Cardiovascular effects of Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Saraiva, Francisco Kerr ^a   Sposito, Andrei C ^b  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALBIGLUTIDE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DULAGLUTIDE; EXENDIN 4; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; INCRETIN; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; LIRAGLUTIDE; LIXISENATIDE; METFORMIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PROPRANOLOL; RHO FACTOR; SEMAGLUTIDE; SITAGLIPTIN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLP1R PROTEIN, HUMAN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCAGON RECEPTOR;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL PROTECTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; RECEPTORS, GLUCAGON;

EID: 84964695799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-014-0142-7     Document Type: Review

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