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Can DPP-4 Inhibitors Reduce Surgical Scarring? Evidence from Japan’s National Claims Database
A 2020 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery study analyzed 5,430 patients who underwent median sternotomy in Japan’s national claims database (NDB) and found fewer hypertrophic scars and keloids among those taking DPP-4 inhibitors. -
Diabetic Chorea in Japan: A 59-Hospital Survey Points to Risks of Rapid Glucose Correction and Hypoglycemia
A 2025 study in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation surveyed 64 reported cases of diabetic chorea in Japan. Most patients were older adults with type 2 diabetes and severe hyperglycemia, but about one in five developed symptoms after hypoglycemia or glucose improvement. -
Why NOD Mice Have Weak NK Cells: A Defective Il15 Allele (PNAS 2010)
A 2010 PNAS study traced the natural killer (NK) cell deficiency of NOD mice — the classic type 1 diabetes model — to an under-expressed Il15 allele, with implications for building humanized mouse models.
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