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Beitelshees AL, Streeten EA, Shahidzadeh Yazdi Z, Whitlatch HB, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Montasser ME, Taylor SI. Acute pharmacodynamic responses to sitagliptin: Drug-induced increase in early insulin secretion in oral glucose tolerance test. Clin Transl Sci 2024; 17:e13809. [PMID: 38700326 PMCID: PMC11067710 DOI: 10.1111/cts.13809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
Abstract
DPP4 inhibitors are widely prescribed as treatments for type 2 diabetes. Because drug responses vary among individuals, we initiated investigations to identify genetic variants associated with the magnitude of drug responses. Sitagliptin (100 mg) was administered to 47 healthy volunteers. Several endpoints were measured to assess clinically relevant responses - including the effect of sitagliptin on glucose and insulin levels during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). This pilot study confirmed that sitagliptin (100 mg) decreased the area under the curve for glucose during an OGTT (p = 0.0003). Furthermore, sitagliptin promoted insulin secretion during the early portion of the OGTT as reflected by an increase in the ratio of plasma insulin at 30 min divided by plasma insulin at 60 min (T30:T60) from mean ± SEM 0.87 ± 0.05 to 1.62 ± 0.36 mU/L (p = 0.04). The magnitude of sitagliptin's effect on insulin secretion (as judged by the increase in the T30:T60 ratio for insulin) was correlated with the magnitude of sitagliptin-induced increase in the area under the curve for intact plasma GLP1 levels during the first hour of the OGTT. This study confirmed previously reported sex differences in glucose and insulin levels during an OGTT. Specifically, females exhibited higher levels of glucose and insulin at the 90-180 min time points. However, we did not detect significant sex-associated differences in the magnitude of sitagliptin-induced changes in T30:T60 ratios for either glucose or insulin. In conclusion, T30:T60 ratios for insulin and glucose during an OGTT provide useful indices to assess pharmacodynamic responses to DPP4 inhibitors.
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- Amber L. Beitelshees
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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Morettini M, Palumbo MC, Bottiglione A, Danieli A, Del Giudice S, Burattini L, Tura A. Glucagon-like peptide-1 and interleukin-6 interaction in response to physical exercise: An in-silico model in the framework of immunometabolism. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2024; 245:108018. [PMID: 38262127 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2024.108018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is classically identified as an incretin hormone, secreted in response to nutrient ingestion and able to enhance glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. However, other stimuli, such as physical exercise, may enhance GLP-1 plasma levels, and this exercise-induced GLP-1 secretion is mediated by interleukin-6 (IL-6), a cytokine secreted by contracting skeletal muscle. The aim of the study is to propose a mathematical model of IL-6-induced GLP-1 secretion and kinetics in response to physical exercise of moderate intensity. METHODS The model includes the GLP-1 subsystem (with two pools: gut and plasma) and the IL-6 subsystem (again with two pools: skeletal muscle and plasma); it provides a parameter of possible clinical relevance representing the sensitivity of GLP-1 to IL-6 (k0). The model was validated on mean IL-6 and GLP-1 data derived from the scientific literature and on a total of 100 virtual subjects. RESULTS Model validation provided mean residuals between 0.0051 and 0.5493 pg⋅mL-1 for IL-6 (in view of concentration values ranging from 0.8405 to 3.9718 pg⋅mL-1) and between 0.0133 and 4.1540 pmol⋅L-1 for GLP-1 (in view of concentration values ranging from 0.9387 to 17.9714 pmol⋅L-1); a positive significant linear correlation (r = 0.85, p<0.001) was found between k0 and the ratio between areas under GLP-1 and IL-6 curve, over the virtual subjects. CONCLUSIONS The model accurately captures IL-6-induced GLP-1 kinetics in response to physical exercise.
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- Micaela Morettini
- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona, 60131, Italy.
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- Institute for Applied Computing (IAC) "Mauro Picone", National Research Council of Italy, via dei Taurini 19, Rome, 00185, Italy.
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona, 60131, Italy.
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona, 60131, Italy.
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona, 60131, Italy.
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, Ancona, 60131, Italy.
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- CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Corso Stati Uniti 4, Padova, 35127, Italy.
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Chai S, Zhang R, Carr RD, Deacon CF, Zheng Y, Rajpathak S, Chen J, Yu M. Impact of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors on glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1203187. [PMID: 37635974 PMCID: PMC10450336 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1203187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Aims Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) confers a variety of metabolic benefits in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the impact of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors on GIP levels in T2DM patients. Methods Medline (PubMed), CENTER (Cochrane Library), and Embase (Ovid) were searched and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the impact of DPP4 inhibitors on fasting and postprandial GIP levels were obtained. For postprandial GIP, only studies with the data of GIP changes reported as the total area under the curve (AUCGIP) using a meal or oral glucose tolerance test were included. A random-effects model was used for data pooling after incorporating heterogeneity. Results Overall, 14 RCTs with 541 T2DM patients were included. Compared to placebo/no treatment, the use of DPP4 inhibitors significantly increased the fasting GIP level (standard mean difference [SMD]: 0.77, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.48-1.05, P<0.001; I2 = 52%) and postprandial AUCGIP (SMD: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.02-1.64, P<0.001; I2 = 65%). Influence analysis by excluding one dataset at a time showed consistent results. Sensitivity analyses only including studies with radioimmunoassay showed also consistent results (fasting GIP: SMD: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.51-1.00, P<0.001; I2 = 0%; and postprandial AUCGIP: SMD: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.18-1.78, P<0.001; I2 = 54%). Further subgroup analyses demonstrated that the influence of DPP4 inhibitors on fasting and postprandial GIP levels in T2DM patients was not significantly changed by study characteristics such as study design, patient mean age, baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) concentration, body mass index (BMI), background treatment, treatment duration, or method for postprandial GIP measurement (all P for subgroup effects <0.05). Conclusion The use of DPP4 inhibitors effectively increases the fasting and postprandial GIP concentrations in T2DM patients. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42022356716.
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- Shangyu Chai
- Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) Global Medical Affairs, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) China, Shanghai, China
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- Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) Global Medical Affairs, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) China, Shanghai, China
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- Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) Global Medical Affairs, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) China, Shanghai, China
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States
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- Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) Global Medical Affairs, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) China, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Takagishi M, Aleogho BM, Okumura M, Ushida K, Yamada Y, Seino Y, Fujimura S, Nakashima K, Shindo A. Nutritional control of thyroid morphogenesis through gastrointestinal hormones. Curr Biol 2022; 32:1485-1496.e4. [PMID: 35196509 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Developing animals absorb nutrients either through the placenta or from ingested food; however, the mechanisms by which embryos use external nutrients for individual organ morphogenesis remain to be elucidated. In this study, we assessed nutrient-dependent thyroid follicle morphogenesis in Xenopus laevis and investigated the role of secreted gastrointestinal (GI) hormones post-feeding. We found that feeding triggers thyroid follicle formation, and the thyroid cells showed transient inactivation of cell proliferation after feeding. In addition, the thyroid cells with multi-lumina were frequently observed in the fed tadpoles. The expression of the particular GI hormone incretin, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), responded to feeding in the intestines of Xenopus tadpoles. Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (Dpp4), a degradative enzyme of incretin, increased the size of the thyroid follicles by facilitating follicular lumina connection, whereas inhibition of the sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) reversed the effects of Dpp4 inhibition. Furthermore, injection of GIP peptide in unfed tadpoles initiated thyroid follicle formation-without requiring feeding-and injection of an incretin receptor antagonist suppressed follicle enlargement in the fed tadpoles. Lastly, GIP receptor knockout in neonatal mice showed smaller follicles in the thyroid, suggesting that the GI hormone-dependent thyroid morphogenesis is conserved in mammals. In conclusion, our study links external nutrients to thyroid morphogenesis and provides new insights into the function of GI hormone as a regulator of organ morphology in developing animals.
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- Maki Takagishi
- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Division for Medical Research Engineering, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, 2-1-7 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan; Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan.
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Cordeiro A, Ribamar A, Ramalho A. Adipose tissue dysfunction and MAFLD in obesity on the scene of COVID-19. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2022; 46:101807. [PMID: 34543756 PMCID: PMC8447553 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2021.101807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Obesity is a known risk factor for respiratory infection and many other chronic diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), previously known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Recently, it has been considered an important and independent predictor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications in adults, especially cardiopulmonary, presenting in a great number of individuals in critical care. In obesity, adipose tissue (AT) undergoes expansion via several processes: expansion of adipocytes and insufficient vascularization lead to hypoxia; adipocyte apoptosis/necrosis; irregular fatty acid flux; and enhanced secretion of inflammatory adipokines, cytokines, and chemokines. In individuals with obesity the liver can also become a target of COVID-19 infection, although major liver damage is uncommon. COVID-19 acute pandemic often develops in patients with major metabolic abnormalities, including fatty liver disease, which is part of a chronic pandemic together with body fat accumulation. During metabolic abnormalities, the expansion of metabolically active fat parallels chronic inflammatory changes, the development of Insulin Resistance (IR), and in the liver, the accumulation of fat, possibly, an underlying fibrosis. SARS-Cov-2 virus might affect the liver by direct or indirect mechanisms. The current epidemic of obesity and related metabolic diseases has extensively contributed to increase the number of severe cases and deaths from COVID-19, resulting in a health, political and economic crisis with long-lasting consequences. In this review, the authors explore the relationship between AT dysfunction and MAFLD in obesity on the scene of COVID-19.
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- Adryana Cordeiro
- Department of Social Applied Nutrition, Micronutrients Research Center (NPqM), Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Social Applied Nutrition, Micronutrients Research Center (NPqM), Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Social Applied Nutrition, Micronutrients Research Center (NPqM), Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Тимашева ЯР, Балхиярова ЖР, Кочетова ОВ. [Current state of the obesity research: genetic aspects, the role of microbiome, and susceptibility to COVID-19]. PROBLEMY ENDOKRINOLOGII 2021; 67:20-35. [PMID: 34533011 PMCID: PMC9753850 DOI: 10.14341/probl12775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Obesity affects over 700 million people worldwide and its prevalence keeps growing steadily. The problem is particularly relevant due to the increased risk of COVID-19 complications and mortality in obese patients. Obesity prevalence increase is often associated with the influence of environmental and behavioural factors, leading to stigmatization of people with obesity due to beliefs that their problems are caused by poor lifestyle choices. However, hereditary predisposition to obesity has been established, likely polygenic in nature. Morbid obesity can result from rare mutations having a significant effect on energy metabolism and fat deposition, but the majority of patients does not present with monogenic forms. Microbiome low diversity significantly correlates with metabolic disorders (inflammation, insulin resistance), and the success of weight loss (bariatric) surgery. However, data on the long-term consequences of bariatric surgery and changes in the microbiome composition and genetic diversity before and after surgery are currently lacking. In this review, we summarize the results of studies of the genetic characteristics of obesity patients, molecular mechanisms of obesity, contributing to the unfavourable course of coronavirus infection, and the evolution of their microbiome during bariatric surgery, elucidating the mechanisms of disease development and creating opportunities to identify potential new treatment targets and design effective personalized approaches for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of obesity.
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- Я. Р. Тимашева
- Институт биохимии и генетики Уфимского федерального исследовательского центра Российской академии наук;
Башкирский государственный медицинский университет
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- Институт биохимии и генетики Уфимского федерального исследовательского центра Российской академии наук;
Башкирский государственный медицинский университет;
Университет Суррея
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- Институт биохимии и генетики Уфимского федерального исследовательского центра Российской академии наук
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Takeda Y, Fujita Y, Yanagimachi T, Maruyama N, Bessho R, Sakagami H, Honjo J, Yokoyama H, Haneda M. Establishment of novel specific assay for short-form glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and evaluation of its secretion in nondiabetic subjects. Physiol Rep 2021; 8:e14469. [PMID: 32472669 PMCID: PMC7260394 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The short‐form glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) (1–30) is released from islet alpha cells and promotes insulin secretion in a paracrine manner in vitro. However, it is not well elucidated how GIP (1–30) is involved in glucose metabolism in vivo, since a specific assay system for GIP (1–30) has not yet been established. We first developed a sandwich enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) specific for GIP (1–30) by combining a novel antibody specific to the GIP (1–30) C terminus with the common antibody against GIP N terminus. Then, we explored cross‐reactivities with incretins and glucagon‐related peptides in this ELISA. GIP (1–30) amide, but not GIP (1–42), GLP‐1, or glucagon increased absorbance in a dose‐dependent manner. We next measured plasma GIP (1–30) concentrations in nondiabetic participants (ND) during a 75‐g oral glucose tolerance test or cookie meal test (carbohydrates 75 g, lipids 28.5 g, proteins 8.5 g). Both glucose and cookie load increased GIP (1–30) concentrations in ND, but the increases were much lower than those of GIP (1–42). Furthermore, the DPP‐4 inhibitor significantly increased GIP (1–30) concentrations similarly to GIP (1–42) in ND. In conclusion, we for the first time developed an ELISA specific for GIP (1–30) and revealed its secretion in ND.
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- Yasutaka Takeda
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.,Division of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.,Division of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Shin CH, Kim KH, Jeeva S, Kang SM. Towards Goals to Refine Prophylactic and Therapeutic Strategies Against COVID-19 Linked to Aging and Metabolic Syndrome. Cells 2021; 10:1412. [PMID: 34204163 PMCID: PMC8227274 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) gave rise to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A strong correlation has been demonstrated between worse COVID-19 outcomes, aging, and metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is primarily derived from obesity-induced systemic chronic low-grade inflammation with numerous complications, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The majority of COVID-19 deaths occurs in people over the age of 65. Individuals with MetS are inclined to manifest adverse disease consequences and mortality from COVID-19. In this review, we examine the prevalence and molecular mechanisms underlying enhanced risk of COVID-19 in elderly people and individuals with MetS. Subsequently, we discuss current progresses in treating COVID-19, including the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and antivirals, towards goals to elaborate prophylactic and therapeutic treatment options in this vulnerable population.
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- Chong-Hyun Shin
- Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; (K.-H.K.); (S.J.)
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; (K.-H.K.); (S.J.)
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De Lorenzo A, Estato V, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Tibirica E. Obesity-Related Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in COVID-19: Impact on Disease Severity. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:2267-2276. [PMID: 34079332 PMCID: PMC8166352 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s282710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put into evidence another pandemic – obesity. Currently, several studies have documented the association between obesity and COVID-19 severity. The mechanisms underlying the increased risk of complications and mortality in obese patients with COVID-19 are of diverse nature. Inflammation plays a central role in obesity. Metabolic alterations seen in obese patients are related to an inflammatory response, and several studies report elevated levels of circulating inflammatory cytokines in obese patients. Also, deregulated expression of adipokines, such as leptin and resistin, increase the expression of vascular adhesion molecule 1 and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 that contribute to increased vascular leukocyte adhesiveness and additional oxidative stress. Additionally, it is now recognized that the chronic impairment of systemic vascular endothelial function in patients with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, including obesity, when intensified by the detrimental effects of SARS-CoV-2 over the endothelium, may explain their worse outcomes in COVID-19. In fact, vascular endothelial dysfunction may contribute to a unfavorable response of the endothelium to the infection by SARS-CoV-2, whereas alterations in cardiac structure and function and the prothrombotic environment in obesity may also provide a link to the increased cardiovascular events in these patients.
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- Laboratorio de Imunofarmacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brail
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Boer GA, Hartmann B, Holst JJ. Pharmacokinetics of exogenous GIP(1-42) in C57Bl/6 mice; Extremely rapid degradation but marked variation between available assays. Peptides 2021; 136:170457. [PMID: 33245951 PMCID: PMC7883216 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Like other peptide hormones, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is rapidly cleared from the circulation. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is known to be involved. Information on the overall pharmacokinetics of GIP in rodents is, however, lacking. We investigated the pharmacokinetics of exogenous GIP after intravenous, subcutaneous and intraperitoneal injection with and without DPP-4 inhibition in conscious female C57Bl/6 mice. Secondly, we compared total and intact GIP levels measured by an in-house RIA and commercially available ELISA kits to determine the suitability of these methods for in vivo and in vitro measurements. GIP half-life following intravenous injection amounted to 93 ± 2 s, which was extended to 5 ± 0.6 min by inhibition of DPP-4. Intact GIP levels following subcutaneous and intraperitoneal GIP administration were approximately 15 % of total GIP. The area under the curve of intact GIP (GIP exposure) following GIP injection was significantly increased by DPP-4 inhibition, whereas total GIP levels remained unchanged. We found significant variation between measurements of total, but not intact GIP performed with our in-house RIA and ELISAs in samples obtained after in vivo administration of GIP. Different preanalytical sample preparation (EDTA plasma, heparin plasma, assay buffer and PBS) significantly influenced results for all ELISA kits used. Thus, in experiments involving exogenous GIP(1-42) administration in mice, it is important to consider that this will result in a very low ratio of intact:total peptide but co-administration of a DPP-4 inhibitor greatly elevates this ratio. Furthermore, for comparison of GIP levels, it is essential to maintain uniformity concerning assay methodology and sample preparation.
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- Geke Aline Boer
- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Type 2 diabetes subgroups and potential medication strategies in relation to effects on insulin resistance and beta-cell function: A step toward personalised diabetes treatment? Mol Metab 2020; 46:101158. [PMID: 33387681 PMCID: PMC8085543 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Type 2 diabetes is a syndrome defined by hyperglycaemia that is the result of various degrees of pancreatic β-cell failure and reduced insulin sensitivity. Although diabetes can be caused by multiple metabolic dysfunctions, most patients are defined as having either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Recently, Ahlqvist and colleagues proposed a new method of classifying patients with adult-onset diabetes, considering the heterogenous metabolic phenotype of the disease. This new classification system could be useful for more personalised treatment based on the underlying metabolic disruption of the disease, although to date no prospective intervention studies have generated data to support such a claim. Scope of Review In this review, we first provide a short overview of the phenotype and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and discuss the current and new classification systems. We then review the effects of different anti-diabetic medication classes on insulin sensitivity and β-cell function and discuss future treatment strategies based on the subgroups proposed by Ahlqvist et al. Major Conclusions The proposed novel type 2 diabetes subgroups provide an interesting concept that could lead to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the broad group of type 2 diabetes, paving the way for personalised treatment choices based on understanding the root cause of the disease. We conclude that the novel subgroups of adult-onset diabetes would benefit from anti-diabetic medications that take into account the main pathophysiology of the disease and thereby prevent end-organ damage. However, we are only beginning to address the personalised treatment of type 2 diabetes, and studies investigating the effects of current and novel drugs in subgroups with different metabolic phenotypes are needed to develop personalised treatment of the syndrome Novel subgroups of type 2 diabetes provide a concept that could lead to a better understanding of its pathophysiology. Treatment strategies would benefit from anti-diabetic medications that influence the main pathophysiology of diabetes. Here, we review different anti-diabetic medications classes affecting insulin sensitivity and β-cell function. We suggest that future treatment strategies could benefit by taking into account subgroups provided by Ahlqvist et al.
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Lynggaard MB, Gasbjerg LS, Christensen MB, Knop FK. GIP(3-30)NH 2 - a tool for the study of GIP physiology. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2020; 55:31-40. [PMID: 33053504 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2020.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is a gut hormone impacting glucose, lipid and bone metabolism through the GIP receptor (GIPR). The GIP system has key species differences complicating the translation of findings from rodent to human physiology. Furthermore, the effects of endogenous GIP in humans have been difficult to tease out due to the lack of a suitable GIPR antagonist. The naturally occurring GIP(3-30)NH2 has turned out to constitute a safe and efficacious GIPR antagonist for rodent and human use. To study GIP physiology, it is recommended to use the species-specific GIP(3-30)NH2 peptide sequence, and for human intravenous infusions, an antagonist:agonist ratio of a minimum of 600 with a 20min infusion time before the intervention of interest is recommended. Several studies using GIP(3-30)NH2 are coming, hopefully providing new insights into the physiology of GIP, the pathophysiologic involvement of GIP in several diseases and the therapeutic potential of the GIPR.
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- Mads Bank Lynggaard
- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Ritter A, Kreis NN, Louwen F, Yuan J. Obesity and COVID-19: Molecular Mechanisms Linking Both Pandemics. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5793. [PMID: 32806722 PMCID: PMC7460849 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading worldwide and is becoming a major public health crisis. Increasing evidence demonstrates a strong correlation between obesity and the COVID-19 disease. We have summarized recent studies and addressed the impact of obesity on COVID-19 in terms of hospitalization, severity, mortality, and patient outcome. We discuss the potential molecular mechanisms whereby obesity contributes to the pathogenesis of COVID-19. In addition to obesity-related deregulated immune response, chronic inflammation, endothelium imbalance, metabolic dysfunction, and its associated comorbidities, dysfunctional mesenchymal stem cells/adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells may also play crucial roles in fueling systemic inflammation contributing to the cytokine storm and promoting pulmonary fibrosis causing lung functional failure, characteristic of severe COVID-19. Moreover, obesity may also compromise motile cilia on airway epithelial cells and impair functioning of the mucociliary escalators, reducing the clearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Obese diseased adipose tissues overexpress the receptors and proteases for the SARS-CoV-2 entry, implicating its possible roles as virus reservoir and accelerator reinforcing violent systemic inflammation and immune response. Finally, anti-inflammatory cytokines like anti-interleukin 6 and administration of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells may serve as potential immune modulatory therapies for supportively combating COVID-19. Obesity is conversely related to the development of COVID-19 through numerous molecular mechanisms and individuals with obesity belong to the COVID-19-susceptible population requiring more protective measures.
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- Andreas Ritter
- Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Frankfurt, J.W. Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt, Germany; (N.-N.K.); (F.L.)
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- Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Frankfurt, J.W. Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt, Germany; (N.-N.K.); (F.L.)
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 response to whey protein is less diminished by dipeptidyl peptidase-4 in comparison with responses to dextrin, a lipid and casein in rats. Br J Nutr 2020; 125:398-407. [PMID: 32713353 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114520002834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Although glucose is the best-known nutrient to stimulate glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion, dietary peptides also potently stimulate GLP-1 secretion. Certain peptide fragments derived from dietary proteins possess dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitory activity in vitro. Hence, we hypothesised that dietary peptides protect GLP-1 from degradation through attenuating DPP-4 activity in vivo. Here, we compared GLP-1 responses with dietary proteins, a carbohydrate and a lipid (Intralipos) in rats having or not having plasma DPP-4 activity. Plasma GLP-1 concentrations clearly increased by oral administration of whey protein (2-4 g/kg), but not by that of dextrin (2-4 g/kg), in control rats (untreated Sprague-Dawley rats and F344/Jcl rats), having DPP-4 activity. In contrast, dextrin administration increased the plasma GLP-1 concentrations as the whey protein administration did, in rats having reduced or no DPP-4 activity (a DPP-4 inhibitor, sitagliptin-treated Sprague-Dawley rats or DPP-4-deficient F344/DuCrl/Crlj rats). DPP-4 inhibition by sitagliptin treatment also enhanced GLP-1 response to Intralipos, and casein, but the treatment did not further enhance GLP-1 response to whey protein. Intestinal GLP-1 content and gastric emptying rate were not associated with differences in GLP-1 responses to test nutrients. The luminal contents from rats administered whey protein decreased DPP-4 activity in vitro. These results suggest that GLP-1 released by dextrin, Intralipos and casein was immediately degraded by DPP-4, while GLP-1 released by whey protein was less degraded. Our study provides novel in vivo evidence supporting the hypothesis that dietary peptides not only stimulate GLP-1 secretion but also inhibit DPP-4 activity to potentiate GLP-1 response.
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Can dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors treat cognitive disorders? Pharmacol Ther 2020; 212:107559. [PMID: 32380197 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The linkage of neurodegenerative diseases with insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), including oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, excessive inflammatory responses and abnormal protein processing, and the correlation between cerebrovascular diseases and hyperglycemia has opened a new window for novel therapeutics for these cognitive disorders. Various antidiabetic agents have been studied for their potential treatment of cognitive disorders, among which the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors have been investigated more recently. So far, DPP-4 inhibitors have demonstrated neuroprotection and cognitive improvements in animal models, and cognitive benefits in diabetic patients with or without cognitive impairments. This review aims to summarize the potential mechanisms, advantages and limitations, and currently available evidence for developing DPP-4 inhibitors as a treatment of cognitive disorders.
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Chen C, Huang Y, Dong G, Zeng Y, Zhou Z. The effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. Gynecol Endocrinol 2020; 36:375-380. [PMID: 31858859 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1703943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common complication in pregnancy and affects 13% pregnant women around the world. GDM has both short-term and long-term negative effect on mother and offspring. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 Ra) have shown many extra-benefits in diabetes patients, and may be a promising choice to GDM. Here, we conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials to investigate the effect of DPP-4 inhibitor and GLP-1 Ra in GDM. This project was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) statement. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane library up to November 8 2019 for eligible trials. A total of 982 records were identified and 4 trials (516 participants) met the criteria in the end. The results suggested that DPP-4 inhibitor and GLP-1 Ra can reduce the rate of developing postpartum diabetes, help to normalization of blood glucose and improve insulin resistance and β-cell function. Although the treatments showed beneficial effects in GDM patients, but the present data could not prove it use in GDM. Further clinical trials will be needed.
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- Chengcong Chen
- Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Obstetrics Department, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Deacon CF. Metabolism of GIP and the contribution of GIP to the glucose-lowering properties of DPP-4 inhibitors. Peptides 2020; 125:170196. [PMID: 31706956 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2019.170196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is a gastrointestinal hormone with insulinotropic and glucagonotropic actions, and is believed to be the more physiologically important incretin hormone in healthy humans. Together with the other incretin hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), it plays an important role in regulating glucose homeostasis. Both GLP-1 and GIP are substrates of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), and DPP-4 inhibitors, which potentiate their effects on glycaemic control, are now used to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). This review describes how post-translational processing of the GIP precursor molecule and post-release degradation of the secretory products give rise to multiple isoforms of GIP, some, but not all of which are biologically active, and discusses how this impacts upon their measurement by immunological- and bioassay-based methods. DPP-4 inhibitors reduce degradation of GIP, and although the insulinotropic effects of GIP are impaired in patients with T2D, they can be at least partially restored if glycaemic control is improved. Therefore, given that studies with incretin receptor antagonists indicate that not all of the glucose-lowering effects of DPP-4 inhibition can be accounted for by GLP-1 alone, evidence supports the notion that GIP may play a role in mediating the anti-hyperglycaemic effects of DPP-4 inhibition, while its glucagonotropic actions at lower glucose levels may contribute to the low risk of hypoglycaemia associated with DPP-4 inhibitors.
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- Carolyn F Deacon
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Cheng F, Yuan G, He J, Shao Y, Zhang J, Guo X. Aberrant expression of miR-214 is associated with obesity-induced insulin resistance as a biomarker and therapeutic. Diagn Pathol 2020; 15:18. [PMID: 32093712 PMCID: PMC7041268 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-019-0914-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) in obesity is associated with the occurrence of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Dipepidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) plays a pivotal role during the development of IR, and was found to be a target gene of microRNA-214 (miR-214) in our study. This study sought to assess the expression and clinical value of miR-214 in obese patients with IR, and investigate its therapeutic potential in obese rats and adipocytes with IR. METHODS Serum expression of miR-214 in obese patients with or without IR was estimated by quantitative real-time-PCR. A receiver operating characteristic curve was plotted to evaluate the diagnostic value of miR-214 in the patients. Obesity-induced IR animal and cell models were constructed, and the therapeutic ability of miR-214 was explored. RESULTS Serum expression of miR-214 was decreased in obese patients compared with the healthy controls, and the lowest expression was observed in the cases with IR. Downregulation of miR-214 was significantly correlated with the serum DPP4 levels and HOMA-IR of the patients upon IR conditions, and was demonstrated to perform diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing obese patients with IR from those without IR. In obesity-associated IR animal and cell models, the downregulation of miR-214 was also been detected. According to the measurement of glucose and insulin tolerance and glucose uptake abilities, we found that the overexpression of miR-214 could be used to alleviate IR in the IR models, especially when collaboratively used with DPP4 inhibitor vildagliptin. CONCLUSION All data revealed that miR-214, as a regulator of DPP4, is decreased in obese patients with IR and may serve as a diagnostic biomarker. The upregulation of miR-214 could improve IR in obese rats and adipocytes, indicating that miR-214 has the therapeutic potential for obesity and IR.
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- Fangxiao Cheng
- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Baoding First Central Hispital, Baoding, 071000, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China.
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Gilon P. The Role of α-Cells in Islet Function and Glucose Homeostasis in Health and Type 2 Diabetes. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:1367-1394. [PMID: 31954131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Pancreatic α-cells are the major source of glucagon, a hormone that counteracts the hypoglycemic action of insulin and strongly contributes to the correction of acute hypoglycemia. The mechanisms by which glucose controls glucagon secretion are hotly debated, and it is still unclear to what extent this control results from a direct action of glucose on α-cells or is indirectly mediated by β- and/or δ-cells. Besides its hyperglycemic action, glucagon has many other effects, in particular on lipid and amino acid metabolism. Counterintuitively, glucagon seems also required for an optimal insulin secretion in response to glucose by acting on its cognate receptor and, even more importantly, on GLP-1 receptors. Patients with diabetes mellitus display two main alterations of glucagon secretion: a relative hyperglucagonemia that aggravates hyperglycemia, and an impaired glucagon response to hypoglycemia. Under metabolic stress states, such as diabetes, pancreatic α-cells also secrete GLP-1, a glucose-lowering hormone, whereas the gut can produce glucagon. The contribution of extrapancreatic glucagon to the abnormal glucose homeostasis is unclear. Here, I review the possible mechanisms of control of glucagon secretion and the role of α-cells on islet function in healthy state. I discuss the possible causes of the abnormal glucagonemia in diabetes, with particular emphasis on type 2 diabetes, and I briefly comment the current antidiabetic therapies affecting α-cells.
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- Patrick Gilon
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Pole of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Avenue Hippocrate 55 (B1.55.06), Brussels, B-1200, Belgium.
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Yanagimachi T, Fujita Y, Takeda Y, Honjo J, Yokoyama H, Haneda M. Receptor-Mediated Bioassay Reflects Dynamic Change of Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide by Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Treatment in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:214. [PMID: 32390941 PMCID: PMC7193081 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective: We recently observed a greater increase in plasma levels of bioactive glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) than glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) using the receptor-mediated bioassays in the subjects with normal glycemic tolerance (NGT) treated with dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, which may be unappreciated using conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) during oral glucose tolerance test. Thus, we determined incretin levels in addition to glucagon level using the bioassays in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects with or without treatment of DPP-4 inhibitor, to evaluate whether these assays can accurately measure bioactivity of these peptides. Methods: We performed single meal tolerance test (MTT) by using a cookie meal (carbohydrate 75.0 g, protein 8.0 g, fat 28.5 g) in the subjects with NGT (n = 9), the subjects with T2DM treated without DPP-4 inhibitor (n = 7) and the subjects with T2DM treated with DPP-4 inhibitor (n = 10). All subjects fasted for 10-12 h before the MTT, and blood samples were collected at 0, 30, 60, and 120 min. We used the cell lines stably cotransfected with human-form GIP, GLP-1 or glucagon receptor, and a cyclic adenosine monophosphate-inducible luciferase expression construct for the bioassays. We measured active GIP, active GLP-1, and glucagon by the bioassays. To evaluate the efficacy of bioassay, we measured identical samples via ELISA kits. Results: During the single MTT study, postprandial active GIP bioassay levels of T2DM with DPP-4 inhibitor treatment were drastically higher than those of NGT and T2DM without DPP-4 inhibitor, although the DPP-4 inhibitor-treated group showed moderate increase of active GIPELISA and active GLP-1 bioassay , while active GLP-1 bioassay levels of T2DM subjects without DPP-4 inhibitor were comparable to those of NGT subjects. During the serial MTT, administration of DPP-4 inhibitor significantly increased active GIP bioassay levels, but not active GLP-1 bioassay . Conclusions: In comparison to conventional ELISA, receptor-mediated bioassay reflects dynamic change of GIP polypeptide by DPP-4 inhibitor treatment in subjects with type 2 diabetes.
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- Tsuyoshi Yanagimachi
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
- Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yukihiro Fujita
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
- Jiyugaoka Medical Clinic, Internal Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Chen C, Huang Y, Zeng Y, Lu X, Dong G. Targeting the DPP-4-GLP-1 pathway improves exercise tolerance in heart failure patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2019; 19:311. [PMID: 31870322 PMCID: PMC6927173 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-01275-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most significant manifestation of heart failure is exercise intolerance. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to investigate whether dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors or glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), widely used anti-diabetic drugs, could improve exercise tolerance in heart failure patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS An electronic search of PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library was carried out through March 8th, 2019, for eligible trials. Only randomized controlled studies were included. The primary outcome was exercise tolerance [6-min walk test (6MWT) and peak O2 consumption], and the secondary outcomes included quality of life (QoL), adverse events (AEs) and all-cause death. RESULT After the literature was screened by two reviewers independently, four trials (659 patients) conducted with heart failure patients with or without type 2 diabetes met the eligibility criteria. The results suggested that targeting the DPP-4-GLP-1 pathway can improve exercise tolerance in heart failure patients [MD 24.88 (95% CI 5.45, 44.31), P = 0.01] without decreasing QoL [SMD -0.51 (95% CI -1.13, 0.10), P = 0.10]; additionally, targeting the DPP-4-GLP-1 pathway did not show signs of increasing the incidence of serious AEs or mortality. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 RAs improve exercise tolerance in heart failure patients. Although the use of these drugs for heart failure has not been approved by any organization, they may be a better choice for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with heart failure. Furthermore, as this pathway contributes to the improvement of exercise tolerance, it may be worth further investigation in exercise-intolerant patients with other diseases.
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- Chengcong Chen
- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Maternity&Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Sun L, Goh HJ, Govindharajulu P, Khee-Shing Leow M, Henry CJ. Differential Effects of Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Fats on Satiety and Gut Hormone Responses in Healthy Subjects. Foods 2019; 8:foods8120634. [PMID: 31816909 PMCID: PMC6963728 DOI: 10.3390/foods8120634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The difference between fat saturation on postprandial hormone responses and acute appetite control is not well understood. The aim of this study was to compare the postprandial ghrelin, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) response and subjective appetite responses after isoenergetic high-fat meals rich in either monounsaturated (MUFAs) or polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in healthy Chinese males. A randomized, controlled, single-blinded crossover study was conducted in 13 healthy Chinese men. Two high-fat meals (64% of energy) rich in MUFAs or PUFAs were tested. Total ghrelin, GIP and active GLP1 and visual analog scale (VAS) were measured over 4 h. Ghrelin was reduced greater after MUFA compared to PUFA at the beginning of the meal (at 30 and 60 min) and was significantly negatively correlated with subjective VAS for preoccupation for both MUFA and PUFA meals. No significant difference for ghrelin 240 min incremental area under the curve (iAUCs) were found. MUFA induced higher GIP response than PUFA. GIP was associated with all the VAS measurements except preoccupation for MUFA meal. No difference was found for GLP1 between two meals, nor was GLP1 associated with VAS. In conclusion, the results demonstrate that ghrelin, GIP and VAS respond differently to MUFA and PUFA meals. Ghrelin and GIP, but not GLP1, were associated with acute appetite control, especially after MUFA meal.
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- Lijuan Sun
- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore; (L.S.); (H.J.G.); (P.G.); (M.K.-S.L.)
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- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore; (L.S.); (H.J.G.); (P.G.); (M.K.-S.L.)
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- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore; (L.S.); (H.J.G.); (P.G.); (M.K.-S.L.)
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- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore; (L.S.); (H.J.G.); (P.G.); (M.K.-S.L.)
- Department of Endocrinology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore; (L.S.); (H.J.G.); (P.G.); (M.K.-S.L.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 17599, Singapore
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +65-6407-0793
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Cheng F, Yuan G, He J, Shao Y, Zhang J, Guo X. Dysregulation of DPP4 Is Associated with the AMPK/JAK2/STAT3 Pathway in Adipocytes Under Insulin Resistance Status and Liraglutide Intervention. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2019; 12:2635-2644. [PMID: 31849507 PMCID: PMC6911808 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s229838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is one of the newly identified adipokines, which acts as paracrine in adipose tissue and as endocrine hormones in the liver, muscles and central nervous system. Expression of DPP4 was significantly upregulated in obese patients upon insulin resistance (IR) conditions, but the mechanism underlying the dysregulation of DPP4 remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the DPP4 expression in adipose tissue and adipocytes under IR conditions or with liraglutide intervention, and explore the potential molecular mechanisms. METHODS Obesity-associated IR animal and cell models were, respectively, constructed by using high-fat diet and palmitic acid (PA) stimulation. Expression of DPP4 in adipose tissues and adipocytes was estimated by quantitative real-time RT-PCR and Western-blot. Effects of the AMPK/JAK2/STAT3 pathway on DPP4 were examined by regulating the activity of AMPK and the JAK2/STAT signaling. The therapeutic efficacy of liraglutide in the IR models was evaluated, and its regulatory effects on DPP4 expression and the underlying molecular mechanisms were explored. RESULTS The expression of DPP4 was markedly upregulated in both the animal and cell IR models. In the adipocyte, DPP4 expression was found to be suppressed by the activation of AMPK, and this inhibition effect was mediated by the JAK2/STAT3 signaling. Moreover, liraglutide could alleviate the obesity-induced IR, and led to the downregulation of DPP4 in IR animal and cell models. Liraglutide intervention resulted in the activation of AMPK and deactivation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling in the adipocytes. CONCLUSION Taken together, the expression of DPP4 is upregulated in adipose tissues and adipocytes upon IR conditions, but is reduced after liraglutide intervention. The dysregulation of DPP4 in the adipocytes may be performed by the AMPK/JAK2/STAT3 pathway.
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- Fangxiao Cheng
- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing100034, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing100034, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Geheng Yuan; Xiaohui Guo Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing100034, People’s Republic of ChinaTel\Fax +86 010 83575103 Email ;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Baoding First Central Hospital, Baoding071000, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing100034, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing100034, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing100034, People’s Republic of China
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Qian D, Zhang T, Zheng P, Liang Z, Wang S, Xie J, Zhao L, Zhang Y, Situ B. Comparison of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs as Add-On Treatments in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Uncontrolled on Metformin: A Network Meta-Analysis. Diabetes Ther 2018; 9:1945-1958. [PMID: 30121726 PMCID: PMC6167280 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-018-0482-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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We assessed the efficacy and safety of oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) as an add-on treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled on metformin. PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched from inception to October 20, 2017. Pairwise and network meta-analyses were conducted using Stata 14.1 software. Odds ratios (ORs) and weighted mean differences (WMDs) were used to evaluate outcomes. Sixty-eight trials including 36,746 patients were analyzed. No significant differences in the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and all-cause mortality were observed among any class of OADs when combined with metformin. All classes of OADs as add-ons to metformin improved glucose control, while sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors showed greater fasting plasma glucose (FPG) reductions {WMD, - 1.49 [95% confidence interval (CI) - 1.69 to - 1.28] mmol/l} and 2 h postprandial glucose (2 h PPG) reductions [WMD, - 3.07 (95% CI - 4.12 to - 2.03) mmol/l]. Thiazolidinediones and sulfonylureas were associated with weight gain [WMD, 2.53 (95% CI 1.95-3.10) kg and 2.00 (95% CI 1.63-2.36) kg, respectively] when added to metformin. Sulfonylureas [WMD, 6.52 (95% CI 4.07-10.45)] were associated with the highest ORs of hypoglycemia. Our results suggest that the seven classes of OADs were not associated with any increased risk of MACEs or all-cause mortality when combined with metformin. Most OADs were associated with similarly large reductions in HbA1c levels when added to metformin, while SGLT-2 inhibitors might be the best option for reducing body weight, FPG, and 2-h PPG.
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- Dan Qian
- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
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Jiang W, Wen D, Cheng Z, Yang Y, Zheng G, Yin F. Effect of sitagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor, against DENA-induced liver cancer in rats mediated via NF-κB activation and inflammatory cytokines. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2018; 32:e22220. [PMID: 30218586 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The target of the current research was to investigate the anticancer activity of sitagliptin on diethylnitrosamine (DENA)-induced cancer in the liver. Wistar rats were treated with or without sitagliptin before DENA treatment. We detected liver weight, blood glucose, and histopathology of the liver. Serum biochemical markers like serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), serum alkaline phosphatase (SALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP), total bilirubin (TBR), total protein (TPR), and albumin (ALB) were also evaluated. In addition, lipid profile parameters comprising total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein were also measured. Inflammatory mediators like interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were determined in liver homogenate. Furthermore, the activity of nuclear factor (NF-κB) was also measured. Our results showed that sitagliptin (10 and 20 mg/kg) in a dose-dependent manner expressively decreased the DENA-induced elevation of SGPT, SGOT, SALP, and GGTP. Whereas sitagliptin (10 and 20 mg/kg) in a dose-dependent mode reduced the level of TBR and increased the TPR and ALB as well as improved the liver histopathology alterations in DENA-exposed rats. Lipid profile was also restored by the sitagliptin (10 and 20 mg/kg) in a DENA-treated rats. The level of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α were suggestively suppressed. Moreover, pretreatment with sitagliptin (10 and 20 mg/kg) prevented the activation of NF-κB. In conclusion, sitagliptin (10 and 20 mg/kg) has a potential protective effect against DENA-induced liver cancer by inhibition of inflammation and NF-κB activation.
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- Weidong Jiang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Mitigates 6-OHDA-Induced Behavioral Impairments in Parkinsonian Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19041153. [PMID: 29641447 PMCID: PMC5979480 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In the present study, the effectiveness of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) was evaluated by behavioral tests in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) hemi-parkinsonian (PD) rats. Pharmacokinetic measurements of GIP were carried out at the same dose studied behaviorally, as well as at a lower dose used previously. GIP was delivered by subcutaneous administration (s.c.) using implanted ALZET micro-osmotic pumps. After two days of pre-treatment, male Sprague Dawley rats received a single unilateral injection of 6-OHDA into the medial forebrain bundle (MFB). The neuroprotective effects of GIP were evaluated by apomorphine-induced contralateral rotations, as well as by locomotor and anxiety-like behaviors in open-field tests. Concentrations of human active and total GIP were measured in plasma during a five-day treatment period by ELISA and were found to be within a clinically translatable range. GIP pretreatment reduced behavioral abnormalities induced by the unilateral nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) lesion produced by 6-OHDA, and thus may be a novel target for PD therapeutic development.
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Li N, Wang LJ, Jiang B, Li XQ, Guo CL, Guo SJ, Shi DY. Recent progress of the development of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 151:145-157. [PMID: 29609120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diabetes is a fast growing chronic metabolic disorder around the world. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is a new promising target during type 2 diabetes glycemic control. Thus, a number of potent DPP-4 inhibitors were developed and play a rapidly evolving role in the management of type 2 diabetes in recent years. This article reviews the development of synthetic and natural DPP-4 inhibitors from 2012 to 2017 and provides their physico-chemical properties, biological activities against DPP-4 and selectivity over dipeptidyl peptidase-8/9. Moreover, the glucose-lowering mechanisms and the active site of DPP-4 are also discussed. We also discuss strategies and structure-activity relationships for identifying potent DPP-4 inhibitors, which will provide useful information for developing potent DPP-4 drugs as type 2 diabtes treatments.
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- Ning Li
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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Mulvihill EE. Dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitor therapy in type 2 diabetes: Control of the incretin axis and regulation of postprandial glucose and lipid metabolism. Peptides 2018; 100:158-164. [PMID: 29412815 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a widely expressed, serine protease which regulates the bioactivity of many peptides through cleavage and inactivation including the incretin hormones, glucagon like peptide -1 (GLP-1) and glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). Inhibitors of DPP4 are used therapeutically to treat patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) as they potentiate incretin action to regulate islet hormone secretion and improve glycemia and post-prandial lipid excursions. The widespread clinical use of DPP4 inhibitors has increased interest in the molecular mechanisms by which these drugs mediate their beneficial effects. Traditionally, focus has remained on inhibiting the catalytic activity of DPP4 within the plasma compartment, however evidence is emerging on the importance of inactivation of membrane-bound DPP4 in selective tissue beds to potentiate local hormone gradients. Here we review the recent advances in identifying the cellular sources of both circulating and membrane-bound DPP4 important for cleavage of the incretin hormones and regulation of glucose and lipoprotein metabolism.
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- Erin E Mulvihill
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada.
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Al-Badri G, Leggio GM, Musumeci G, Marzagalli R, Drago F, Castorina A. Tackling dipeptidyl peptidase IV in neurological disorders. Neural Regen Res 2018; 13:26-34. [PMID: 29451201 PMCID: PMC5840985 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.224365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) is a serine protease best known for its role in inactivating glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), three stimulators of pancreatic insulin secretion with beneficial effects on glucose disposal. Owing to the relationship between DPP-IV and these peptides, inhibition of DPP-IV enzyme activity is considered as an attractive treatment option for diabetic patients. Nonetheless, increasing studies support the idea that DPP-IV might also be involved in the development of neurological disorders with a neuroinflammatory component, potentially through its non-incretin activities on immune cells. In this review article, we aim at highlighting recent literature describing the therapeutic value of DPP-IV inhibitors for the treatment of such neurological conditions. Finally, we will illustrate some of the promising results obtained using berberine, a plant extract with potent inhibitory activity on DPP-IV.
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- Ghaith Al-Badri
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Duan L, Rao X, Xia C, Rajagopalan S, Zhong J. The regulatory role of DPP4 in atherosclerotic disease. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2017; 16:76. [PMID: 28619058 PMCID: PMC5472996 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-017-0558-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The increasing prevalence of atherosclerosis has become a worldwide health concern. Although significant progress has been made in the understanding of atherosclerosis pathogenesis, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Recent studies suggest dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4), a regulator of inflammation and metabolism, may be involved in the development of atherosclerotic diseases. There has been increasing clinical and pre-clinical evidence showing DPP4-incretin axis is involved in cardiovascular disease. Although the cardiovascular outcome of DPP4 inhibition or incretin analogues has been or being evaluated by several large scale clinical trials, the exact role of DPP4 in atherosclerotic diseases is not completely understood. In the current review, we will summarize the recent advances in direct and indirect regulatory role of DPP4 in atherosclerosis.
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- Lihua Duan
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd., Wolstein Research Building 4525, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd., Wolstein Research Building 4525, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd., Wolstein Research Building 4525, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430023, Hubei, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd., Wolstein Research Building 4525, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd., Wolstein Research Building 4525, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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