Dyslipidemia associated with triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) represents an important residual risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Levels of growth hormone (GH) are elevated in T1D, which aggravates both hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. The hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) regulates the release of GH by the pituitary but also exerts separate actions on peripheral GHRH receptors, the functional role of which remains elusive in T1D. In a rat model of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced T1D, GHRH receptor expression was found to be up-regulated in the distal small intestine, a tissue involved in chylomicron synthesis. Treatment of T1D rats with a GHRH antagonist, MIA-602, at a dose that did not affect plasma GH levels, significantly reduced TRL, as well as markers of renal injury, and improved endothelial-dependent vasorelaxation. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) reduces hyperglucagonemia and postprandial TRL, the latter in part through a decreased synthesis of apolipoprotein B-48 (ApoB-48) by intestinal cells. Although plasma GLP-1 levels were elevated in diabetic animals, this was accompanied by increased rather than reduced glucagon levels, suggesting impaired GLP-1 signaling. Treatment with MIA-602 normalized GLP-1 and glucagon to control levels in T1D rats. MIA-602 also decreased secretion of ApoB-48 from rat intestinal epithelial cells in response to oleic acid stimulation in vitro, in part through a GLP-1-dependent mechanism. Our findings support the hypothesis that antagonizing the signaling of GHRH in T1D may improve GLP-1 function in the small intestine, which, in turn, diminishes TRL and reduces renal and vascular complications.yslipidemia frequently accompanies type 1 diabetes (T1D) and represents an important component of the disease, imposing cardiovascular risk and correlating with renal dysfunction (1, 2). Current clinical approaches directed toward diabetic dyslipidemia, including changes in lifestyle, stringent glycemic control, lipid lowering therapy, or combinations thereof, offer limited benefit, thus emphasizing the need for the development of novel therapies.Therapy with statins reduces major cardiovascular events largely through reduction of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (3). Still, an important residual cardiovascular risk, which is independent of LDL cholesterol levels, remains (4-8). Chylomicrons (CMs), chylomicron remnants (CMRs), and very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs), cumulatively known as triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs), contribute significantly to postprandial lipemia (9). Increased TRL levels represent an important additional risk factor for atherosclerosis (10), particularly in subjects with diabetes or the metabolic syndrome (11).Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone secreted in the small intestine, promotes postprandial insulin release, thereby reducing blood glucose levels (12). Endogenous GLP-1 also reduces postprandial glucagon secretion through direct actions on p...