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ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

The impact of DPP-4 inhibitors on cardiovascular disease treatment: a comprehensive review of current therapeutic strategies and future directions.

Toka Elemary, Mina Nicola, Mohamed E A Abdelrahim, Dalia Zaafar

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors.

Toka ElemaryClinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt. Toka.Hesham@pharm.mti.edu.eg.
Mina NicolaClinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Mohamed E A AbdelrahimClinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Dalia ZaafarPharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications. The researchers are currently working on understanding how to prevent these progressions from occurring. Since 2006, dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors have been made available to patients as a relatively new treatment for diabetes. These substances inhibit the enzyme known as dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which in turn increases the levels of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). This results in an increase in the effectiveness of insulin release after meals, which in turn has a positive impact on glycemic control. Regarding the safety of this category of medication in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, there have been a great deal of debates. Emerging research suggests that DPP-4 inhibitors could be useful in the treatment of a variety of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary atherosclerosis, heart failure, and hypertension, among others. In order to investigate the possibility of using dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors as a treatment option for cardiovascular disease, the molecular pathways that are thought to be responsible for their cardioprotective effect will be clarifies throughout the course of this review.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4Gastric Inhibitory PolypeptideGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDPP4 protein, humanGastric Inhibitory PolypeptideGlucagon-Like Peptide 1AtherosclerosisBrain natriuretic peptideCardiovascular diseasesDPP-4 inhibitorsGlucagon like peptide-1

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