Çakırca, MustafaKaratoprak, CumaliZorlu, MehmetKıskaç, MuharremKanat, MustafaÇıkrıkçıoğlu, Mehmet AliSoysal, PınarHurşitoğlu, MehmetÇamlı, Ahmet AdilErkoç, RehaAbdul-Ghani, Muhammad10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102014Çakırca, M., Karatoprak, C., Zorlu, M., Kıskaç, M., Kanat, M., Çıkrıkçıoğlu, M.A. ... Abdul-Ghani, M. (2014). Effect of vildagliptin add-on treatment to metformin on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 8, 239-243. https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S525451177-8881https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S52545https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/2299WOS: 000331555100001PubMed ID: 24627624Aims: A close association has been demonstrated between increased cardiovascular risk and high asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. We planned to measure serum ADMA levels in type 2 DM patients using vildagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor. Materials and methods: A total of 68 type 2 DM patients who were on metformin were enrolled in the study. Based on the glycemic levels of patients, vildagliptin was added on to treatment in 33 patients. Patients were followed for 6 months. Serum ADMA, C-reactive protein, and fibrinogen levels were compared in groups of patients using metformin or metformin + vildagliptin, after 6 months. Results: Serum ADMA levels were found to be significantly lower in the group using vildagliptin compared to the group using metformin + vildagliptin (P<0.001). However, serum C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels were statistically similar in the two study groups (P=0.34 and P=0.23, respectively). Conclusion: Metformin + vildagliptin treatment was observed to lower serum ADMA levels in type 2 DM patients. Our findings notwithstanding, large-scale prospective randomized controlled studies are warranted to conclude that vildagliptin provides cardiovascular protection along with diabetes regulation.enAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unportedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAsymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA)Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) InhibitorVildagliptinType 2 Diabetes MellitusArticle823924310.2147/DDDT.S52545Q2Q1