Anakinra, as a recombinant IL-1 receptor antagonist, can block the biological activity of IL-1 and IL-1, thereby inhibiting the inflammatory cascade (Szabo et al., 2022)
GLP-1 therapy can help address the biological shifts that make weight management feel so challenging during this transition, and combining this medical support with thoughtful lifestyle adjustments can make all the difference
Foods such as poultry, eggs, beans, and dairy products contain high amounts of cysteine
Treatment of diet-induced obese mice with sitagliptin (4 g/kg), a DPP-4 inhibitor, significantly reduced the expression of inflammatory genes including monocyte chemotactic protein- (MCP-) 1, IL-6, IL-12(p40), IL-12(p35), and IFN- -induced protein 10 (IP-10) in pancreatic islets and improved glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in isolated islets [19]