Pathogens 11 , 270 (2022)
It took about a year to assemble the funding for a one-year pilot program, identify a pharmacy to compound the semaglutide the active ingredient in some of the more costly, name-brand GLP-1s and find a doctor willing to prescribe the drug for off-label use to uninsured participants
With a chronic spinal CSF leak and other comorbidities, this is a welcome sliver of relief
They slow gastric emptying, signal fullness to the brain, and boost insulin release while curbing glucagon
However, a notable side effect was observed: MT-II-treated normal C57BL/6J mice exhibited significant weight loss, with their average weight decreasing from a baseline of 30.9 1.4 grams to 26.5 1.7 grams after the 14-day treatment course, a change not seen in vehicle-treated controls