Introduction The number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing annually, which poses a global health threat and causes high health care costs, especially in the Asian region ( Nowadays, the treatment for T2DM is based on lifestyle changes, especially diet and antidiabetic oral agents, according to the needs of the patients
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Upon its efflux from cells, oxidised glutathione is exposed to the sequential action of enzymes located on the external face of the cell membrane: -glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) generates glutamate 94 and the cysteinylglycine dipeptide, which is degraded by dipeptidases such as aminopeptidase N (APN), thereby releasing cysteine and glycine
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This has been demonstrated in multiple studies with rats and swine, where growth hormone levels significantly increased after injections without impacting ACTH and cortisol plasma levels: In pentobarbital anaesthetised rats, ipamorelin released GH with a potency and efficacy comparable to GHRP-6 (ED50 = 80+/-42nmol/kg and Emax = 1545+/-250ng GH/ml vs 115+/-36nmol/kg and 1167+/-120ng GH/ml)