Research Article Details
Article ID: | A16659 |
PMID: | 28260070 |
Source: | Int J Mol Med |
Title: | A long-lasting dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, teneligliptin, as a preventive drug for the development of hepatic steatosis in high-fructose diet-fed ob/ob mice. |
Abstract: | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs in patients with components of metabolic syndrome such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). At present, the central pathophysiological problem in patients afflicted with NAFLD is insulin resistance. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, teneligliptin, on the development of NAFLD in ob/ob mice. Five-week-old male ob/ob mice were divided into 4 experimental groups as follows: a group in which they were fed a high carbohydrate diet (HCD) for 8 weeks (n=8) as controls (control group 1), a group in which they were fed HCD supplemented with 0.018% teneligliptin for 8 weeks (n=8) (teneligliptin group 1), a group in which they were fed HCD for 12 weeks (n=8) as controls (control group 2), and another group in which they were fed only HCD for 4 weeks, and the HCD was then supplemented with 0.018% teneligliptin for 8 weeks (n=8) (teligliptin group 2). Hepatic steatosis was observed in all mice in the control group fed the HCD, but only mild hepatic steatosis was observed in teneligliptin group 1. Mice in teneligliptin group 1 fed the diet containing teneligliptin had lower hepatic triglyceride (TG) and free fatty acid (FFA) levels. Mice in teneligliptin group 1 exhibited improvement of insulin resistance; however, those in teneligliptin group 2 did not show any improvement of insulin resistance. Our results thus suggest that teneligliptin may be used as a preventative, but not as a treatment drug for the development of NAFLD. |
DOI: | 10.3892/ijmm.2017.2899 |

Strategy ID | Therapy Strategy | Synonyms | Therapy Targets | Therapy Drugs | |
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S01 | Improve insulin resistance | insulin sensitizer; insulin resistance; glucose tolerance | Biguanide: increases 5-AMP activated protein kinase signaling; SGLT-2 inhibitor; Thiazalidinedione: selective PPAR-γ agonists; GLP-1 agonist | Metformin; Empagliflozin; Canagliflozin; Rosiglitazone; Pioglitazone; Liraglutide | Details |
Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
Drug ID | Drug Name | Type | DrugBank ID | Targets | Category | Latest Progress | |
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D328 | Serine | Chemical drug | DB00133 | SRR | Improve insulin resistance | Under clinical trials | Details |
D361 | Teneligliptin | Chemical drug | DB11950 | DPP4 inhibitor | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |
D182 | Insulin | Biological drug | DB00030 | INSR agonist; CPE modulator&product of | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |
D142 | Fructose | Chemical drug | DB04173 | -- | Intravenous nutrition drug | Under clinical trials | Details |