Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
New findings from University of Copenhagen in the area of insulin-dependent diabetes published
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 14th, 2009
"Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone that is known to stimulate glucose-dependent insulin secretion. Furthermore, GLP-1 appears to have multiple positive effects on beta cells. However, GLP-1 is rapidly degraded by dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which limits the clinical relevance of GLP-1 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Two main classes of GLP-1-based therapies have now been...
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