Semaglutide helps cartilage cells switch to a more efficient energy source, which might give them the power they need to heal themselves.

Semaglutide might help repair cartilage by changing how cartilage cells make energy—switching from a fast but messy fuel source to a cleaner, more efficient one when there's inflammation.

Semaglutide might help protect cartilage in arthritis by changing how joint cells make energy, switching them from a fast-burning mode to a more efficient one when there's inflammation.

Semaglutide might help slow down joint damage in people with metabolic issues, even beyond just helping them lose weight — it could be protecting the joints directly.

Semaglutide might help protect knee cartilage and reduce joint swelling in osteoarthritis, even without people losing weight.

A diabetes drug called semaglutide might help protect knee joints in obese mice with arthritis—even if they don’t lose weight.