In a previous study, we found that the GPR119 agonist, PSN632408 treatment can also 1092351-67-1 citations increase the plasma GLP-1 level in mice. In the present study, we found that PSN632408 and sitagliptin combination treatment significantly increased plasma GLP-1 levels more than PSN632408 treatment alone. Our data are consistent with an earlier study which showed that combining a GPR119 agonist with a DPP-IV inhibitor is significantly better than either treatment alone on increasing plasma GLP-1 levels and improving oral glucose tolerance. In our previous studies, we found that a DPP-IV inhibitor can stimulate NMS-873 pancreatic b-cell replication in vivo in nonobese diabetic mice, and PSN632408 can stimulate b-cell replication in vivo and improve pancreatic islet graft function in mice with STZ-induced diabetes. In this study, we found that PSN632408 and sitagliptin treatment alone or in combination could increase pancreatic b-cell mass. Our findings of increased bcell mass, roughly in proportion to the increase in plasma GLP-1 levels in treated mice, is consistent with the report that increasing GLP-1 in DPP-IV-deficient mice is associated with enhanced bcell survival after STZ injury. Also, DPP-IV inhibition can preserve pancreatic b-cell mass and function by increasing the number of insulin positive b-cells in islets of mice with type 2 diabetes. Using a STZ-induced diabetic mouse model, a recent study showed that a novel DPP-IV inhibitor can ameliorate diabetes by increasing b-cell replication and neogenesis. Another study also showed that a novel, potent, specific and substrate-selective DPP-IV inhibitor can improve glycemic control and b-cell damage. The restorative effects of those DPP-IV inhibitors following STZ injury on pancreatic b-parameters were overall consistent with our DPP-IV inhibitor, sitagliptin treatment. Furthermore, we found that combining a GPR119 agonist with a DPP-IV inhibitor is significantly better than either alone. Because GPR119 is expressed on pancreatic b-cells as well as intestinal L cells, it is possible that PSN632408 could have improved blood glucose levels and increased pancreatic b-cell mass by a direct action on b-cells and/or by stimulating GLP-1 production by intestinal L cells. These alternatives might be answered by using GLP-1 recep
