Furthermore, HIF-1 upregulation can indirectly enhance VCAM1 expression by inducing C1q binding protein (C1QBP) overexpression and activating the NF-B signaling pathway [169]
Critically, two of the efficacy studies were long-term investigations extending up to 24 weeks, providing meaningful data on sustained exposure safety
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Key Preclinical Study (Neelakantan et al., 2018): Treatment in diet-induced obese mice produced progressive body weight loss, reduced white adipose tissue mass and adipocyte size, decreased total cholesterol, and no changes in food intake effects were metabolic, not appetite-driven