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Studies have demonstrated that GLP-1 receptor activation may reduce production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1) the same inflammatory mediators that drive joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis
This condition, known as NAION (Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy), can cause sudden and often irreversible vision loss in one eye
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"The medication might be degraded faster in one individual than in another," she says, which might also explain the different responses to GLP-1s