Glucagon like peptide-1 and its receptor agonists: Their roles in management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Ankit Gupta, Herbert F. Jelinek, Hayder Al-Aubaidy

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Abstract

This study summarizes major work which investigated the roles of glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and its receptor (GLP-1R); the use of GLP-1-R agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It focuses on the recent therapeutic development which has occurred in this field, and also discusses the potential treatments which can be discovered and implemented in the near future to design an effective therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)225-230
Number of pages6
JournalDiabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2017

Keywords

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors
  • Glucagon like peptide-1
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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