Similar to a trojan horse, the drug enters the liver with a trick: It uses the pancreatic hormone glucagon as vehicle to shuttle thyroid hormone T3 the live while keeping it away from other organs, thereby improving cholesterol and lipid metabolism while
avoiding typical side effects of thyroid hormone.
«The results of this study point to the potential for an alternative treatment that
avoids the
typical drug
side effects, such as bloating and electrolyte imbalance, by imitating the body's natural physiology.»