ba0001pp365 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2013
Pytlik Maria
, Folwarczna Joanna
, Fronczek-Sokol Justyna
, Smyla Adam
, Wiecek Patrycja
, Zych Maria
Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis often occur together in postmenopausal women. Sitagliptin is a new drug used in the therapy of type 2 diabetes; it affects incretin system as a result of inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4. So far, the impact of the drug on bone remodeling processes is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sitagliptin on bone growth and remodeling in non-ovariectomized and ovariectomized rats.The experiments we...