Efficacy of Acarbose on Intestinal Microbiome and Incretins of Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

This study is aimed to investigate the effect of acarbose on intestinal microbiome and incretins, therefore to explore the new pathways or new targets to treat type 2 diabetes.

Timeline

Start

2012-12

Primary completion

2013-12

Completion

2014-06

Publications

• Ni M, Chen Y, Gu W, Zhang Y, Xu M, Gu Y, Chen Y, Zhu Y, Wang X, Luo Y, Xu Y, Lin X, Zeng YA, Liu R, Wang J. Association Between Circulating Gremlin 2 and beta-Cell Function Among Participants With Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. J Diabetes. 2025 Apr;17(4):e70090. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.70090.

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