The effects of DPP-4 inhibitor on hypoxia-induced apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

• Main Authors: Akari Nagamine (Author), Hiroshi Hasegawa (Author), Naoko Hashimoto (Author), Tomoko Yamada-Inagawa (Author), Masanori Hirose (Author), Yuka Kobara (Author), Hiroyuki Tadokoro (Author), Yoshio Kobayashi (Author), Hiroyuki Takano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are a new class of oral hypoglycemic agents for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and have potential antiatherosclerotic properties. Meanwhile, it is unclear how DPP-4 inhibitors have protective effects on atherosclerosis. Our aim was to determine the e...