The National Institute on Drug Abuse is sponsoring a clinical trial this year evaluating tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli Lillys weight-loss drugs, as a potential treatment for cannabis use disorder
Weight Management Candidates: Adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 with at least one weight-related condition such as hypertension, high cholesterol, or obstructive sleep apnea
It also includes the Clean Start Weight Loss Ketogenic/Intermittent Fasting program a complete patient-facing program you can deliver under your own care
At clinically relevant concentrations (5 M), metformin accumulates in lysosomes via the proton gradient and binds presenilin enhancer 2 (PEN2), thereby inhibiting vacuolar H + -ATPase (v-ATPase) and triggering AMPK activation independently of mitochondrial perturbation ( in vitro but exceeding typical plasma levels), metformin engages the AXIN-LKB1 scaffold complex to activate AMPK in an LKB1-dependent manner (Woods et al., 2003)
Additionally, a new field of epigenetics that has been pursued is epitranscriptomic alterations involving DCM pathologies (139)