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in·cre·tin

(ĭn-krēt′n)

Any of several gastrointestinal hormones that bring about the release of insulin from the pancreas after carbohydrate ingestion and are essential in maintaining normal levels of glucose in the blood.

[Blend of increase and secretin.]

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Drucker's diabetes research has focused on a group of hormones called incretins, which help the pancreas produce insulin to use the energy it receives from food.

Toronto diabetes researcher named 2019 Hamm Prize Laureate

The STELLUX[R] Chemi Glucagon ELISA is highly specific with 100% cross-reactivity to glucagon, and does not cross-react with other proglucagon peptides such as oxyntomodulin, glicentin and the incretins glucagon-like peptide-1 and gastric inhibitory polypeptide.

ALPCO Launches FDA Class I Exempt STELLUX[R] Glucagon ELISA

The weekly dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, or GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist integrates the action of both incretins into a single novel molecule, aiming to build upon the clinical benefits seen with a selective GLP-1 RA.

Eli Lilly presents phase 2b trial data of dual GIP, GLP-1 receptor agonist

Key players are insulin, glucagon, amylin, incretins, and even the bacterial population of the gut.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

"One way that gastric bypass might work is that it alters the incretins that drive insulin secretion and sensitivity," Dr.

Physiology explains benefits of bariatric surgery

Recent years have seen the development of drugs that increase plasma incretins for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Vildagliptin Treatment on the Portal Venous Pressure and Hepatosteatosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Egan, "The role of incretins in glucose homeostasis and diabetes treatment," Pharmacological Reviews, vol.

The EndoBarrier: Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner for Diabetes and Weight Loss

Whilst the limited clinical experience with newer classes such as incretins and SGLT2 inhibitors suggests that they may have a favourable risk/benefit ratio, there is an urgent need for larger randomized controlled trials of these drugs in the management of PTDM after heart transplantation.

Management Strategies for Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus after Heart Transplantation: A Review

Ohlsson, "Esophageal and gastric dysmotilities are associated with altered glucose homeostasis and plasma levels of incretins and leptin," The Review of Diabetic Studies, vol.

Bidirectional Relationship between Gastric Emptying and Plasma Glucose Control in Normoglycemic Individuals and Diabetic Patients

Incretins are the superfamily of polypeptides released from intestinal cells in response to nutritional ingestion.

Variable anti-edema and anti-granuloma effects of liraglutide and teneligliptin on experimental Wistar albino rat inflammatory models

Incretins are a group of metabolic hormones that stimulate a decrease in blood glucose levels.

Beating diabetes is all about resolve

Jens Holst, MD (professor of medical physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark), studies the effects of incretins in type II diabetes.