semaglutide after weight loss surgery Taking COMPOUND *Ozempic* Semaglutide GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss

Cytoprotection Originally studied for gut protection, it appears to help maintain cellular integrity under stress

Administered as an oral capsule

As semaglutide lowers weight and improves metabolic health, blood pressure often decreases, potentially requiring dose reduction of antihypertensive medications to prevent hypotension

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Pickart and colleagues (Nature, 1980, PMID 7453802) reported facilitated copper uptake into cultured cells, and Simon and colleagues (Life Sci, 2000, PMID 11045606) reported upregulated MMP-2 alongside its tissue inhibitors in fibroblast culture