Ferroptosis likely plays a central role in both the initiation and progression of AD pathology
GLP-1 receptor agonists and dual incretin agonists can delay gastric emptying, but the perioperative risk is not uniform across all patients
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Patients should receive comprehensive injection training from healthcare professionals and have treatment reviewed after 12 weeks on the 3 mg maintenance dose as per NICE guidance
In addition, combining GLP-1R agonists with other peptide agonists or small-molecule therapeutics, including fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist cilofexor with/without the acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase inhibitor firsocostat, a long-acting amylin agonist, cannabinoid receptor antagonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), is currently being explored and may lead to additional improvements in NASH features vs GLP-1R agonists therapy alone [79,80,81,82,83]
However, many people wonder about the safety and effectiveness