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ArticleAnnals of transplantation2024

The Long-Acting Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Analog Apraglutide Enhances Intestinal Protection and Survival After Chemotherapy and Allogeneic Transplantation in Mice.

Mark D Minden, Cindy Audiger, Geneviève Chabot-Roy, Sylvie Lesage, Jean-Sébastien Delisle, Barbara Biemans, Violetta Dimitriadou

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Article in Annals of transplantation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Mark D MindenDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cindy AudigerMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Geneviève Chabot-RoyMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sylvie LesageMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0968-2795
Jean-Sébastien DelisleMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1460-7287
Barbara BiemansIronwood Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland.
Violetta DimitriadouIronwood Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal (GI) barrier can be damaged by chemotherapy or radiation therapy, causing fatigue, malnutrition, sepsis, dose-limiting toxicity, and, occasionally, death. Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) promotes mucosal epithelium growth and repair in the GI tract. Here, we examined the GI-protective effects of apraglutide, a long-acting peptide GLP-2 analog, in murine models of chemotherapy, and total body irradiation followed by allogeneic transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The impact of apraglutide on cytarabine or melphalan chemotherapy-induced intestinal damage was assessed in BALB/c mice, and the effect on allogeneic transplantation in BALB/cJ and C57BL/6J mice. Outcomes included survival, and changes in body weight, intestinal function and morphology, including colon length and bacterial composition of the intestinal microbiota. RESULTS Adding apraglutide to chemotherapy significantly improved survival rates and reduced weight loss, with no impact on leukocyte counts (and, therefore, no effect on chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression), compared with chemotherapy alone in mice. These benefits were associated with preservation of the morphological integrity of the GI mucosa, attenuation of the negative impact of cytarabine on the intestinal microbiota, and significant improvement in plasma levels of citrulline. In addition, in a model of irradiation followed by allogeneic transplantation, mice in groups receiving apraglutide had improved survival, reduced weight loss, and increased colon length compared with those that did not. CONCLUSIONS Apraglutide protects intestinal function and improves survival in mice following allogeneic transplantation or chemotherapy with cytarabine or melphalan. The potential effect of apraglutide on chemotherapy efficacy and on engraftment following allogeneic transplantation has been investigated in a parallel manuscript.

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Glucagon-Like Peptide 2Mice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLTransplantation, HomologousAnimalsCytarabineGastrointestinal MicrobiomeIntestinal MucosaIntestinesMaleMelphalanMiceCytarabineGlucagon-Like Peptide 2Melphalan

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PMCPMC11549896

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