Potent antiatherosclerotic effects of alogliptin in addition to its potent antidiabetic effects

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Shailendra KapoorMechanicsville, Richmond, VA, USAI read with great interest the article by Andukuri et al in a recent issue of your journal.1 The article makes compelling reading. Interestingly, research over the past few years has shown that in addition to its significant diabetic-modulating effects, alogliptin also exerts significant direct antiatherosclerotic effects.View original paper by Andukuri and colleagues