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. 2022 Oct 18;28(1):217–229. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01792-4

Fig. 1. GLP-1 structure and cerebral cell signaling.

Fig. 1

a shows structure of GLP-1 analogues exenatide, lixisenatide, liraglutide, albiglutide, semaglutide and dulaglutide. b displays downstream signaling pathways from GLP-1 activation. Abbreviations: Fc fragment crystallizable, GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide-1, IgG immunoglobulin G, AC adenylyl cyclase, ADP adenosine diphosphate, Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homologue, B-Raf B-regulation of alpha-fetoprotein, cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate, ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase, GEFs guanine-nucleotide-exchange factors, GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide-1, GLP-1R glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor, LTP long-term potentiation, MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinases, MEK MAPK kinase, PDK phosphatidylinosite dependent kinase, PI3K phosphatidylinositol- 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, PKA protein kinase A, PKB protein kinase B, PKC protein kinase C, Rap1A Ras-related protein Rap-1A.