Poly-agonist pharmacotherapies for metabolic diseases: hopes and new challenges

C Allard, D Cota, C Quarta - Drugs, 2024 - Springer
The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor-based multi-agonists in the treatment of
type 2 diabetes and obesity holds great promise for improving glycaemic control and weight …

Beneficial effects of Apelin-13 on metabolic diseases and exercise

R Wen, R Huang, K Xu, Y Cheng, X Yi - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Apelin, a novel endogenous ligand of the G-protein-coupled receptor APJ, is encoded by the
APLN gene and can be hydrolyzed into multiple subtypes, with Apelin-13 being one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-alpha and gamma synergism modulate the gut-adipose tissue axis and mitigate obesity

CS Miranda, FM Silva-Veiga… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the effects of single PPARα or PPARγ activation, and their synergism
(combined PPARα/γ activation) upon the gut-adipose tissue axis, focusing on the …

Near-infrared remote triggering of bio-enzyme activation to control intestinal colonization by orally administered microorganisms

W Sun, Y Fu, Q Guo, HL Guo, B Li, G Feng, J Cao… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Oral biotherapeutics hold significant promise, but their lack of controllability and targeting
poses a major challenge, particularly for intestinal bacterial biotherapeutics. In response, we …

Poly(l-threonine-co-l-threonine Succinate) Thermogels for Sustained Release of Lixisenatide

JK Park, Z Piao, HJ Lee, B Jeong - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Negatively charged poly (l-Thr-co-l-Thr succinate)(PTTs) was developed as a new
thermogel. Aqueous PTT solutions underwent thermogelation over a concentration range of …

Discovery of potential inhibitors of CDK1 by integrating pharmacophore-based virtual screening, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation studies, and …

V Teotia, P Jha, M Chopra - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ability of CDK1 to compensate for the absence of other cell cycle CDKs poses a great
challenge to treat cancers that overexpress these proteins. Despite several studies focusing …

TRPV4 couples with NCX1 to mediate glucose‐dependent glucagon‐like peptide‐1 release and improve glucose homeostasis

X Chen, F Chu, S Sunchen, J Li, M Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although glucose, as a secretagogue of intestinal hormone, can stimulate glucagon‐like
peptide 1 (GLP‐1) release, it has not been fully elucidated how glucose triggers GLP‐1 …

A Mitochondrion‐Targeting Piezoelectric Nanosystem for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction via Autophagy Regulation

S Wang, Z Wang, Z Zang, X Liang, B Jia… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial damage caused by external stimuli, such as high glucose levels and
inflammation, results in excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Existing …

Endocannabinoid-related molecules predict the metabolic efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonism in humans with obesity

I Matias, EW Lehmann, P Zizzari, S Byberg… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Objective N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) include endocannabinoid (EC) and EC-related
molecules that impact the anti-obesity and anti-diabetic efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 …

The agony and the efficacy: central mechanisms of GLP-1 induced adverse events and their mitigation by GIP

JD Douros, JN Flak, PJ Knerr - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Incretin peptides are secreted from the intestine after nutrient ingestion and enhance
glucose-stimulated insulin secretion [1]. In healthy individuals glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP …