Long acting GLP-1 analog liraglutide ameliorates skeletal muscle atrophy in rodents

Skeletal muscle atrophy is characterized by muscle wasting with partial or complete functional loss. Skeletal muscle atrophy severely affects the quality of life and currently, there is no available therapy except for spinal muscular atrophy.

Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - December 4, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Anagha Ashok Gurjar, Sapana Kushwaha, Sourav Chattopadhyay, Nabanita Das, Subhashis Pal, Shyamsundar Pal China, Harish Kumar, Arun Kumar Trivedi, Rajdeep Guha, Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Sabyasachi Sanyal Source Type: research