In the IMPACT trial, pemvidutide achieved mean weight losses of 4.8% and 5.8% with 1.2 and 1.8 mg doses respectively at 24 weeks, compared to 0.5% with placebo, with weight loss curves showing no evidence of plateauing, suggesting continued benefit with longer treatment [49-51]
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These may include allergic reactions to unknown ingredients, lack of therapeutic effect (meaning underlying conditions remain untreated), contamination with harmful substances, or unpredictable side effects
It also helps with weight loss
GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce appetite and slow gastric emptying, creating a caloric deficit that leads to fat mobilisation throughout the body
To test therapeutic potential of the OGT-TFF2 pathway, we found that hepatocyte-specific GalNAc-modified si Tff2 reduced GAN diet-induced MASH in mice