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They work by mimicking a natural hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, which helps regulate appetite and slow down digestion, leading to a reduced calorie intake
Strategies to Increase GLP-1 Digestion of specific nutrients leads to GLP-1 secretion from L-cells located in the lining of the small intestine
Exendin-4, at least in Engs diabetic mice, caused blood glucose to drop to a normal level and stay there for hours, sometimes even for more than a day
In addition to its extensively studied actions in peripheral tissues, studies have evaluated the distribution of GLP-1R in the central nervous system (CNS) of rodents, non-human primates, and humans, showing that it is widely diffused to multiple CNS neurons including neurons of the arcuate nucleus (ARC), which are crucial for the control of energy balance (Fig