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BACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a progressive liver disease with rising global prevalence, closely linked to type 2 diabetes. While several anti-diabetic agents show promise, a comprehensive analysis comparing t…
Semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) that has attracted significant global attention for its appetite-suppressing and weight-loss effects. Approved for pediatric use in child…
AIMS: Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, has shown efficacy in promoting weight loss. However, limited data exist on its impact on lean mass, muscle function, and metabolic adaptations. The SEMALEAN study aims to evaluate these parameters in pati…
Women with a raised body mass index are likely to take longer to conceive and have poorer outcomes from fertility treatment. Furthermore, fertility clinics commonly require women to have body mass index < 30 kg/mprior to treatment. Consequently, many…
Räsänen and Ahola-Launonen recently offered a commentary on an ethical analysis I co-authored with Julian Savulescu on the use of semaglutide-based weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. In this response, I continue the discussion by engaging their conce…
Obesity and its sequelae cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist-based treatments have significant side-effects associated with high rates of treatment discontinuation. Such concer…
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Type 2 diabetes is associated with worsened stroke outcome and lasting disability. The underlying mechanisms are undetermined, and no therapy is available. We experimentally investigated whether pharmacologically targeting obesity, w…
BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation contributes to the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). Inflammation in heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been linked to card…
AIMS: Evidence on the safety of semaglutide and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) concerning non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is inconclusive, with several studies published to date presenting methodolo…
The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Suppressor of Mothers against Decapentaplegic (Smad) signaling pathway plays an important role in the pathogenesis and progression of liver fibrosis. This current study was conducted to investigate the effect…
AIMS: We aimed at comparing different approved strategies (obesity management medications-OMM, endoscopic bariatric procedures-EBP, and metabolic bariatric surgery-MBS) with lifestyle intervention/placebo/no therapy (LSI/Pbo/NT) for the treatment of…
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Myocardial fibrosis (MF), a hallmark of structural cardiac remodelling, drives disease progression across most forms of heart failure and plays a central role in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Despite…
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are widely used to manage type 2 diabetes and promote weight loss. Semaglutide (SEM)-a long acting GLP-1-has experienced an extraordinary surge in popularity since its approval in 2017. Between 2021 a…
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for managing type 2 diabetes, have gained attention for their weight-reducing and broader biological effects. Among these, their influence on human mesenchymal stem cells rem…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of developing age-related cataract among nondiabetic patients who are overweight or obese prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) compared to other weight loss drugs (OWLD). DESIGN: Retrospectiv…
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease often associated with obesity and metabolic dysfunction, which may worsen disease severity. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, such as semaglutide, have shown metabolic and anti-inf…
OBJECTIVE: Eating disorders (ED) and psychological distress are highly prevalent in individuals with Class 3 obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m). With the increasing use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA), concerns have emerged about the pote…
BACKGROUND: There is little data on how semaglutide affects basal versus bolus insulin and dosing parameters in adults with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy. METHODS: This is a post-hoc analysis of a double-blinded, randomised, crossover trial…