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SUBMITTER: Khalaf RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3866624 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The open medicinal chemistry journal 20131129
As incidence rate of type II diabetes mellitus continues to rise, there is a growing need to identify novel therapeutic agents with improved efficacy and reduced side effects. Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) is a multifunctional protein involved in many physiological processes. It deactivates the natural hypoglycemic incretin hormone effect. Inhibition of this enzyme increases endogenous incretin level, incretin activity and should restore glucose homeostasis in type II diabetic patients making ...[more]