"Genetic insights can guide us in making informed decisions about treatments and their impact on health." To study how GLP-1 receptor agonists affect muscle and fat, the HKUMed research team used genetic data of more than 800,000 European participants from different genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
GLP-1/GIP receptor coagonism GIP is a short-acting incretin hormone secreted by intestinal K cells in response to carbohydrate- and fat-rich meals, with a plasma half-life of approximately seven minutes
Available at: Wong WY, Thomas CM, Merkus JM, Zielhuis GA, Steegers-Theunissen RP
GHK-Cu has a variety of roles in the human body, including promoting activation of wound healing, attracting immune cells, having anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, stimulating collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis in skin fibroblasts, and promoting blood vessel growth
Mobilizing monocytes to cross-present circulating viral antigen in chronic infection
The signal of the promoter region in immunoprecipitants relative to that in input was compared
