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"It shows this drug develops some sort of therapeutic resistance that makes it not as effective anymore." RELATED | How GLP1 drugs work on body and brain against obesity Doctors say weight loss from GLP-1 medications typically includes a mix of 40 percent muscle and 60 percent fat
Similar effects have been demonstrated in osteoarthritis models, where liraglutide facilitates macrophage polarization toward the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype by downregulating M1-associated markers such as Mcp-1 and Cd38, while upregulating M2-related genes including Erg-2, reducing the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and mitigates inflammatory responses (Meurot et al., 2022)
Around 13 states currently offer some form of GLP1s coverage for weight loss as of early 2026, and this number is growing