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Insight Focus Global GLP-1 drug uptake has been limited by high cost and low availability
It is also used off-label for prediabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome
51 Park et al 52 found that empagliflozin, dulaglutide and a combination of both significantly attenuated the increase in cells, especially macrophages and neutrophils, in airway alveolar lavage fluid induced by a high-fat diet in mice, reduced the expression of IL-17 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-1, and decreased the differentiation of Th cells to Th1 and Th17, thereby achieving a reduced inflammatory response
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Gastrointestinal effects: Mounjaro commonly causes gastrointestinal side effects, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and reduced appetite, particularly when starting treatment or increasing the dose