Vildagliptin Enhances Islet Responsiveness to Both Hyper- and Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Bo Åhrén,
Anja Schweizer,
S. Dejager,
Beth E. Dunning,
Peter M. Nilsson,
Margaretha Persson,
James E. Foley
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-2152
Subject(s) - vildagliptin , glucagon , hypoglycemia , medicine , endocrinology , crossover study , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , liter , placebo , glucose clamp technique , insulin , pancreatic hormone , insulin resistance , alternative medicine , pathology
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors act by increasing plasma levels of glucagon-like peptide-1 and suppressing excessive glucagon secretion in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, their effects on the glucagon response to hypoglycemia are not established.
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