Renoprotective Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetic nephropathy is one of three major complications of diabetes mellitus, often leading to chronic renal failure requiring dialysis. Recently developed dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors may exhibit renoprotective effects in addition to antihyperglycemic effects. In this study, we retros...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Esaki, Tomoya Tachi, Chitoshi Goto, Ikuto Sugita, Yuta Kanematsu, Aki Yoshida, Kosuke Saito, Yoshihiro Noguchi, Yuki Ohno, Satoshi Aoyama, Masahiro Yasuda, Takashi Mizui, Masumi Yamamura, Hitomi Teramachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00835/full