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Sevilay Tokgöz1, Marti Boss1,2, Theodorus J P Jansen1
1Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Article Highlights:
It is unclear why some individuals with type 2 diabetes are unresponsive to treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists, but hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation could play a role. We used [68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-exendin-4 positron emission tomography/computed tomography to compare pituitary GLP-1R expression between responders and nonresponders to treatment with GLP-1R agonists. Pituitary GLP-1R expression and HPA axis activation did not differ between responders and nonresponders to GLP-1R agonist treatment. In addition, pituitary radiolabeled exendin uptake was markedly higher in men than in women. Further study is required to explain treatment differences and understand sex differences in pituitary radiolabeled exendin uptake.
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