title: Response to Comment on Mita et al. Sitagliptin Attenuates the Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickening in Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The Sitagliptin Preventive Study of Intima-Media Thickness Evaluation (SPIKE): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care 2016;39:455-464.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Center for Molecular Diabetology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan tom-m@juntendo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan Department of Atherosclerosis and Metabolism, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Iichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Center for Molecular Diabetology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Center for Therapeutic Innovations in Diabetes, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watada
mesh_terms: D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin; D000068900:Sitagliptin Phosphate
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D000068900:Sitagliptin Phosphate