The evolving place of incretin-based therapies in type 2 diabetes.
Treatment options for type 2 diabetes based on the action of the incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) were first introduced in 2005. These comprise the injectable GLP-1 receptor agonists solely acting on the GLP-1 receptor on the one hand and orally active dipeptidyl-peptidase inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors) raising endogenous GLP-1 and other hormone levels by inhibiting the degrading enzyme DPP-4. In adult medicine, both treatment options are attractive and more commonly used because of their action and safety profile. The incretin-based therapies stimulate insulin secretion and inhibit glucagon secretion in a glucose-dependent manner and carry no intrinsic risk of hypoglycaemia. GLP-1 receptor agonists allow weight loss, whereas DPP-4 inhibitors are weight neutral. This review gives an overview of the mechanism of action and the substances and clinical data available.
Medizinische Klinik IV, Otfried-Müller-Strasse 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. baptist.gallwitz@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4; D054873:Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000078790:Insulin Secretion
D054873:Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005934:Glucagon; C042807:DPP4 protein, human; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4