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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2022

In vivo and in vitro characterization of GL0034, a novel long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.

Ben Jones, Vinod Burade, Elina Akalestou, Yusman Manchanda, Zenouska Ramchunder, Gaëlle Carrat, Marie-Sophie Nguyen-Tu, Piero Marchetti, Lorenzo Piemonti, Isabelle Leclerc and 5 more

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Article in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 7 countries.

Ben JonesSection of Endocrinology and Investigative Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Vinod BuradeHigh Impact Innovations-Sustainable Health Solutions, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Vadodara, India.
Elina AkalestouSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Yusman ManchandaSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Zenouska RamchunderSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Gaëlle CarratSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Marie-Sophie Nguyen-TuSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Piero MarchettiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Islet Cell Laboratory, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Lorenzo PiemontiDiabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2172-2198
Isabelle LeclercSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Rajamannar ThennatiHigh Impact Innovations-Sustainable Health Solutions, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Vadodara, India.
Tina VilsbollClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bernard ThorensCenter for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Alejandra TomasSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Guy A RutterSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6360-0343
Imperial College London · GBSun Pharma Advanced Research (India) · INIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITNanyang Technological University · SGUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Lausanne · CHUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K023667/1Medical Research Council MR/R010676/1Medical Research Council MR/R022259/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust R022259Wellcome Trust WT212625Wellcome Trust WT212625/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo describe the in vitro characteristics and antidiabetic in vivo efficacy of the novel glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) GL0034. MATERIALS AND

methodsGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) kinetic binding parameters, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signalling, endocytosis and recycling were measured using HEK293 and INS-1832/3 cells expressing human GLP-1R. Insulin secretion was measured in vitro using INS-1832/3 cells, mouse islets and human islets. Chronic administration studies to evaluate weight loss and glycaemic effects were performed in db/db and diet-induced obese mice.

resultsCompared to the leading GLP-1RA semaglutide, GL0034 showed increased binding affinity and potency-driven bias in favour of cAMP over GLP-1R endocytosis and β-arrestin-2 recruitment. Insulin secretory responses were similar for both ligands. GL0034 (6 nmol/kg) led to at least as much weight loss and lowering of blood glucose as did semaglutide at a higher dose (14 nmol/kg).

conclusionsGL0034 is a G protein-biased agonist that shows powerful antidiabetic effects in mice, and may serve as a promising new GLP-1RA for obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2InsulinsAdenosine MonophosphateAnimalsbeta-ArrestinsBlood GlucoseCyclic AMPGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHEK293 CellsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsLigandsMiceWeight LossAdenosine Monophosphatebeta-ArrestinsBlood GlucoseCyclic AMPGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinsLigandsantidiabetic drugantiobesity drugbeta-cell functiondrug developmentGLP-1 analogueincretin therapy

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