Tethering together type 2 diabetes drugs increases efficacy of combination therapy – Medical Xpress

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that the efficacy of a two-pronged type 2 diabetes treatment increases when the drugs are linked by a heat-sensitive tether rather than simply concurrently administered. The combination molecule is formed by an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) linker that forms a gel-like depot when injected under the skin, which slowly dissolves and releases the active drug over time.
This novel approach features the commonly prescribed type 2 diabetes drug gluc…

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