You may have noticed a lot of talk about medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy lately, maybe from TV ads, news stories, or even people you know
391 GLP-1 and GLP-1 analogs exert their effects on food intake and body weight through a myriad of neural substrates, encompassing several hypothalamic nuclei (including the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus, periventricular hypothalamus, and lateral hypothalamic area), hindbrain nuclei (such as the parabrachial nucleus and medial nucleus tractus solitarius), the ventral subregion of the hippocampus (vHP), and nuclei embedded within the mesolimbic reward circuitry (including the ventral tegmental area, VTA, and nucleus accumbens, NAc)
The first agent in this class was approved in 2005 for type 2 diabetes, and ongoing studies continue to look at their broader applications, long-term benefits and safety profile
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