A pilot three-month sitagliptin treatment increases serum adiponectin level in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus- a randomized controlled trial START-J study

Conclusion:
In Japanese T2DM patients, serum adiponectin level was elevated by three-month treatment with sitagliptin without change of body weight.Trial registration: UMIN000004721

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - May 24, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Toshiyuki HibuseNorikazu MaedaKen KishidaTakekazu KimuraTomoko MinamiEriko TakeshitaAyumu HirataYasuhiko NakagawaSusumu KashineAkemi OkaMasumi HayashiHitoshi NishizawaTohru FunahashiIichiro Shimomura Source Type: research