eicosapentanoic

English

Adjective

eicosapentanoic (not comparable)

1. Relating to eicosapentanoic acid or its derivatives
   • 2015 August 22, M. P. Yavropoulou et al., “Efficacy and tolerability of vildagliptin as first line treatment in patients with diabetes type 2 in an outpatient setting”, in Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI:

     In a recent study by Takeshita et al., when vildagliptin was compared to liraglutide as a second line treatment after sitagliptin baseline levels of docosahexanoic acid but not eicosapentanoic acid demonstrated a significant predictive value for vildagliptin- mediated improvement in glycemic control independent of its effects on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity [ 10 ].