A Novel Antidiabetic Drug, Fasiglifam/TAK-875, Acts as an Ago-Allosteric Modulator of FFAR1
Selective free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1)/GPR40 agonist fasiglifam (TAK-875), an antidiabetic drug under phase 3 development, potentiates insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner by activating FFAR1 expressed in pancreatic β cells. Although fasiglifam significantly improved glycemic contro...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794927/ |