Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33949781›Full record

ReviewJournal of diabetes investigation2021

Glucose-lowering action through targeting islet dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: Focus on dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition.

Bo Ahrén

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of diabetes investigation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. New Horizons in Metabolic Health: Unveiling the Future of Drug Discovery and Development.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026
    Review
  3. Effect of Initial Glucose Tolerance Test Response on Pregnancy Outcomes in Type A1 Gestational Diabetes.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo AhrénDepartment of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-5340
Lund University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibition is a glucose-lowering medication for type 2 diabetes. It works through stimulation of insulin secretion and inhibition of glucagon secretion in a glucose-dependent manner, resulting in lowered fasting and postprandial glycemia with low risk of hypoglycemia. As impaired insulin secretion and augmented glucagon secretion are key factors underlying hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes, DPP-4 inhibition represents a therapy that targets the underlying mechanisms of the disease. If insufficient in monotherapy, it can preferably be used in combination with metformin, which targets insulin resistance, and also in combination with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition, thiazolidinediones and insulin, which target other mechanisms. In individuals of East Asian origin, islet dysfunction is of particular importance for the development of type 2 diabetes. Consequently, it has been shown in several studies that DPP-4 is efficient in these populations. This mini-review highlights the islet mechanisms of DPP-4 inhibition, islet dysfunction as a key factor for hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes and that, consequently, DPP-4 is of particular value in populations where islet dysfunction is central, such as in individuals of East Asian origin.

Indexed as

Asia, EasternAsian PeopleBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDrug Therapy, CombinationGlucagonHumansHyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceInsulin SecretionIslets of LangerhansMetforminBlood GlucoseDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDPP4 protein, humanGlucagonHypoglycemic AgentsMetforminAsian subjectsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitionType 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID33949781
PMCPMC8264410
OpenAlexW3159155561

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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