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:Ezetimibe is a cholesterol-lowering agent targeting Niemann-Pick C1-like 1, an intestinal cholesterol transporter. Inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption with ezetimibe may ameliorate several metabolic disorders including hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. In this study, we investigated whether chronic ezetimibe treatment improves glycemic control and pancreatic beta cell mass, and alters levels of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone involved in glucose homeostasis. Male LETO and OLETF rats were treated with vehicle or ezetimibe (10 mg kg(-1)day(-1)) for 20 weeks via stomach gavage. OLETF rats were diabetic with hyperglycemia and significant decreases in pancreatic size and beta cell mass compared with LETO lean controls. Chronic treatment of OLETF rats with ezetimibe improved glycemic control during oral glucose tolerance test compared with OLETF controls. Moreover, ezetimibe treatment rescued the reduced pancreatic size and beta cell mass in OLETF rats. Interestingly, ezetimibe significantly decreased serum dipeptidyl peptidase-4 activity and increased serum active GLP-1 in OLETF rats without altering serum total GLP-1. These findings demonstrated that chronic administration of ezetimibe improves glycemic control and pancreatic beta cell mass, and increases serum active GLP-1 levels, suggesting possible involvement of GLP-1 in the ezetimibe-mediated beneficial effects on glycemic control.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Yang SJ,Choi JM,Kim L,Kim BJ,Sohn JH,Kim WJ,Park SE,Rhee EJ,Lee WY,Oh KW,Park SW,Kim SW,Park CYdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.02.129subject
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2011-04-01 00:00:00pages
153-7issue
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0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
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407pub_type
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