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Nonsignificant changes in HDL-C levels (-0.04 to 0.00 mmol/L) were reported following liraglutide treatment [66]

Semaglutide decreased NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) expression by 40% in endothelial cells and reduced superoxide production by 35% in vascular smooth muscle cells [45]

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Progressive overload (gradually increasing weight or reps each week) is critical

Unfortunately, GLP-1 is rapidly degraded by the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which limits the therapeutic efficacy of native GLP-1 (Deacon et al., 2006)