These medications are not suitable for everyone and may be contraindicated in patients with certain medical conditions including personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, severe gastrointestinal disease, or diabetic retinopathy
The Key Distinction: Receptor Selectivity This is the most important difference between the two compounds and the primary factor in research compound selection
Indirect Anti-Fibrotic Mechanisms Incretin agonists likely also exert anti-fibrotic activity by indirect mechanisms
So its not that metabolic considerations are foreign to psychiatric practice
Some tests show small changes in moles or freckles
Research on Melanotan 1 has focused on its usefulness in treating disorders such as erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a condition causing heightened sensitivity to sunlight, and vitiligo, characterised by uneven skin pigmentation