Lu-lu Song, Jian-zhong Xiao, Wen-ying Yang, Min Zhang, Bin-bin Liu, Lin Pan
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of combination of liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue and pioglitazone, an insulin sensitizer, on diabetic db/db mice. METHODS: Thirty-five 8-week old male db/db mice were divided into control group (n = 8), pioglitazone group (n = 9), liraglutide group (n = 9) and combined therapeutic group (n = 9), which was given normal saline 0.1 ml, 2/d, pioglitazone 24 mg×kg(-1)×d(-1) (feed contained 0.02% pioglitazone) + normal saline 0...
September 2011: Zhonghua Nei Ke za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine]