Compared with untreated individuals, those receiving GLP-1 therapy showed lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-, IL-12), higher levels of IL-10, reduced expression of endothelial adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1), and decreased leukocyte rolling and adhesion along the vascular endothelium [15]
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Disclosure of interest: RJvO and WHvZ report financial support for the current manuscript from the Collaboration for New Treatments of Acute Stroke (CONTRAST) consortium (which was financed for the current study by the Netherlands Cardiovascular Research Initiative, an initiative of the Dutch Heart Foundation, the Netherlands Brain Foundation, Stryker, Medtronic, and Cerenovus), all paid to their institution