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Effects of Sitagliptin Combined with GTS-21 on Improving Glycemic Control and Diabetic Nephropathy by Anti-Apoptosis in Lepr(db/db) Mice.

Key takeaways

This study was done in mice, not people. It tested a combination of two drugs to help with diabetes and kidney damage. The mice were given the drugs for 4 weeks. The study looked at how the drugs affected blood sugar and kidney health. This is early research that needs to be tested in humans before it can be used.

Who did this work

Tian W · Wang W · Tang S · Su L · Cooney R · Tian X · Meng Q

Source

Article · PubMed, the drug frontier · 2026 Oct 14
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42874910/