It contains the active ingredient, retatrutide, and is being developed by the same manufacturer as Mounjaro, Eli Lilly, for the management of obesity and type 2 diabetes
A systemic autoimmune disease affecting the skin (dermatomyositis), the striated muscles (polymyositis), and often other targets (from the joints to the lungs)
Some comparisons, particularly those involving HOMA-IR, showed high heterogeneity and inconsistency, limiting interpretability
So Novo Nordisk went back to the drawing board and created semaglutide
Broadly, GLP-1 RAs activate neural signaling from the hypothalamus, resulting in increased secretion of neuropeptides, such as the gonadotropin releasing hormone, and various downstream effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis