Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition may facilitate healing chronic foot ulcers

We have showed that DPP-4 inhibition accelerates healing of diabetic chronic ulcer, through induction of a histologic pattern consistent with enhanced angiogenesis. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no study evaluating the vildagliptin effect on the healing of foot ulcers in humans (Experimental Diabetes Research)