Their consensus, published in statements by the American Heart Association, emphasizes that appetite suppressants and metabolic modifiers should not be combined without prospective safety data and cardiac monitoring
Diabetes 37 , 200203 (1988)
With regards to CRP and/or procalcitonin, the IAP/APA does not address the topic in any detail
An invited review in the New England Journal of Medicine stated it plainly: the positive cardiac and renal effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists are more than just improvement in ambient glucose concentrations, pointing to pleiotropic vascular actions as key contributors to the MACE reductions observed across LEADER, SUSTAIN-6, SELECT, and the other landmark trials
Incorporating more fiber-rich foods can help normalize bowel movements
Similarly, examining how acute and/or repeated applications of neuropeptides affect expression of mucins (e.g., muc5AC, muc5B) in asthma, COPD, and CF would reveal a potentially causative role for neuropeptides in airway mucus phenotypes
