30-days effects of vildagliptin on vascular function, plasma viscosity, inflammation, oxidative stress, and intestinal peptides on drug-naïve women with diabetes and obesity: a randomized head-to-head metformin-controlled study
Abstract Background Obesity is the main risk factor for diabetes and excessive visceral fat triggers low-grade inflammatory process, mediated by activation and release of cytokines and high flow of free fatty acids that contribute to insulin resistance, increased oxidative stress, and impaired endot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-019-0466-2 |