Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor sitagliptin alleviates liver inflammation of diabetic mice by acting as a ROS scavenger and inhibiting the NFκB pathway

Abstract As a common chronic metabolic disease, the development of diabetes mellitus (DM) may also be accompanied by liver damage and inflammatory disorders. Sitagliptin is an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4, also known as CD26), which is clinically used for DM treatment. However, the mech...

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Main Authors: Xin Wang, Jing Ke, Ying-jun Zhu, Bin Cao, Rui-li Yin, Yan Wang, Ling-ling Wei, Li-jie Zhang, Long-yan Yang, Dong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Cell Death Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-021-00625-7