Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) and sodium-dependent glucose transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), in addition to lowering glucose, have pleiotropic effects on the heart, kidneys, and liver. These drugs have thus come into widespread use for treating type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, mechanistic comparisons and effects of combining these drugs have not been adequately studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Postprandial syndrome is characterized by hunger, weakness, and anxiety neurosis after meals. Although abnormal glucagon response is a suggested mechanism, inaccuracies in conventional glucagon measurement methods have prevented precise analysis. Recently, a more reliable dual-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for glucagon was developed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFForests represent more than just a livelihood to many people in developing countries. In Bangladesh, for example, overwhelming poverty and socio-economic pressures have resulted in an unstable situation where intensive pressure on forest resources is having increasingly negative consequences for the population. Some studies have evaluated the benefits of people-oriented forestry activities from an investment, as well as a participant, point of view.
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