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DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 388-392Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/dom.13505
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antidiabetic drug; canagliflozin; dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor; glucagon
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Aim To elucidate the mechanisms involved in the sequential use of SGLT2 and DPP4 inhibitors (SGLT2i and DPP-4i). Methods Twenty-six type-2 diabetes mellitus patients were recruited into a stepped regimen of 100 mg of canagliflozin daily from day 1, supplemented with 20 mg of teneligliptin daily from day 4. Glucose (Glu), insulin and glucagon were measured at fasting and after ingesting a mixed meal on days 1, 4 and 6. Results Canagliflozin decreased fasting plasma glucose to an extent inversely proportional to the change in the glucagon-to-insulin (G/I) ratio. This correlation at fasting was maintained when adding teneligliptin, while the change in the area under the curve of Glu (GluAUC) correlated closely with that in the G/I ratio at fasting and 60 min with canagliflozin. Moreover, these correlations persisted at 60 and 120 min postprandially, but not at fasting on day 6 when teneligliptin was added. Conclusion The result suggested that the dominant mechanism responsible for the glucose metabolism reflected in the G/I ratio was attributable to SGLT2i and that its active mechanism persisted, despite adding a DPP-4i.
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