Elaine Yu, who directs the Bone Density Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, didnt find this particular difference very clinically impactful, for the reason that the condition is often coded for incorrectly and is likely underdiagnosed in both groups
GLP-1 medications are peptides large molecules that cant effectively penetrate the skin and must be delivered through an injection or through specially formulated pills
Furthermore, methionine and intermediates formed during its metabolism may play a separate or synergistic role, thereby conferring hepatoprotective effects
Furthermore, GLP-1Rs on IELs have been found to regulate the metabolic effects of GLP-1 in animal models by entrapping it, thereby reducing its systemic availability and lowering its plasma concentrations (62)
Vision Loss Claims Face Similar Hurdles For NAION cases, the evidentiary burden includes ophthalmology records documenting the sudden vision loss, ruling out other causes, and establishing the timeline between drug use and injury onset
doi: 10.3390/antiox13040484