They copy the action of a natural hormone in your body called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1), which is released after you eat
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Relevant preclinical studies have demonstrated that Ex-4, by acting on GLP-1R, inhibits the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and increases the expression of Caspase-3 and E-cadherin, thereby promoting apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells and reducing their metastasis [72]
Standard titration protocols are used
