Studies have shown that GLP-1R not only plays a role in regulating blood glucose, but is also involved in a variety of metabolic and non-metabolic processes, including inhibition of gastric emptying, appetite control, and improvement of cardiovascular function ( 3 Mechanism of action of GLP-1R in lowering blood glucose GLP-1R is expressed on pancreatic -cells, -cells and -cells and reduces blood glucose levels directly or indirectly (Figure 1A)
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The rationale is that glucagon also increases energy expenditure and promotes hepatic fat mobilization, so a molecule that combines glucagons metabolic-rate effect with GLP-1/GIPs appetite-and-glucose control can, in principle, drive weight loss from both sides of the energy-balance equation at once
The drugs also regulate appetite by sending signals to the brain to tell the body it is full, which inhibits overeating