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Project Number: | I01CX001401-01 |
| Title: | Regulation of insulin Secretion by the GLP-1 Receptor |
| Principal Investigator: | David D'Alessio |
| Location: | Durham, NC |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2016 - March 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$624,440 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The incretin glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) has been a major focus of diabetes research and drug development for the past 20 years. The incretin system is essential for normal glucose homeostasis and recent evidence indicates that there is specific dysfunction of this system in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). While initially proposed to act as a hormone, secreted into the circulation from enteroendocrine cells, recent work has raised questions as to whet... |