Except of its antioxidant effects or the effects on telomeres, it seems that the peptide also changes the expression of certain genes
Others, like peptides that mimic or block prolactin effects, change libido via dopamine-prolactin balance
The effect of developmental iron deficiency on gene expression, tet proteins, and Dna hydroxymethylation in the rodent brain
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MET forms clusters at excitatory synapses in relatively mature cultured hippocampal neurons and co-localizes with the post-synaptic protein PSD-95 and with the glutamatergic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit GluN2B (Tyndall and Walikonis, 2006)
Similar microbial shifts have been reported in obese mice, wherein liraglutide decreased species within Firmicutes (e.g., Lachnospiraceae , Clostridiales ) and increased beneficial taxa like Verrucomicrobia and Oscillospiraceae (Madsen et al., 2019)