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Abstract
Recent studies raised the alarm that the inhibition of sodium-coupled glucose transporter type-2 in humans increases endogenous glucose production rates by an unclear mechanism. Surprisingly, a potential explanation may be linked directly to the alpha-cell. Is this a mechanistic spoiler or an added benefit?Entities:
Keywords: HNF4alpha; SGLT-2 inhibitors; alpha-cell; glucagon; glucose production
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26059706 PMCID: PMC4490128 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.05.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015