In nonobese diabetic mice, exendin‑4 begun at 4 weeks of age delayed diabetes onset.
In plain wordsIn mice prone to diabetes, exendin‑4 started early delayed diabetes onset.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- DecreaseDiabetes onset
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
Nonobese diabetic mice- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 2 microg twice daily · 26 weeksAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
Ex-4 treatment for 26 wk (2 microg twice daily) initiated at 4 wk of age delayed the onset of diabetes (P = 0.007).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We examined the consequences of exendin-4 (Ex-4) administration (100 ng once daily and 2 microg twice daily) on diabetes onset in nonobese diabetic mice beginning at either 4 or 9 wk of age prior to the onset of diabetes.