Volume 45, Issue 5 pp. 467-470
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dose rectification of an imbalance between DPP4 and GLP-1 ameliorates chronic stress-related vascular aging and atherosclerosis?

Xian Wu Cheng

Corresponding Author

Xian Wu Cheng

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Institute of Innovation for the Future Society, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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Xian-Wu Cheng, Department of Cardiology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China.

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Enze Jin, Department of Cardiology, The Forth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

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Megumi Narisawa

Megumi Narisawa

Department of Cardiology, Tajimikenlitsu General Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

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Enze Jin

Corresponding Author

Enze Jin

Department of Cardiology, The Forth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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Xian-Wu Cheng, Department of Cardiology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China.

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Enze Jin, Department of Cardiology, The Forth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

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Chenglin Yu

Chenglin Yu

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China

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Wenhu Xu

Wenhu Xu

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China

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Limei Piao

Limei Piao

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China

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First published: 08 December 2017
Citations: 7

Summary

Exposure to psychosocial stress is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including vascular aging and regeneration. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) exerts many physiological and pharmacological functions by regulating its extremely abundant substrates [eg., glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), stromal cell-derived factor-1α/C-X-C chemokine receptor type-4, etc.]. Over the past decade, emerging data has revealed unexpected roles for DPP-4 and GLP-1 in intracellular signaling, oxidative stress production, lipid metabolism, cell apoptosis, immune activation, insulin resistance, and inflammation. This mini review focuses on recent findings in this field, highlighting an imbalance between DPP4 and GLP-1 as a potential therapeutic target in the management of vascular aging and atherosclerosis in animals under experimental stress conditions.

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