Regarding GLP-2, Gu and colleagues evaluated a modified GLP-2 analog in mice, demonstrating that it reduced disease severity by restoring epithelial junctions and barrier integrity (87), complementing their currently approved use of GLP-2 analogs in short bowel syndrome (88, 89)
Rather than the active compound being a peptide, it is instead a "small molecule", meaning it can withstand the harsh environment of the digestive system and is much cheaper to make and store
GLP-1 has been shown to decrease calorie intake in animal models by intracerebroventricular and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) administration.34 An infusion of OXM to normal-weight human subjects produced a reduction in calorie intake of 19.3%, whereas a recent meta-analysis which studied the effect of GLP-1 infusion demonstrated an average reduction in calorie intake of 11.7%
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Not every patient requires the same dose or the same follow up
