Effects of 18-month Vildagliptin Treatment on Portal Vein Pressure and Hepatosteatosis

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Karatoprak C., Kilicarslan R., Çakırca M., Aydin S., Ozkan T., Zorlu M., ...More

BEZMIALEM SCIENCE, vol.7, pp.317-321, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2019.2892
  • Journal Name: BEZMIALEM SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.317-321
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased tendency to develop hepatosteatosis. The effects of drugs used to treat diabetes on the liver, regardless of the disease, are unknown.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of vildagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, on the portal vein pressure and hepatosteatosis in patients with type 2 diabetes in the 18 months of follow-up.