Journal article
Looking to the future: focus on DPP-4 inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and emerging therapies
The Diabetes educator, Vol.34(2), pp.183-200
03/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110271
PMID: 18375772
Abstract
Strong evidence exists demonstrating the benefits of tight glycemic control in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, but glycemic goals are not adequately achieved for many patients. Advancement in the knowledge surrounding the physiology of endogenous glucoregulatory peptide hormones, such as glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1, has led to new therapeutic targets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors provide practitioners with a novel mechanism of action to use for combination therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This article, part 3 of a 3-part series, reviews the new class of medications known as DPP-4 inhibitors as well as discusses a future buccal insulin formulation, Oral-Lyn, on the horizon for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
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- Title
- Looking to the future: focus on DPP-4 inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and emerging therapies
- Creators
- Joshua J Neumiller - The Department of Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University/Elder Services, Spokane, Washington (JJN, SMS)Peggy Soule Odegard - School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle (PSO)John R White, Jr - Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane (JRW)Stephen M Setter - The Department of Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University/Elder Services, Spokane, Washington (JJN, SMS)R Keith Campbell - Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman (RKC)
- Publication Details
- The Diabetes educator, Vol.34(2), pp.183-200
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacotherapy, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547497601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article