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Oral salmon calcitonin attenuates hyperglycaemia and preserves pancreatic beta-cell area and function in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

  • M Feigh
  • , K V Andreassen
  • , A V Neutzsky-Wulff
  • , S T Petersen
  • , C Hansen
  • , Anne-Christine Bay Jensen
  • , J E Henriksen
  • , H Beck-Nielsen
  • , C Christiansen
  • , K Henriksen
  • , M A Karsdal
  • Nordic Bioscience

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Abstract

Oral salmon calcitonin (sCT), a dual-action amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist, improved glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese rats. Here, we have evaluated the anti-diabetic efficacy of oral sCT using parameters of glycaemic control and beta-cell morphology in male Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, a model of type 2 diabetes.
Original languageEnglish
JournalBritish Journal of Pharmacology
Volume167
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)151-63
Number of pages13
ISSN0007-1188
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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