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Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, obesity and psoriasis: diabetes meets dermatology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21892687     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterised by beta cell failure, which frequently develops in the setting of insulin resistance. Inflammation contributes to the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes by impairing insulin action in peripheral tissues and via reduction of beta cell function. Inflammation may also play an important role in the development of complications that arise in patients with type 2 diabetes. Hence, the anti-inflammatory actions of commonly used glucose-lowering drugs may contribute, indirectly, to their mechanisms of action and therapeutic benefit. Herein we highlight the anti-inflammatory actions of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which exerts direct and indirect actions on immune function. The observations that GLP-1 receptor agonists exert anti-inflammatory actions in preclinical studies, taken together with case reports linking improvements in psoriasis with GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy, illustrates the emerging clinical implications of non-classical anti-inflammatory actions of incretin-based therapeutics.
Authors:
D J Drucker; C F Rosen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article     Date:  2011-09-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetologia     Volume:  54     ISSN:  1432-0428     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabetologia     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-07     Completed Date:  2012-03-01     Revised Date:  2013-03-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006777     Medline TA:  Diabetologia     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2741-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 600 University Ave TCP5-1004, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada. drucker@lunenfeld.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*,  drug therapy*
Female
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / metabolism*
Humans
Male
Natural Killer T-Cells / metabolism*
Psoriasis / complications*,  drug therapy*
Receptors, Glucagon / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Glucagon; 0/glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor; 89750-14-1/Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Diabetologia. 2011 Nov;54(11):2745-54   [PMID:  21744074 ]

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