The enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) prevents the inactivation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). Since GLP-1-based therapy is a promising novel treatment of type 2 diabetes, the strategy to ...
Alogliptin (NESINA), a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitor, was approved by the FDA on January 25, 2013 to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes. This drug had been ...
Patients who received GLP-1 RAs were compared to those who received dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors; after propensity score matching, the final analysis included two cohorts of 168,428 ...