They bind to receptors on cells and trigger a range of biological effects, from the regeneration of tissue to the production of hormones making them an increasingly important class of drugs
Early trials of AOD-9604 showed promising results
While many patients tolerate fasting well on GLP-1s, others may need to adjust their fasting window, meal composition, or activity level depending on how their body responds to both
While mediation analyses suggest that improved glycemic control, weight loss, and reduced blood pressure contribute to these benefits, they likely do not fully explain the observed renoprotection [36,37,38]
The effects of apoptosis stimulation were confirmed to occur only in cells expressing GLP-1R in a gain-of-function experiment (Ben et al., 2024)