PMID- 37287751 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230610 IS - 2296-889X (Print) IS - 2296-889X (Electronic) IS - 2296-889X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2023 TI - DPP-4 inhibitors for treating T2DM - hype or hope? an analysis based on the current literature. PG - 1130625 LID - 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1130625 [doi] LID - 1130625 AB - DPP-4 inhibition is an interesting line of therapy for treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and is based on promoting the incretin effect. Here, the authors have presented a brief appraisal of DPP-4 inhibitors, their modes of action, and the clinical efficiency of currently available drugs based on DPP-4 inhibitors. The safety profiles as well as future directions including their potential application in improving COVID-19 patient outcomes have also been discussed in detail. This review also highlights the existing queries and evidence gaps in DPP-4 inhibitor research. Authors have concluded that the excitement surrounding DPP-4 inhibitors is justified because in addition to controlling blood glucose level, they are good at managing risk factors associated with diabetes. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Saini, Sharma and Khan. FAU - Saini, Kunika AU - Saini K AD - Molecular Modelling and Drug Design Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. FAU - Sharma, Smriti AU - Sharma S AD - Molecular Modelling and Drug Design Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. FAU - Khan, Yousuf AU - Khan Y AD - Molecular Modelling and Drug Design Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230523 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Biosci JT - Frontiers in molecular biosciences JID - 101653173 PMC - PMC10242023 OTO - NOTNLM OT - (GLP)-1 OT - DPP-4 enzyme OT - DPP-4 inhibitors OT - T2DM OT - incretin effect OT - insulin COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/06/08 06:42 MHDA- 2023/06/08 06:43 PMCR- 2023/01/01 CRDT- 2023/06/08 04:23 PHST- 2022/12/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/05/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/08 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/08 04:23 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1130625 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1130625 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Biosci. 2023 May 23;10:1130625. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1130625. eCollection 2023.