Elevated levels of IL-1 and the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome were observed in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients [36, 37], implying that they are involved in immunologic defence mechanisms against COVID-19 infection
Peptides derived from milk and bean proteins, which have been shown to inhibit the activity of DPP4 in vitro , were also found to have glycaemic effects in mice (Reference Tominaga, Yokota and Tanaka96,Reference Uchida, Ohshiba and Mogami97) as plasma glucose levels decreased after an OGTT
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224 The decrease in GSH and GPX4 leads to increased tissue damage in animal models of ferroptosis and diabetes
It also helps regulate blood sugar by stimulating insulin release when glucose levels are elevated and limiting glucagon release, a hormone that raises blood sugar