Its a poignant reminder of how genetic predispositions that once ensured survival during famines, encouraging the storage of energy through eating, can become detrimental in a world of relative abundance
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When GLP-1 binds to GLP-1R on the surface of -cells, cAMP-dependent PKA is activated and subsequently activates the downstream signal PI3K, which inhibits apoptosis in islet -cells by blocking the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax (Li et al., 2021) (Figure 4)
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This process, called desensitization or tachyphylaxis, is one reason why some people experience a "plateau" in tirzepatide effectiveness at a given dose