What are the benefits of the mechanism of action of linagliptin and what they mean to the practitioner? Review article

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Bartosz J. Sapilak
Jarosław Woroń

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Linagliptin is a selective, reversible, competitive inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP-4), an enzyme involved in the inactivation of incretin hormones. Incretin hormones are involved in the physiological regulation of glucose homeostasis. Gliptins have no effect on gastric emptying, which significantly reduces the risk of gastrointestinal side effects. They have a neutral effect on body weight. DPP-4 inhibitors have no class effect and differ from one another in chemical structure, pharmacokinetic profile and some pharmacodynamic effects. Linagliptin is characterized by an optimal safety profile and low risk of interaction with other simultaneous used drugs.

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Sapilak , B. J., & Woroń , J. (2020). What are the benefits of the mechanism of action of linagliptin and what they mean to the practitioner?. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 13(1(46), 54-57. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0120.5
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