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ReviewBiomolecules2024

Exploring FDA-Approved Frontiers: Insights into Natural and Engineered Peptide Analogues in the GLP-1, GIP, GHRH, CCK, ACTH, and α-MSH Realms.

Othman Al Musaimi

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Phage Display as a Promising Platform for Peptide Drug Discovery.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Peptide Hormones in Appetite Regulation: A Complex Network.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  10. Effects of GHRH and its analogues on the Vascular System.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025
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  11. GHRH in diabetes and metabolism.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025
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  14. Regulatory Guidelines for the Analysis of Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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  15. Study of Intracellular Peptides of the Central Nervous System of Zebrafish (International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. 2024 FDA TIDES (Peptides and Oligonucleotides) Harvest.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Othman Al MusaimiSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2421-1825

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peptides continue to gain significance in the pharmaceutical arena. Since the unveiling of insulin in 1921, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised around 100 peptides for various applications. Peptides, although initially derived from endogenous sources, have evolved beyond their natural origins, exhibiting favourable therapeutic effectiveness. Medicinal chemistry has played a pivotal role in synthesising valuable natural peptide analogues, providing synthetic alternatives with therapeutic potential. Furthermore, key chemical modifications have enhanced the stability of peptides and strengthened their interactions with therapeutic targets. For instance, selective modifications have extended their half-life and lessened the frequency of their administration while maintaining the desired therapeutic action. In this review, I analyse the FDA approval of natural peptides, as well as engineered peptides for diabetes treatment, growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), cholecystokinin (CCK), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) peptide analogues. Attention will be paid to the structure, mode of action, developmental journey, FDA authorisation, and the adverse effects of these peptides.

Indexed as

Adrenocorticotropic Hormonealpha-MSHCholecystokininGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Melanocyte-Stimulating HormonesTranscription FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationAdrenocorticotropic Hormonealpha-MSHCholecystokininGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Melanocyte-Stimulating HormonesTranscription FactorsACTHblood pressureCCKCushing’s diseasediabetesFDAGHGHRHGIPGLP-1hypoglycemiainsulinnatural peptidesoxytocinpeptidespremenopausalvasoconstrictorα-MSH

Identifiers

PMID38540684
PMCPMC10968328

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