Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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.

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  • noun biochemistry A gastrointestinal hormone causing an increase in the amount of insulin released from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating, even before blood glucose levels become elevated.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Blend of increase and secretin.]

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Examples

  • GLP-1 analogues mimic a hormone called incretin, which stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin when blood sugar levels rise too much.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The medicines mimic a hormone called incretin, which stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin when blood sugar levels rise too much.

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  • GLP-1 analogues mimic a hormone called incretin, which stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin when blood sugar levels rise too much.

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  • GLP-1 analogues mimic a hormone called incretin, which stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin when blood sugar levels rise too much.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • Saxagliptin is a DPP-4 inhibitor, which is designed to work by increasing the level of so-called incretin hormones in the body that help lower blood-glucose levels.

    FDA Extends Review of Diabetes Drug Saxagliptin 2009

  • The so-called incretin hormones, GIP (short for glucose-dependent insulin-releasing polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1), are produced in the intestine after ingestion of a meal, and are transported via the circulation to the pancreas.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • Sitagliptin is a highly selective, once-daily DPP-4 inhibitor that enhances a natural body system called the incretin system to help regulate blood sugar by increasing levels of active GLP-1 and GIP hormones; it inhibits DPP-4 over 24 hours.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • JANUVIA is a selective, once-daily DPP-4 inhibitor that enhances a natural body system called the incretin system to help regulate blood sugar by increasing levels of active GLP-1 and GIP hormones.

    Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed 2009

  • Exenatide is a 39-amino acid peptide and is one of a new class of diabetes medications known as incretin mimics.

    LabTechnologist RSS 2008

  • Exenatide is a 39-amino acid peptide and is one of a new class of diabetes medications known as incretin mimics.

    LabTechnologist RSS 2008

  • The new drugs mimic hormones known as incretins, which lower blood sugar and curb appetite.

    The ‘breakthrough’ obesity drugs that have stunned researchers McKenzie Prillaman 2023

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