Preclinical investigations, which pair ActRII inhibitors with GLP-1 RAs or dual incretin agonists, such as tirzepatide, achieved near-complete muscle retention and enhanced fat loss
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In line with this, mice with an -cell specific knock-down of PC1/3, resulting in significantly reduced islet GLP-1 content, were able to maintain normal glucose tolerance, suggesting that islet GLP-1 may not be essential and/or that it can be compensated for by intestinally derived GLP-1 under normal conditions