Liraglutide ameliorates diabetic-induced testicular dysfunction in male rats: role of GLP-1/Kiss1/GnRH and TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways

• Main Authors: Maha Abdelhamid Fathy (Author), Amira Ebrahim Alsemeh (Author), Marwa A. Habib (Author), Hanim M. Abdel-nour (Author), Doaa M. Hendawy (Author), Asmaa Monir Eltaweel (Author), Adel Abdelkhalek (Author), Mona M. Ahmed (Author), Maha K. Desouky (Author), Jinlian Hua (Author), Liana Mihaela Fericean (Author), Ioan Banatean-Dunea (Author), Ahmed Hamed Arisha (Author), Tarek Khamis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Glucagon-like peptide -1 (GLP-1) is released by intestinal cells to stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas. GLP-1 has been linked to ameliorating obesity and/or diabetic complications as well as controlling reproductive function. Liraglutide is a GLP-1 receptor a...