How to Use agonist in a Sentence
agonist
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At a certain point the dopamine agonist ropinirole was added to Les’s regimen.
—Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
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The class of drugs to which these four belong, called GLP-1 receptor agonists, is the reason for the special.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
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Studies have showed the class of drugs, called GLP-1 agonists, work to suppress appetite and promote weight loss.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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Schmidt’s team found the same to be true with cocaine: rats that received a GLP-1 agonist took less cocaine when it was offered.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 12 July 2023
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Some men have had an increase in the blood pressure with mirabegron (the other available beta-3 agonist), so that is worth keeping an eye on.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 June 2022
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Methadone is a full-opioid agonist, and the restrictions are in place to prevent diversion of the substance.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2022
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The first is an inhaled bronchodilator (called a beta agonist), the same used in people with asthma.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
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And that's specifically caused by the GLP-1 agonists, and that's combined for diabetes and for weight loss.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
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The partisan agonists are not wrong about the significance of the moment.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 28 June 2018
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For those on the path to surgery, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists may be a better option.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
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Phenibut functions as a GABA receptor agonist in the brain [2].
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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Ozempic and Wegovy are part of a class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists, which mimic a hormone that helps reduce food intake and appetite.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 1 June 2023
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The adverse events reported were similar to those expected with the GLP1-R agonist class of drugs.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
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But a class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists are revolutionizing the field.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
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That is a remarkable achievement, but not one that inspires the kind of hero-worship that accompanies larger-than-life founders and agonists on the model of Steve Jobs.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 15 Oct. 2019
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Both use the active ingredient semaglutide, part of a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
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The downside is that this puts your body into a menopausal state, complete with disruptive menopause symptoms, making GnRH agonists less than ideal for long-term use.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 18 July 2023
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Those drugs are part of a powerful new class of medications that has taken the world by storm, known as glucagon-like peptide 1 or GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
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This is a form of medication known as a dual agonist, which works on two separate pathways.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
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The main kind of Kratom alkaloid, mitragynine, is a partial agonist for the mu-opioid signals [1].
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
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The third first-line treatment are inhaled steroids, almost always given with a long-acting beta agonist.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
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GnRH agonists can only be used short-term because of the side effects, including permanent bone loss.
—Meghan Cleary, Teen Vogue, 14 Sep. 2017
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An agonist is a substance that binds to a receptor (a molecule that receives a signal) on or in a cell and causes the same action as the substance that normally binds to the receptor.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 1 July 2023
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There are relatively few long-term adverse risks, but one is that the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists include loss of both fat tissue and muscle.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 17 Nov. 2023
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One patient, insured through a teacher retirement health plan with a high deductible, couldn’t afford to be on a GLP-1 agonist, Addison said.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2023
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GnRH agonists often come with adverse side effects similar to symptoms seen in menopause.
—Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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Other research has found that the agonists block the rewards mice get from abusing cocaine, nicotine and amphetamine.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
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The inhaler will contain medication to keep your lungs from going haywire, like a short-acting beta-agonist to open up your airways.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 26 May 2022
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Ozempic is part of this relatively new class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
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This new class of drugs, called glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonists, has proven remarkably effective at promoting weight loss and other health outcomes.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
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