E khothalletsa tlhahiso ea insulin: E kenya tšebetsong li-receptor tsa GLP-1 ho pancreatic β-cell, e ntlafatsa ho lokolloa ha insulin ha tsoekere ea mali e phahame. Sephetho sa eona sea fokotseha ha maemo a tsoekere a tloaelehile, ka hona a fokotsa kotsi ea hypoglycemia.
E thibela tlhahiso ea glucagon: E fokotsa gluconeogenesis ea sebete, e lebisang ho theola maemo a tsoekere ea mali a potlakileng.
E lieha ho tsoa ka mpeng: E fokotsa lebelo leo ka lona lijo li kenang ka maleng a manyenyane, kahoo e fokotsa ho phahama ha tsoekere ea mali ka mor'a ho ja.
Khatello ea takatso ea lijo bohareng: E sebetsa setsing sa hypothalamic satiety, ho matlafatsa matšoao a ho khora (mohlala, ho kenya tšebetsong li-neurons tsa POMC) le ho fokotsa tlala.
Ho fokotsa ho ja lijo: Ho lieha ho tsoa ka mpeng le ho feto-fetoha ha matšoao a mala le ho fokotsa takatso ea lijo.
E ntlafatsa boemo ba lipid: E theola maemo a triglyceride le ho eketsa k'holeseterole ea high-density lipoprotein (HDL).
Anti-atherosclerosis: Liphuputso tsa liphoofolo li bontša hore e ka thibela ho ruruha ha vascular plaque, le hoja e na le phello e fokolang ho li-plaque tse thehiloeng.
Tšireletso ea pelo: Liteko tse kholo tsa kliniki li netefalitse bokhoni ba eona ba ho fokotsa liketsahalo tsa pelo ho bakuli ba nang le lefu la tsoekere le ho liehisa tsoelo-pele ea ho senyeha ha renal.