A study found that consuming protein after exercise can promote tissue repair and muscle synthesis
But combination therapy should only be done under medical supervision to make sure dosing and timing are right for your body
Ramachandrappa S, Gorrigan RJ, Clark AJL, Chan LF
The mechanism seems to be independent of the catalytic activity, since these effects were not mimicked by systemic DPP-4 inhibition (73, 82), and it was suggested that soluble DPP-4 interacted with caveolin-1 on adipose tissue macrophages, the down-stream effects of which combined with actions of other pro-inflammatory molecules such as factor Xa, to lead to activation of the inflammatory signaling pathway (83) (Figure 3)
Clinical observations describing reduced protein intake, variability in lean mass trajectories, and micronutrient insufficiency during pharmacologically induced weight loss [40, 75, 94, 95] suggest that long-term metabolic stability may become sensitive to substrate availability even in the absence of overt deficiency