Separately, ghrelin, produced primarily in the stomach and hypothalamus, binds ghrelin receptors on pituitary somatotrophs and amplifies GH release through a distinct intracellular pathway
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In addition, the proportion of participants discontinuing treatment due to AEs was higher in those receiving survodutide than in those receiving placebo or semaglutide (15.9% vs 5.1% vs 4.0%, respectively)
In contrast, limited solubility may have restricted the potential efficacy of setmelanotide by hampering its systemic exposure
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