It helps the pancreas release insulin (only when glucose is present), suppresses glucagon, slows gastric emptying, and signals satiety to the brain
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Potential contributors include immune dysregulation, residual tissue injury, autonomic dysfunction, central sensitization, co-infections, reinfection, and possibly bacterial persistence, although the role of persistent infection remains an area of ongoing scientific investigation
Whilst GLP-1 receptor activation can exert multiple direct neuroprotective effects, the protective influence of GLP-1 receptor agonists may occur indirectly through the restoration of the dysfunctional insulin signaling associated with neurodegenerative disease
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