GLP-1 appears to attenuate the process of neuroinflammation and protects neurons and glia under oxidative stress conditions in the depressive brain
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The GSH concentration declines slowly over the 48 hour period to about 50% of normal and the rate of GSH export declines to 67% of normal consistent with the experiments reported in [33]
In addition to suppressing appetite, GLP-1 agonists block the action of glucagon, a hormone that signals the liver to release glucose into the bloodstream, thus increasing blood sugar levels