Combined use of DPP-IV Inhibitors and Gastrin Compounds

Abstract

The invention relates to compositions, conjugates, and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of a condition and/or disease comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a DPP-IV inhibitor and a gastrin compound. The combination of a DPP-IV inhibitor and a gastrin compound provides beneficial effects, in particular sustained beneficial effects, in the prevention and/or treatment of conditions and/or diseases for which either a DPP-IV inhibitor or a gastrin compound have been demonstrated to have a therapeutic effect, including but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, chronic heart failure, fluid retentive states, obesity, metabolic syndrome and related diseases and disorders. Combinations of a DPP-IV inhibitor and a gastrin compound can be selected to provide unexpectedly additive effects or synergistic effects.

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