Lipid profile GLP-1RAs exert anti-inflammatory effects in the CV system, reduce hepatic steatosis, and lower circulating triacylglycerol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels
AT1R expression in mesangial cells and podocytes, induced by high glucose levels, promotes intracellular expression of profibrotic and pro-inflammatory mediators, such as transforming-growth factor beta (TGF- ), vascular endothelial growth factor (VGEF), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) leading to hyperplasia and hypertrophy, mainly of the proximal tubule, together with extracellular matrix production (34)
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