP-1 homolog exendin-4, used clinically as exenatide 12 , but with widely varying trafficking properties
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Extensive cardiovascular outcome trials have demonstrated that certain GLP-1 receptor agonists can reduce cardiovascular risk
From a medical standpoint, the most important changes often show up in follow-up labs, where triglycerides and markers of inflammation may improve as visceral fat decreases
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