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ReviewNature aging2026

Repurposing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

Marwan N Sabbagh, Jeffrey L Cummings, Clive Ballard, Wiesje M van der Flier, Michael T Heneka, Jens Juul Holst, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Stephen Salloway, Malú Gámez Tansey, Daniel J Drucker

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Review in Nature aging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Marwan N SabbaghDepartment of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA. marwan.sabbagh@barrowneuro.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-3309
Jeffrey L CummingsChambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8944-4158
Clive BallardClinical and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0022-5632
Wiesje M van der FlierAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-6224
Michael T HenekaLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4996-1630
Jens Juul HolstNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lotte Bjerre KnudsenChief Scientific Advisor Office, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark.
Stephen SallowayWarren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Malú Gámez TanseyDepartment of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1719-4708
Daniel J DruckerLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-8127

Funding

Renewal of Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) (Phase 2) CNTN - ResubmissionP20GM109025 · CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION · 2025 to 2025
$1.0M
Alzheimer's Clinical Trial InnOvatioN (ACTION) InitiativeR35AG071476 · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · 2025 to 2025
$560k
NIA NIH HHS R35 AG071476NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With therapeutic progress in Alzheimer's disease (AD), more molecular and mechanistic targets are coming into focus. Beyond amyloid, emerging targets include tau, neuroinflammation and neurotransmitters. Targeting neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases has been explored using cyclooxygenase inhibitors, but it has mostly been unsuccessful. Among the drug classes under investigation for AD are the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), which are approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity and cardiovascular disease. GLP-1RAs are candidate treatments for AD based on several concepts. First, epidemiological data reveal that patients with T2D and cardiovascular disease receiving GLP-1RAs have substantial reductions in the risk of developing all-cause dementia. Second, GLP-1RAs reduce neuroinflammatory changes in preclinical models. Clinical trials have not yet shown that GLP-1RAs can slow the rate of cognitive decline in mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to AD. Here, we summarize data supporting the use of GLP-1RAs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseDrug RepositioningGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsCognitive DysfunctionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists

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