Enzymatic mono-pegylation of glucagon-like peptide 1 towards long lasting treatment of type 2 diabetes

Human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a physiological gastrointestinal peptide with glucose-dependent insulinotropic effects which is therefore considered an interesting antidiabetic agent. However, after in vivo administration, exogenous GLP-1 does not exert its physiological action due to the c...

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Published in:Results in pharma sciences (Amsterdam) 2012, Vol.2, p.58-65
Main Authors: Selis, Fabio, Schrepfer, Rodolfo, Sanna, Riccardo, Scaramuzza, Silvia, Tonon, Giancarlo, Dedoni, Simona, Onali, Pierluigi, Orsini, Gaetano, Genovese, Stefano
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Language:English
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Enzymatic pegylation
GLP-1
Pegylated GLP-1
Transglutaminase
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a physiological gastrointestinal peptide with glucose-dependent insulinotropic effects which is therefore considered an interesting antidiabetic agent. However, after in vivo administration, exogenous GLP-1 does not exert its physiological action due to the combination of rapid proteolytic degradation by ubiquitous dipeptidyldipeptidase IV (DPP IV) enzyme and renal clearance resulting in an extremely short circulating half-life. In this work we describe the conjugation of GLP-1-(7-36)-amide derivatives with polyethylene glycol (PEG) by enzymatic site-specific transglutamination reaction as an approach to reduce both the proteolysis and the renal clearance rates. The compound GLP-1-(7-36)-amide-Q23-PEG 20kDa monopegylated on the single glutamine residue naturally present in position 23 maintained the ability to activate the GLP-1 receptor expressed in the rat β-cell line RIN-m5F with nanomolar potency along with an increased in vitro resistance to DDP IV and a circulating half-life of about 12h after subcutaneous administration in rats. These properties enabled GLP-(7-36)-amide-Q23-PEG 20kDa to exert a glucose-stabilizing effect for a period as long as 8h, as demonstrated by a single subcutaneous injection to diabetic mice concomitantly challenged with an oral glucose load. The results reported in this work indicate that GLP-(7-36)-amide-Q23-PEG 20kDa could be a lead compound for the development of long-lasting anti-diabetic agents useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes affected patients.
ISSN:2211-2863
2211-2863
DOI:10.1016/j.rinphs.2012.09.001