An Emerging Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 in Preventing Advanced-Glycation-End-Product-Mediated Damages in Diabetes

• Hlavní autoři: Alessandra Puddu (Autor), François Mach (Autor), Alessio Nencioni (Autor), Giorgio Luciano Viviani (Autor), Fabrizio Montecucco (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut hormone produced in the intestinal epithelial endocrine L cells by differential processing of the proglucagon gene. Released in response to the nutrient ingestion, GLP-1 plays an important role in maintaining glucose homeostasis. GLP-1 has been shown to regul...