These successes reflect fundamental principles: venom peptides are typically small, stable, and exquisitely selective for their molecular targets
Semaglutide has emerged as one of the most prescribed medications for weight management, with clinical trials demonstrating up to 22% body weight reduction in adults with obesity
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Finally, obesity is associated with worse response to drugs for PsO (Table S1 additional material).29,30 Hidradenitis suppurativa and obesity There is a higher prevalence of obesity in subjects with HS than in the general population,31,32 and HS is detected more frequently in children with obesity.33 The association between HS and obesity, as is the case for PsO, is also bidirectional, with low-grade inflammation as the unifying thread
Commissioned by the World Health Organization, these reviews will inform forthcoming WHO guidelines on the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for treating obesity