Glucagon-like peptide-1 and its class BG protein–coupled receptors: a long march to therapeutic successes

C De Graaf, D Donnelly, D Wootten, J Lau… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - ASPET
The glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is a class BG protein–coupled
receptor (GPCR) that mediates the action of GLP-1, a peptide hormone secreted from three …

Comparative review of dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitors and sulphonylureas

CF Deacon, HE Lebovitz - Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a progressive disease, and pharmacotherapy with a single agent
does not generally provide durable glycaemic control over the long term. Sulphonylurea …

Liraglutide in type 2 diabetes mellitus: clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

LV Jacobsen, A Flint, AK Olsen, SH Ingwersen - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2016 - Springer
Liraglutide is an acylated glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue with 97% amino acid homology
with native glucagon-like peptide-1 and greatly protracted action. It is widely used for the …

Efficacy and safety of dulaglutide in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a comprehensive review of the dulaglutide clinical data focusing on the AWARD phase 3 clinical …

J Jendle, G Grunberger, T Blevins… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dulaglutide (DU) is a once weekly glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist (GLP‐1 RA)
approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Glycaemic efficacy and safety …

Non-insulin drugs to treat hyperglycaemia in type 1 diabetes mellitus

CS Frandsen, TF Dejgaard… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Insulin treatment of individuals with type 1 diabetes has shortcomings and many patients do
not achieve glycaemic and metabolic targets. Consequently, the focus is on novel non …

Relationship between control of glycemia and gastric emptying disturbances in diabetes mellitus

M Halland, AE Bharucha - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hyperglycemia is implicated as a major risk factor for delayed gastric
emptying in diabetes mellitus and vice versa. However, the extent to which hyperglycemia …

Hepatic functions of GLP-1 and its based drugs: current disputes and perspectives

T Jin, J Weng - American Journal of Physiology …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
GLP-1 and its based drugs possess extrapancreatic metabolic functions, including that in the
liver. These direct hepatic metabolic functions explain their therapeutic efficiency for subjects …

GLP-1 induces barrier protective expression in Brunner's glands and regulates colonic inflammation

CH Bang-Berthelsen, TL Holm, C Pyke… - Inflammatory Bowel …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Beneficial roles for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)/GLP-1R signaling have
recently been described in diseases, where low-grade inflammation is a common …

Vascular biology of glucagon receptor superfamily peptides: mechanistic and clinical relevance

G Pujadas, DJ Drucker - Endocrine reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Regulatory peptides produced in islet and gut endocrine cells, including glucagon, glucagon-
like peptide-1 (GLP-1), GLP-2, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, exert …

Controlled release of biologics for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

CA Gilroy, KM Luginbuhl, A Chilkoti - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes is a rapidly growing disease that poses a significant burden to the United
States healthcare system. Despite the many available treatments for the disease, close to …