DR10627, a Novel Dual Glucagon‑like Peptide‑1 and Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Yujian Shao,1,2 Yonglu Chen,2 Mingyue Zhu,3 Yuanyuan Liu,2 Chen Fang,3 Minjun Wang,2 Peng Sun,3 Weiling Fu,2 Jing Huang,3 Shimei Sheng,2 Yanshan Huang2 1Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3First Research Institute, Zhejiang Heze Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yanshan Huang, Department of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Email yanshanhuangdoerbio.comIntroduction: Diabetes and obesity are momentous risk factors threatening people’s lives and health. Currently available incretin analogue glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) possesses huge hypoglycemic effect with the unsatisfactory effect of weight loss. Co-agonists targeting GLP-1R plus glucagon receptor (GCGR) or gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) show synergistic benefits in glycaemic control and weight loss. Here, we describe a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist, DR10627, and performed a preclinical assessment of it.Methods: The agonistic ability of DR10627 was indirectly assessed by inducing cAMP accumulation in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with GLP-1R or GIPR in vitro. The plasma pharmacokinetics of DR10627 were analysed in cynomolgus monkeys. The OGTTs were performed in Sprague‑Dawley (SD) rats. The glucose lowering effects were evaluated by repeated administration of DR10627 in diabetic (db/db) mice for 4 weeks. The effects of anti-obesity and improving metabolism of DR10627 were evaluated by repeated administration of DR10627 in diet-induced obesity (DIO) mice for 57 days.Results: DR10627 had the capacity to activate both GLP-1R and GIPR in vitro. The terminal half-life of DR10627 was found to be approximately 4.19– 5.8 h in cynomolgus monkeys. DR10627 had a great improvement in oral glucose tolerance in SD rats. Moreover, DR10627 had a potent glucose-lowering effect in db/db mice, and the hypoglycemic effect of 18 nmol/kg DR10627 was better than that of 50 nmol/kg liraglutide. In addition, 10 and 30 nmol/kg DR10627 possessed the ability of potentiating the weight-loss, lipid-lowing efficacy and improving metabolism to a greater extent than 80 nmol/kg liraglutide.Conclusion: Preclinical assessment demonstrated that administration of DR10627 resulted in glucose lowering in SD rats and db/db mice, and substantial body weight reduction and metabolism improvement in DIO mice. DR10627 is a promising agent deserving further investigation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.Keywords: glucagon-like peptide-1, gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor, obesity, type 2 diabetes, inflammation.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity - (2024), Seite 1563-1573

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shao Y [VerfasserIn]
Chen Y [VerfasserIn]
Zhu M [VerfasserIn]
Liu Y [VerfasserIn]
Fang C [VerfasserIn]
Wang M [VerfasserIn]
Sun P [VerfasserIn]
Fu W [VerfasserIn]
Huang J [VerfasserIn]
Sheng S [VerfasserIn]
Huang Y [VerfasserIn]

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Gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor
Glucagon-like peptide-1
Inflammation
Obesity
Specialties of internal medicine
Type 2 diabetes

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