Protective Effects of Vildagliptin against Pioglitazone-Induced Bone Loss in Type 2 Diabetic Rats.

Long-term use of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) is associated with bone loss and an increased risk of fracture in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Incretin-based drugs (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors) have several benefits in many systems in add...

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Main Authors: Young Sil Eom, A-Ryeong Gwon, Kyung Min Kwak, Ju-Young Kim, Seung Hee Yu, Sihoon Lee, Yeun Sun Kim, Ie Byung Park, Kwang-Won Kim, Kiyoung Lee, Byung-Joon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5172620?pdf=render