Gaetano Morelli, Chief Medical Officer at Altasciences, noted: "As we learn more about GLP-1 RAs, we realize that they target many organ systems, including the pancreas, stomach, brain, heart, kidneys, immune system (due to reduced inflammation), skeletal muscle, and control of white and brown adipose tissue metabolism, with positive effects in fatty liver disease." Because these drugs address multiple chronic conditions simultaneously, they warrant broader clinical use
One study noted that ghrelin may upregulate cartilage-specific genes, and another noted that ghrelin may help mesenchymal stem cells (universal stem cells that can differentiate based on need) to target cartilage repair [9, 10]
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