glp 1 agonist exenatide Comparing Ozempic, Wegovy and Other GLP-1 Drugs Is Weight Loss the Main

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GIP and GLP-1 exert their effects by binding to their specific receptors, the GIP receptor (GIPR) and the GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R), and increasing the level of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), in pancreatic cells

Although the hypotensive effect of GLP-1 RAs seems to be manifested by BW losing, other mechanisms not related to BW might be implied by the mediation meta-analysis, which suggests an existence of BW-independent hypotensive effect of GLP-1 RA, along with the clinical evidence of weak or no correlations, and difference in time course between BP lowering and BW reducing effects

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