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Furthermore, several novel therapeutic compounds (GIP receptor antagonists and agonists including multiple-targeting compounds) have also shown beneficial glucometabolic and body weight lowering effects in individuals with type 2 diabetes and obesity (40, 41)

But the important thing is that the little gila monster peptide had shown that GLP-1 receptor agonists were a viable approach for treating diabetes

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One standout medication in this class is Ozempic (semaglutide)

Since then, researchers have shown more and more convincingly that the weight loss effects of GLP-1 agonists are mediated through the brain a separate mechanism from its impact on blood glucose

Of note, the hindbrain GCG + neurons lack the GLP-1 receptor such that they cannot be directly activated by peripherally-derived GLP-1 [351]