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. 2025 Sep 17;14(4):e00344. doi: 10.1097/XCE.0000000000000344

Table 2.

Anti-inflammatory effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist

Study title Intervention CRP reduction (%) P value References
STEP-HFpEF program Semaglutide, 2.4 mg weekly 36 <0.001 Verma et al. [26,27]
STEP-HFpEF DM trial Semaglutide, 2.4 mg weekly 42 <0.001 Kosiborod et al. [30]
SUMMIT trial Tirzepatide, up to 15 mg 37.2 <0.001 Borlaug et al. [13]
SUMMIT CMR substudy Tirzepatide, up to 15 mg 34.9 <0.001 Packer et al. [35]

CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; CRP, C-reactive protein; DM, diabetes mellitus; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; STEP-HFpEF, semaglutide treatment effect in people with obesity and HFpEF; SUMMIT, Study of Tirzepatide Effects on Patients with HFpEF.