glp-1 class drugs Is the Same as Ozempic? Understanding Key Differences Adverse effects of GLP-1 class

doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.12.012

These results reflect sex-specific patterns of fat distribution and differential response to liraglutide, with reductions in visceral adiposity strongly correlated with decreases in AC across both sexes

Glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, is a hormone produced by the small intestine

Multiple drugs within this class have been approved for T2D management since the mid-2000s

The strategy was, therefore, to identify GLP-1 mimetic drugs with a molecular structure close enough to native GLP-1 to stimulate the GLP-1 receptor, but with alterations that enabled prolonged activity by, in particular, possessing resistance to breakdown by DPP-4 (Meier, 2012)