Furthermore, the drug was more effective on the extremes, with 31.6% of patients losing more than 25% of their body weight, almost double as much as 16.1% on Wegovy
In addition, the functional expression of the hepatic 2-oxoglutarate carrier in mitochondria from Xenopus laevis , showing the transport of reduced GSH in a phenylsuccinate-sensitive manner (26), further confirmed the suggestion that the 2-oxoglutarate carrier contributes to the transport of GSH in liver mitochondria
It should be noted, however, that discussions about the main role of a specific system (here, GLP-1) within the bodys processes are typically limited by two perspectives
Gao et al., 2011) and protect against neuronal death, ROS/peroxidation, and dopaminergic neurotoxicity by inhibiting cyclo-oxygenase enzymes in animals (Bilodeau et al., 1997
As such, its easy to think that combining them will double down on the results