Research Sources: New England Journal of Medicine: Tirzepatide as Compared with Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity. May 11, 2025
As reported previously, we confirm autoradiography and immunohistochemistry data 2, 24 showing that human pancreatic acini do express GLP1R, although in much lower density than the insulin-producing cells
Extremophilic bacterial GGTs exhibit only hydrolytic activity suggesting them to be the ancient progenitors that evolved earliest with only hydrolytic activity, and later, transpeptidase activity was imparted to other mesophilic bacterial and eukaryotic GGTs (Castellano et al., 2010, 2011)
However, the decrease in liver fat was notably correlated with the reduction in body weight ( r = 0.490
For type 2 diabetes management , NICE guideline NG28 recommends considering GLP-1 receptor agonists when: Triple therapy with metformin and two other oral medications is ineffective, not tolerated or contraindicated The patient has a body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg/m or higher (with lower thresholds for people from certain ethnic backgrounds), or lower BMI with specific clinical circumstances where weight loss would benefit other obesity-related comorbidities Insulin would have significant occupational implications GLP-1 therapy should only be continued beyond six months if there has been a beneficial metabolic response, defined as a reduction in HbA1c of at least 11 mmol/mol (1.0 percentage point) and weight loss of at least 3% of initial body weight