The mechanism: repeated trauma to the same muscle belly triggers localized inflammatory adipogenesis, where mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into adipocytes in response to tissue injury signals
That dynamic shifted in 2024, when Wegovy gained an indication for reduced cardiovascular risk in March and Zepbound added an OSA indication in December
GLP-1 Based Therapies and Disease Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Although previous studies have shown L-carnitine to have cardioprotective effects [47], recent studies have also shown that derivatives of L-carnitine may have adverse consequences on cardiovacular health
Its also its greatest weakness on a lab shelf
Funding This research was supported by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (Little Rock, AR, USA), The Jonty Foundation (St Paul, MN), The Autism Research Institute (San Diego, CA), the Gupta Family Foundation (Atherton, CA), The Jane Bostford Johnson Foundation (New York, NY) and the Jager Family Foundation (Chicago, IL)