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Arch Toxicol 87 , 1518 (2013)
Indeed, liraglutide is thought to acutely suppress food intake by activating GABAergic GLP-1R-expressing DMH neurons which project to and inhibit ARC AgRP/NPY neurons as determined by patch-clamp electrophysiology experiments on hypothalamic slices [129]
Cardiovascular outcomes also improved in non-diabetic users: reductions in blood pressure, improved cholesterol profiles, and decreased inflammation markers appeared regardless of baseline glucose levels
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However, the increase in mGluRs-dependent signaling in the mouse model of FXS was not confirmed in human-based models, and clinical trials with mGluR inhibitors failed to produce a therapeutic effect in FXS patients [331]