GLP-1–Based Therapies: The Dilemma of Uncertainty Joachim Spranger Gastroenterology Volume 141, Issue 1, Pages 20-23 (July 2011) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.05.019 Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 GLP-1 agonists increase β-cell mass in rodents. GLP-1–dependent effects on β-cell proliferation include activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 (PI3) kinase, AKT, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), protein kinase Cζ, the src kinase, and the epidermal growth factor receptor.15 Similar trophic mechanisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer and activation of those mechanisms in cancer progenitor cells might be detrimental. Gastroenterology 2011 141, 20-23DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.05.019) Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions