We're gonna talk about GLP one receptor agonists like Semaglutide, aka ozempic
What health conditions besides weight loss can GLP-1 drugs help with
Systemic GLP-1R agonist pharmacotherapy reduces activity of VTA dopamine neurons and attenuates cocaine seeking Systemic GLP-1R agonist administration reduced cocaine-evoked dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens 32 , a downstream target of VTA dopamine neurons known to play a critical role in cocaine seeking 33,34
It consists of six Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs, of which Saccharum granorum (Yitang, YT) is its principal drug, Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Guizhi, GZ) and Paeonia lactiflora Pall (Baishao, BS) are its assistant drugs, and Ziziphus jujuba Mill (Dazao, DZ), Zingiber officinale Rosc (Shengjiang, SJ) and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (Gancao, GC) are its complement drugs. Studies have shown that XJZ has a good effect on the treatment of CAG by regulating intestinal microbiota and bile acid metabolism [6], but its mechanism of action remains to be studied
doi:10.1007/s00394-021-02489-0