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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2010

Non-peptidic glucose-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: aftermath of a serendipitous discovery.

Ming-wei Wang, Qing Liu, Cai-hong Zhou

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming-wei WangThe National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. wangmw@mail.shcnc.ac.cn
Qing Liu
Cai-hong Zhou
National Center for Drug Screening · CNShanghai Institute of Materia Medica · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor is an ideal target in the development of incretin-based therapies for diabetes and obesity. Two approaches have been adopted: GLP-1 receptor agonists that mimic the effects of native GLP-1 and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors that increase endogenous GLP-1 levels. During the past two decades, search for orally active, non-peptidic GLP-1 receptor agonists has been the focal point of research and development activities in many multinational pharmaceutical companies. Such efforts have not resulted in any success thus far. Serendipitous discovery of substituted cyclobutanes represented by Boc5 as a new class of GLP-1 receptor agonists led us to believe that a small molecule approach to class B G-protein coupled receptor agonism is no longer a fantasy but a reality. However, major obstacles still pose great challenges, and the reasons of which are discussed in this perspectives.

Indexed as

AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHumansReceptors, GlucagonSmall Molecule LibrariesGLP1R protein, humanGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorReceptors, GlucagonSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID20676118
PMCPMC4002298
OpenAlexW2066939444

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