For instance, combining peptides with overlapping mechanisms (e.g., two peptides that promote angiogenesis) might lead to an amplified effect, while combining peptides with distinct but complementary roles (e.g., one for cellular regeneration and another for metabolic regulation) can broaden the scope of your research
In attempts to prolong the half-life of GLP-1 and develop a suitable compound for therapeutic use, some pharmaceutical companies (32) chose to optimize the exendin-4 peptide (a naturally occurring peptide obtained from Heloderma lizard venom, with 53% homology to human GLP-1), which leads to an intravenous half-life of ~30 min (3335)
Wegovy injections are also approved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in adults who are overweight
This includes diabetes that is new or worse
Another adverse effect seen in many trials was injection site reactions