出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/01 05:10 UTC 版)
Vildagliptin (previously identified as LAF237, trade names Zomelis, Galvus) is an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (anti-diabetic drug) of the new dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class of drugs. Vildagliptin inhibits the inactivation of GLP-1 and GIP by DPP-4, allowing GLP-1 and GIP to potentiate the secretion of insulin in the beta cells and suppress glucagon release by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.