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SUBMITTER: Nag S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10096336 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nag Snehasish S Mandal Samanwita S Mukherjee Oindrila O Mukherjee Suprabhat S Kundu Rakesh R
Future virology 20230301
Diabetic patients are at particular risk of severe COVID-19. Human dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is a membrane-bound aminopeptidase that regulates insulin release by inactivating incretin. DPP-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) are therefore used as oral anti-diabetic drugs to restore normal insulin levels. These molecules also have anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertension effects. Recent studies on the interactions of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and DPP-4 predict a possible entry route for SARS-CoV-2. Th ...[more]