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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2014; 5(2): 84-88
Published online Apr 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i2.84
Published online Apr 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i2.84
Antidiabetic treatment, stroke severity and outcome
Dimitra Magkou, Konstantinos Tziomalos, First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
Author contributions: Magkou D drafted the paper; Tziomalos K revised the draft critically for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Konstantinos Tziomalos, MD, PhD, First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 1 St. Kyriakidi, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece. ktziomalos@yahoo.com
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Received: September 4, 2013
Revised: November 2, 2013
Accepted: January 6, 2014
Published online: April 15, 2014
Processing time: 226 Days and 8.6 Hours
Revised: November 2, 2013
Accepted: January 6, 2014
Published online: April 15, 2014
Processing time: 226 Days and 8.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: A recent study showed reduced stroke size following pretreatment with linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP-4) inhibitor, compared with glimepiride, in both diabetic and non-diabetic mice. It remains to be shown whether these neuroprotective actions of DPP-4 inhibitors will also be observed in humans.