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GLP-1 agonists may help people with diabetes and long COVID, suggests study
['Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli', 'Written']
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GLP-1 agonists have become popular treatments for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, and newer studies suggest other health benefits as well.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease characterized by widespread scarring, primarily caused by immune cells called macrophages.
Then, they used experiments on mice to confirm the connections among diabetes, SARS-CoV-2 infection and the onset of pulmonary fibrosis.
Treated mice showed reduced pulmonary fibrosis compared to those not treated with GLP-1 agonists, suggesting that the drug could lessen the risk of fibrous buildup.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist prevents pulmonary fibrosis following acute COVID-19 infection associated with type 2 diabetes.