In fact, clinical trial data show GLP-1-treated groups had slightly lower rates of depressive symptoms compared to controls in landmark trials like the STEP studies
Taken together, these results may suggest that GLP-1 is an important mediator of the stress response in the brain
Four alternative mechanisms might be used to explain how LC reduced TMX-induced brain injury: (1) LC directly removed ROS, suppressed brain cell lipid peroxidation, protected the cell membrane from oxidative stress, and maintained normal cell structure and functions
Tumen D, Heumann P, Gulow K, Demirci CN, Cosma LS, Muller M, et al
This is not surprising given that these assays not only measure the native hormone but also their metabolites due to cross reactivities of their antibodies 13,70
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