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Background: Diabetic Nephropathy plays a key role in the function of kidneys to work for removing extra
fluid and waste products from the body. The best way to prevent diabetic nephropathy is by maintaining
a healthy lifestyle and treating diab…
Background: Diabetic Nephropathy plays a key role in the function of kidneys to work for removing extra
fluid and waste products from the body. The best way to prevent diabetic nephropathy is by maintaining
a healthy lifestyle and treating diabetes and high blood pressure. Aim of the study was to locate the levels
of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 in diabetic nephropathy patients and compare the
results with the control group. Methods: The study involved 30 healthy controls and 30 diabetic nephropathy
patients. Blood samples were collected from healthy controls and diabetic nephropathy patients after 12-
14 hours of fasting. The study was conducted between April 2015 and September 2015 in the diabetic &
endocrinology center in Al-Sadder Medical City, Iraq. Whole blood used in determination of HbA1C. Serum
was obtained from other part of blood that used in determination of FBG, Albumin, Urea, Creatinine, Total
cholesterol, Triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, GLP-1 and DPP-4. The levels of low-density
lipoprotein-cholesterol and very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol were analyzed by using Friedewald
equation.. Results: The results showed significant elevation in FBG, HbA1C, GLP-1 and DPP-4 levels in
diabetic nephropathy group comparing to control group. There was illustrated significant increased in TC, TG,
LDL-c and VLDL-c in diabetic nephropathy group comparing to control group, while a significant decrease
was noticed in HDL-c level in the patient group compared with the control group. Also, results of current
study revealed a significant decrease in Albumin levels in diabetic nephropathy group comparing to control
group. Moreover, the study showed a significant increase in Creatinine, Urea and Blood Pressure Levels in
diabetic nephropathy group comparing to control group. Conclusion: there is significant association between
Diabetic Nephropathy and raised FBS, HbA1C, GLP-1, DPP-4, TC, TG, LDL-c, VLDL-c, Creatinine, Urea
levels and Blood Pressure and significant decrease in Albumin, HDL-c level in diabetic nephropathy group
compared to control group. It is, therefore, recommended to use (DPP-4) inhibitors which stimulate insulin
release and inhibit glucagon releaseng