When ingested or injected, the GLP-1 drugs bind to receptors in the brain, stomach, liver and pancreas
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Epidemiological data on suicide reveals that the 12-month prevalence of suicidal ideation is greater in females than males whereas the prevalence of suicide attempts is comparable for females and males [Reference Borges, Nock, Haro Abad, Hwang, Sampson and Alonso36]
This is significant because MASLD/MASH affects an estimated 30% of the global population, and we currently have very limited pharmacological options
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Interestingly, GLP-1 is also known to decrease the rewarding effects of food intake by interacting with parts of the mesolimbic dopamine system such as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), nucleus accumbens (NAc) [34], and also GABAergic circuits in the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDTg) [35], which makes brain GLP-1R signaling a promising target for the treatment of alcohol and cocaine abuse disorders [36, 37]