11-13 GLP-1 receptors are expressed in multiple tissues, therefore, GLP-1RAs have multiple mechanisms of action (Figure 2)
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Clinical guidelines support the use of these medications for patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications alone are insufficient
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Although early studies were unclear (92), more recent studies with Western blotting, immunolocalization, and PCR have shown the presence of GLP-1R in acinar and in some cases duct cells (54, 128)
A Phase 2 trial (a mid-stage human trial, typically involving a few hundred participants) published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2023 reported an average weight loss of about 24% at 48 weeks with the highest dose