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- noun Plural form of
incretin .
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While a few gut peptides termed incretins, which are currently used to increase insulin secretion in patients, have also been shown to accelerate beta cell division, the Vale group's findings suggest an incretin-like effect for a peptide normally associated with the stress response.
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While a few gut peptides termed incretins, which are currently used to increase insulin secretion in patients, have also been shown to accelerate beta cell division, the Vale group's findings suggest an incretin-like effect for a peptide normally associated with the stress response.
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While a few gut peptides termed incretins, which are currently used to increase insulin secretion in patients, have also been shown to accelerate beta cell division, the Vale group's findings suggest an incretin-like effect for a peptide normally associated with the stress response.
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Anyone, who is even vaguely familiar with gut physiology, by now knows that besides being an exocrine organ (= secreting digestive fluids into the gut lumen), the gut also secretes a vast array of molecules into the blood stream that act at remote areas - simply said, the gut is also an endocrine organ and the term “incretins” is often used to describe the various hormones secreted by the gut.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Another Gut Hormone Reduces Food Intake 2008
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The pills, from Merck, work by inhibiting the breakdown of incretins, hormones that help insulin do its job.
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As a result, an increased amount of active incretins enables the pancreas to secrete insulin in a glucose-dependent manner, thereby assisting in the management of blood glucose levels.
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Among other things, the system should be ideal for testing and improving therapeutic regimes based on incretins, which already represent an important treatment option.
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DPP-4 inhibitors are a class of compounds that work by affecting the action of natural hormones in the body called incretins.
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DPP-4 inhibitors are a class of compounds that work by affecting the action of natural hormones in the body called incretins.
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DPP-4 inhibitors are a class of compounds that work by affecting the action of natural hormones in the body called incretins.
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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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The medications are among a new class of drugs called incretins, which are naturally occurring hormones that slow stomach emptying, regulate insulin and decrease appetite.
Patients Taking Experimental Obesity Drug Lost More Than 50 Pounds, Maker Claims By 2022
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