In: Current Therapies in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
The SUSTAIN 29,30,31,32,33,34,35 and SCALE studies 10,11,12,13,14,15 have shown robust efficacy in lowering blood glucose levels in diabetic patients and inducing weight loss in obese patients over clinical trial periods ranging from 30 to 104 weeks
As for its role in protein synthesis, tryptophan is a precursor of crucial metabolites, such as 5-HT, which plays an essential role in functional gastrointestinal diseases (Heitkemper et al., 2016)
It also supports collagen synthesis, maintaining skin elasticity and firmness
In a previous study conducted in our setting, non-intensification of treatment occurred among 42.0% of the study population