The Collaborative Study Group (CSG) trial enrolled 409 patients with type 1 diabetes and persistent proteinuria (500 mg/day), randomizing them to captopril or placebo (168)
Resmetirom is generally well tolerated
Although these products often contain similar active ingredients and are typically less expensive, they do not undergo the same safety and quality review
This 16 to 20 week titration period exists specifically to allow the body to adapt at each dose level before increasing
If your goal involves gastrointestinal healing, the peptide contacting intestinal tissues directly could provide benefit even if it never reaches the bloodstream
By blocking the activity of mTORC1, research shows that Rapamycin decreases the production of IL-4 and IL-17, encourages the growth of Treg cells, and ultimately decreases the activity of SLE disease (224, 226)