Within extrahepatic tissues retinol is bound, primarily, to one of two RBPs, identified as RBP1 and RBP2
Adjacent peptide research continues across distinct mechanistic categories, including tesamorelin (growth hormone axis), CJC-1295 paired with ipamorelin (GH-axis research), and MOTS-c (mitochondrial metabolism)
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses and larger numbers of patients are studied, it will become more apparent if a true link exists between COVID-19 and new-onset T1DM
The cardiovascular outcome data alone, covering nearly 100,000 patients in randomized trials, places this class among the most impactful drug discoveries in modern preventive medicine
Germ-free and monocolonization studies may provide some insight into the opaque and complex bidirectional signaling between the microbiome and systemic organs
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