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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The assumption that patients with an extended duration of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) do not retain residual functional β cells and endogenous insulin production has recently been challenged. The purpose to this review is to highlight some of the key emerging evidence supporting residual insulin and C-peptide secretion in long-standing T1D. RECENT FINDINGS Recent investigations conducted in a group of type 1 diabetics of long-term duration, characterized clinically and histologically, provided solid evidence to suggest that pancreatic β cells are still present even after 50 years in a majority of these individuals. These residual β cells can secrete insulin in a physiologically regulated manner. Several published reports showed promising effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists on the glycemic control and residual C-peptide production in long-term T1D, although prospective studies are needed to rule out the potential long-term adverse effects of these drugs. SUMMARY C-peptide is no longer considered an irrelevant by-product of insulin biosynthesis. In-depth basic and translational investigations aimed at understanding the molecular immunology and the pathophysiology are needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the residual insulin and C-peptide production in long-term T1D. This may shed light on to the regenerative capacity of β cells, the genetic susceptibility of the mechanisms of resistance to β-cell destruction, and possibly identifying new therapeutic strategies for T1D. Studies evaluating the long-term effects of insulin secretogogue agents along with immune intervention hold promise for their use in future clinical trials for long-term T1D.
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- Massimo Pietropaolo
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, The Brehm Center for Diabetes Research, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA.
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Beneficial effects of parenteral GLP-1 delivery by cell therapy in insulin-deficient streptozotocin diabetic mice. Gene Ther 2013; 20:1077-84. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2013.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Muscogiuri G, Mezza T, Prioletta A, Sorice GP, Clemente G, Sarno G, Nuzzo G, Pontecorvi A, Holst JJ, Giaccari A. Removal of duodenum elicits GLP-1 secretion. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:1641-6. [PMID: 23393218 PMCID: PMC3661831 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of removal of the duodenum on the complex interplay between incretins, insulin, and glucagon in nondiabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS For evaluation of hormonal secretion and insulin sensitivity, 10 overweight patients without type 2 diabetes (age 61 ± 19.3 years and BMI 27.9 ± 5.3 kg/m(2)) underwent a mixed-meal test and a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp before and after pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy for ampulloma. RESULTS All patients experienced a reduction in insulin (P = 0.002), C-peptide (P = 0.0002), and gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) secretion (P = 0.0004), while both fasting and postprandial glucose levels increased (P = 0.0001); GLP-1 and glucagon responses to the mixed meal increased significantly after surgery (P = 0.02 and 0.031). While changes in GIP levels did not correlate with insulin, glucagon, and glucose levels, the increase in GLP-1 secretion was inversely related to the postsurgery decrease in insulin secretion (R(2) = 0.56; P = 0.012) but not to the increased glucagon secretion, which correlated inversely with the reduction of insulin (R(2) = 0.46; P = 0.03) and C-peptide (R(2) = 0.37; P = 0.04). Given that the remaining pancreas presumably has preserved intraislet anatomy, insulin secretory capacity, and α- and β-cell interplay, our data suggest that the increased glucagon secretion is related to decreased systemic insulin. CONCLUSIONS Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy was associated with a decrease in GIP and a remarkable increase in GLP-1 levels, which was not translated into increased insulin secretion. Rather, the hypoinsulinemia may have caused an increase in glucagon secretion.
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- Giovanna Muscogiuri
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Eckerle Mize DL, Salehi M. The place of GLP-1-based therapy in diabetes management: differences between DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists. Curr Diab Rep 2013; 13:307-18. [PMID: 23479200 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-013-0377-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease characterized by the need for additional antidiabetic agents overtime to maintain a stable level of glycemic control. The discovery of the glucagon like peptide 1, 1 of the 2 major incretins, was pivotal to the development of novel therapies, which can be used in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Two classes of drugs, GLP-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors, provide comparable or superior glycemic effects to previous antidiabetic agents without increasing side effects, such as weight gain and hypoglycemia. Therefore, they represent valuable additions to the current therapeutic options for type 2 diabetes.
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- Dara L Eckerle Mize
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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YANG JUNPENG, REN JIANMIN, SONG JUN, LIU FUQIANG, WU CHUANLONG, WANG XUPING, GONG LEI, LI WENJUAN, XIAO FANG, YAN FEI, HOU XINGUO, CHEN LI. Glucagon-like peptide 1 regulates adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Int J Mol Med 2013; 31:1429-35. [DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2013.1350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Despite improvements in the pharmacodynamics of injectable insulin and better insulin delivery systems, glucose control remains suboptimal in the majority of individuals with Type 1 diabetes. Profound defects in the physiological processes that normally maintain glucose homeostasis contribute to the difficulty in achieving glycaemic targets. Non-insulin-based adjunct treatments offer a potential means of complementing intensive insulin therapy in Type 1 diabetes through addressing some of the physiological disturbances that result from endogenous β-cell destruction, particularly through preservation of β-cell mass and prevention of apoptosis, and suppression of α-cell glucagon release in the postprandial state. The former approach applies most readily to newly diagnosed C-peptide-positive Type 1 diabetes, while the latter to established C-peptide-negative Type 1 diabetes. This review focuses primarily on the clinical trial data available on the use of non-insulin-based therapies in longer-duration Type 1 diabetes. We conclude that metformin may prove useful in macrovascular disease reduction, while pramlintide, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and leptin co-therapies may reduce HbA(1c) , glucose variability, postprandial glucose excursions and body weight. These early studies are encouraging and offer novel and potentially very effective approaches to the treatment of Type 1 diabetes, but the evidence is largely restricted to small, often uncontrolled trials. As such, these therapies cannot be currently recommended for routine clinical practice. There is a clear need to support large, multi-centre randomized controlled trials designed to establish whether adjunct insulin therapy has a place in the modern management of Type 1 diabetes.
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- P George
- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
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Simonsen L, Holst J, Madsen K, Deacon C. The C-terminal extension of exendin-4 provides additional metabolic stability when added to GLP-1, while there is minimal effect of truncating exendin-4 in anaesthetized pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 181:17-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2012.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Wang P, Moore A. Theranostic magnetic resonance imaging of type 1 diabetes and pancreatic islet transplantation. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2012; 2:151-62. [PMID: 23256077 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2012.08.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus results in impaired insulin production by pancreatic islets due to autoimmunity. Islet transplantation has recently emerged as a promising treatment for this disease. To visualize and monitor endogenous and transplanted islets, non-invasive strategies are currently being developed. These include strategies for in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of microvascular changes during diabetes development, tracking the recruitment of diabetogenic T cells to the pancreas, and imaging of endogenous and transplanted islet mass. The combination of MR imaging agents with therapy is a novel state-of-the-art theranostic approach that has a tremendous potential for type 1 diabetes management. Though still in its infancy, theranostic MR imaging has shown certain encouraging progress. Here we provide an overview of the latest accomplishments in this area as it applies to changes in islet vasculature during diabetes development, monitoring autoimmune attack mediated by T cells, and imaging of transplanted islets. Future challenges and opportunities in the area of theranostic MRI are discussed as well.
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- Ping Wang
- Molecular Imaging Laboratory, MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Kishimoto M, Noda M. Effect of the addition of sitagliptin and miglitol on insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Ther 2012; 3:11. [PMID: 23055336 PMCID: PMC3508109 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-012-0011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION To examine the efficacy of sitagliptin and miglitol when added to ongoing insulin treatment in a patient with type 2 diabetes who had undergone partial gastrectomy. METHODS Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was performed and either sitagliptin or miglitol, or both, were added to fixed-dose insulin therapy. Blood was drawn at 0, 30, 60, and 120 min after breakfast, and C-peptide, glucagon, glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) were measured. RESULTS CGM showed that compared to insulin alone, the addition of either sitagliptin or miglitol, or both, to insulin achieved better glucose control. Compared to insulin alone, early postprandial increments in plasma C-peptide levels and suppressed glucagon levels were observed when sitagliptin was added. Glucagon suppression was even more prominent when both sitagliptin and miglitol were added. Compared to insulin alone, GLP-1 levels were higher during the early postprandial stage when sitagliptin or miglitol was added and even higher when both were added. GIP levels decreased when sitagliptin or miglitol, or both, were added to insulin therapy. CONCLUSION The authors showed that the addition of sitagliptin or miglitol, or both, was effective in this insulin-treated patient with diabetes who had undergone gastrectomy.
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- Miyako Kishimoto
- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine, Center Hospital, and Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan,
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Jespersen MJ, Knop FK, Christensen M. GLP-1 agonists for type 2 diabetes: pharmacokinetic and toxicological considerations. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2012; 9:17-29. [PMID: 23094590 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2013.731394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Within recent years, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1-RA) have emerged as a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes. The GLP-1-RA are administered subcutaneously and differ substantially in pharmacokinetic profiles. AREAS COVERED This review describes the pharmacokinetics and safety aspects of the currently available GLP-1 receptor agonists, liraglutide (based on the structure of native GLP-1), exenatide twice daily and exenatide once weekly (based on exendin-4) in relation to the kinetics and toxicology of native GLP-1. The review is based on electronic literature searches and legal documents in the form of assessment reports from the European Medicines Agency and the United States Food and Drug Administration. EXPERT OPINION GLP-1-based therapy combines several unique mechanisms of action and have the potential to gain widespread use in the fight against diabetes and obesity. The difference in chemical structure have strong implications for key pharmacokinetic parameters such as absorption and clearance, and eventually the safety and efficacy of the individual GLP-1-RA. The main safety concerns are pancreatitis and neoplasms, for which there are no identifiable differences in risk between the available agents. Antibody formation and injection site reactions are more frequent with the exendin-4-based compounds. The efficacy with regard to Hb(A1c) reduction is superior with the longer-acting agonists, whereas the shorter-acting GLP-1-RA seems to provide greater postprandial glucose control and lower tolerability as a possible consequence of less induction of tachyphylaxis. The future place of these agents will depend on the added safety and efficacy data in the several ongoing cardiovascular outcome trials.
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- Maria J Jespersen
- University of Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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The global burden of type 2 diabetes is growing. Traditional therapies are suboptimal and there is a clear unmet need for treatments that offer effective glucose control while addressing the comorbid factors associated with diabetes, such as obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease, without the fear of hypoglycaemia. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors offer a novel way of reducing hyperglycaemia by targeting the incretin system. This review provides an overview of the development of incretin-based therapies and explains their differing modes of action compared with traditional interventions. A comparison of the clinical profiles of current glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists [liraglutide and exenatide (twice-daily and once-weekly)] and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (sitagliptin, saxagliptin, vildagliptin and linagliptin) is performed alongside a discussion of the placement of incretin-based therapies in treatment guidelines. Further improvements in this class are expected, and we will examine some of the novel glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors currently under development.
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- David Russell-Jones
- Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Royal Surrey County Hospital & University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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Normalization of fasting hyperglycemia is beneficial for successful introduction of small amount of the GLP-1 analog liraglutide in an obese patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetol Int 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13340-011-0052-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Christensen M, Bagger JI, Vilsbøll T, Knop FK. The alpha-cell as target for type 2 diabetes therapy. Rev Diabet Stud 2011; 8:369-81. [PMID: 22262074 DOI: 10.1900/rds.2011.8.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Glucagon is the main secretory product of the pancreatic alpha-cells. The main function of this peptide hormone is to provide sustained glucose supply to the brain and other vital organs during fasting conditions. This is exerted by stimulation of hepatic glucose production via specific G protein-coupled receptors in the hepatocytes. Type 2 diabetic patients are characterized by elevated glucagon levels contributing decisively to hyperglycemia in these patients. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that targeting the pancreatic alpha-cell and its main secretory product glucagon is a possible treatment for type 2 diabetes. Several lines of preclinical evidence have paved the way for the development of drugs, which suppress glucagon secretion or antagonize the glucagon receptor. In this review, the physiological actions of glucagon and the role of glucagon in type 2 diabetic pathophysiology are outlined. Furthermore, potential advantages and limitations of antagonizing the glucagon receptor or suppressing glucagon secretion in the treatment of type 2 diabetes are discussed with a focus on already marketed drugs and drugs in clinical development. It is concluded that the development of novel glucagon receptor antagonists are confronted with several safety issues. At present, available pharmacological agents based on the glucose-dependent glucagonostatic effects of GLP-1 represent the most favorable way to apply constraints to the alpha-cell in type 2 diabetes.
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- Mikkel Christensen
- Diabetes Research Division, Department of Internal Medicine F, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hypolipidemic effect of Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) roots on diabetic rats: Biochemical approach. Chem Biol Interact 2011; 194:31-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Revised: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Holst JJ, Christensen M, Lund A, de Heer J, Svendsen B, Kielgast U, Knop FK. Regulation of glucagon secretion by incretins. Diabetes Obes Metab 2011; 13 Suppl 1:89-94. [PMID: 21824261 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2011.01452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Glucagon secretion plays an essential role in the regulation of hepatic glucose production, and elevated fasting and postprandial plasma glucagon concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) contribute to their hyperglycaemia. The reason for the hyperglucagonaemia is unclear, but recent studies have shown lack of suppression after oral but preserved suppression after isoglycaemic intravenous glucose, pointing to factors from the gut. Gastrointestinal hormones that are secreted in response to oral glucose include glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that strongly inhibits glucagon secretion, and GLP-2 and GIP, both of which stimulate secretion. When the three hormones are given together on top of isoglycaemic intravenous glucose, glucagon suppression is delayed in a manner similar to that observed after oral glucose. Studies with the GLP-1 receptor antagonist, exendin 9-39, suggest that endogenous GLP-1 plays an important role in regulation of glucagon secretion during fasting as well as postprandially. The mechanisms whereby GLP-1 regulates glucagon secretion are debated, but studies in isolated perfused rat pancreas point to an important role for a paracrine regulation by somatostatin from neighbouring D cells. Clinical studies of the antidiabetic effect of GLP-1 in T2DM suggest that the inhibition of glucagon secretion is as important as the stimulation of insulin secretion.
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- J J Holst
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Suen CS, Burn P. The potential of incretin-based therapies in type 1 diabetes. Drug Discov Today 2011; 17:89-95. [PMID: 21920456 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2011.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Finding a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been elusive. Incretin-based therapies, since their approval, have demonstrated their clinical utilities in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Yet, their potential clinical benefits in T1D remain to be appraised. GLP-1, in addition to its insulinotropic action in alleviating hyperglycemia, possesses beneficial effects in protecting progressive impairment of pancreatic β-cell function, preservation of β-cell mass and suppression of glucagon secretion, gastric emptying and appetite. Preclinical data using incretin-based therapies in diabetic NOD mice demonstrated additional effects including immuno-modulation, anti-inflammation and β-cell regeneration. Thus, data accumulated hold the promise that incretin-based therapies may be effective in delaying the new-onset, halting the further progression, or reversing T1D in subjects with newly diagnosed or long-standing, established disease.
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- Chen S Suen
- The Sanford Project, Sanford Research, Sanford Health and Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota, 2301 East 60th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
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