A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
BACKGROUND: Weight management strategies before total hip arthroplasty (THA) include bariatric surgery and Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, including semaglutide. Previous studies have reported higher THA implant failure in patients who had…
INTRODUCTION: Overweight and obesity are major global health issues, increasing disease risk and straining healthcare systems. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are effective for weight loss but cause gastrointestinal side effects…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are increasingly used in type 2 diabetes (T2D) management for their glycemic and weight benefits. However, their appetite-suppressing effects may influence dietary intake and nutrient adequacy, yet…
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a chronic inflammatory disease with high morbidity that is decidedly prevalent worldwide and in Saudi Arabia. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 agonists) are broadly used for the management of diabetes and obesit…
Disturbances in insulin signaling and glucose metabolism within the brain are associated with the onset of neuronal degeneration and a reduction in synaptic activity. Research increasingly supports the therapeutic potential of GLP-1R agonists for dia…
AIMS: The cardioprotective effects of semaglutide 2.4 mg reported in the SELECT cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03574597) provide clinical benefit for subjects with overweight or obesity and established CV disease without ty…
INTRODUCTION: Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), has potential associations with higher rates of diabetic retinopathy (DR) complications including proliferative DR (PDR) and…
PURPOSE: To compare the hazard of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among nondiabetic, weight loss-eligible adults prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs; semaglutide or liraglutide) versus other weight loss (OWL) pharma…
AIMS: To explore the relationship between weight loss and insulin sensitivity in response to tirzepatide or semaglutide. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a post hoc exploratory analysis of a 28-week, double-blind, randomized trial in people with t…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a family of drugs, most well known by the third-generation once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide, that act on the incretin pathway of metabolic, hormonal signaling to modulate pancreatic insulin re…
BACKGROUND: Obesity affects over one billion people worldwide and is associated with ocular complications, yet comparative effects of newer anti-obesity medications on eye health remain poorly understood. We examine ocular health outcomes among indiv…
AIMS: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, alongside dual receptor agonists targeting glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors, represent transformative therapies for obesity management. Despite their increasing use,…
BACKGROUND: Semaglutide (the active agent in Ozempic [Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro, NJ, USA]) has been increasingly recognized as one of the most effective medications in the management of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients with T2DM undergoing o…
BACKGROUND: Both GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonists and SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2) inhibitors (SGLT2i) improve cardiovascular outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease. However, th…