Taking GLP-1 drugs might help rebuild and protect knee cartilage in people with arthritis.
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Semaglutide ameliorates osteoarthritis progression through a weight loss-independent metabolic restoration mechanism.
The study tested a diabetes drug called semaglutide, which works like the GLP-1 drugs mentioned in the claim, and found it helped protect and restore joint cartilage in animals and showed promise in people with osteoarthritis.
Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in osteoarthritis: A systematic review of pre-clinical and human studies
The study looks at the same type of drugs mentioned in the claim and finds they may help protect cartilage in joints, but it doesn't clearly show they can regrow it in people yet.
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