Chronic treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon receptor co-agonist causes weight loss-independent improvements in hepatic steatosis in mice with diet-induced obesity

Jun 11, 2024Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Long-term treatment with combined glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon receptor activators improves fatty liver in obese mice without weight loss

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Abstract

Dicretin led to a superior reduction of hepatic lipid content compared to Semaglutide or equivalent weight loss from calorie restriction.

  • GCGR-biased co-agonists may effectively reduce liver fat in mice with diet-induced obesity.
  • All treatment groups showed improvements in glucose tolerance and insulin resistance.
  • Unique changes in gene and metabolite expression were observed in Dicretin-treated mice.
  • Some identified changes relate to glucagon signaling, while others remain unclear in their physiological roles.

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