Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are highly correlated, but the underlying mechanisms are only partly understood. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate the relationships between plasma levels of glucagon-like peptide-1, a key factor in the regulation of glucose homeostasis, and various blood pressure indices. Healthy adults aged 25 to 41 years were enrolled in a population-based ...

Internalizing agonists are usually selected for peptide receptor targeting. There is increasing evidence that non-internalizing receptor antagonists can be used for this purpose. We investigated whether the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) antagonist exendin(9-39) can be used for in vivo targeting of GLP-1R expressing tumours and compared the in vitro and in vivo characteristics with t...

Context Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are popular antidiabetic drugs with potent glucose-lowering effects and low risk of hypoglycemia. Animal experiments and human data indicate that tolerance develops toward at least some of their effects (e.g., gastric motility). Whether tolerance develops toward the glucose-lowering effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists has never b...

Diabetes melitus merupakan masalah kesehatan global dengan tingginya angka kematian akibat berbagai komplikasi yang ditimbulkannya dan diabetes tipe 2 menjadi penyebab utama seiring bertambahnya penderita obesitas. Pengembangan obat-obat anti dilakukan, untuk menemukan kandidat obat baru tidak hanya menurunkan kadar glukosa darah tetapi diharapkan memiliki efek lebih, seperti mampu merestorasi ...

A rodent model of controlled acute hyperglycemia that is sensitive to glucose-lowering agents insulin and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog has been developed. The studies show that anesthesia could be induced in fasted rats with ketamine (100 mg/kg) plus a low dose of xylazine (5 mg/kg) without inducing the acute hyperglycemia typically associated with these agents. Under these conditions...

Increased levels of glucagon in type 2 diabetes are well known and, until now, have been considered deleterious. However, glucagon has an important role in the maintenance of both heart and kidney function. Moreover, in the past, glucagon has been therapeutically used for heart failure treatment. The new antidiabetic drugs, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 i...

The present special issue was aimed at elucidating the role and the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in type 2 diabetes. GLP-1 is a gastrointestinal hormone, mainly secreted after meals, capable of increasing glucose-stimulated insulin release and inhibits food intake. The physiological activity of this hormone has been demonstrated to be impaired in obese subjects and in patients wit...

Context: The combination of peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been proposed as a potential treatment for diabetes and obesity. However, the combined effects of these hormones, PYY3–36 and GLP-17–36 amide,on glucose homeostasis are unknown. Objective: To investigate the acute effects of PYY3–36 and GLP-17–36 amide, individually and in combination, on insulin secretion and ...