Download MendeleyDesign of Novel Exendin-Based Dual Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP-1)/Glucagon Receptor Agonists.
Evers, A., Haack, T., Lorenz, M., Bossart, M., Elvert, R., Henkel, B., Stengelin, S., Kurz, M., Glien, M., Dudda, A., Lorenz, K., Kadereit, D., Wagner, M.(2017) J Med Chem 60: 4293-4303
- PubMed: 28448133
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00174
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Dual activation of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucagon receptor has the potential to lead to a novel therapy principle for the treatment of diabesity. Here, we report a series of novel peptides with dual activity on these receptors that were discovered by rational design. On the basis of sequence analysis and structure-based design, structural elements of glucagon were engineered into the selective GLP-1 receptor agonist exendin-4, resulting in hybrid peptides with potent dual GLP-1/glucagon receptor activity. Detailed structure-activity relationship data are shown. Further modifications with unnatural and modified amino acids resulted in novel metabolically stable peptides that demonstrated a significant dose-dependent decrease in blood glucose in chronic studies in diabetic db/db mice and reduced body weight in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice. Structural analysis by NMR spectroscopy confirmed that the peptides maintain an exendin-4-like structure with its characteristic tryptophan-cage fold motif that is responsible for favorable chemical and physical stability.
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R&D, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH , Industriepark Höchst Building G838, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
