title: GLP-1 and type 2 diabetes: physiology and new clinical advances.
abstract: The first antidiabetic treatment (exenatide; Byetta) based on the incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) was approved in 2005 as an adjunctive therapy in diabetic patients in whom sulfonylurea, metformin or both had failed. Many GLP-1 mimetics or dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors are currently in clinical development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and show promising results in the improvement of glucose homeostasis. Furthermore, the ability of GLP-1 to enhance pancreatic beta-cell mass could delay progression of the disease. However, only several years of treatment in humans will confirm the long-term efficacy of GLP-1 mimetics and enhancers on glycemic control. To take advantage of the multifaceted actions of GLP-1, a better understanding of the physiological roles of GLP-1 is required.
authors.affiliation: SERVIER, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, Division Maladies Métaboliques, 11 rue des Moulineaux, 92150 SURESNES, France. murielle.combettes-souverain@fr.netgrs.com <murielle.combettes-souverain@fr.netgrs.com>
authors.forename: Murielle M J
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Combettes
mesh_terms: D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D016879:Salvage Therapy
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005947:Glucose