Synonyms: ALX-0600 | Gattex® | GLP2-2G | Revestive®
teduglutide is an approved drug (FDA and EMA (2012))
Compound class:
Peptide
Comment: Teduglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) analogue in which position 2 amino acid alanine is replaced by glycine, increasing the peptide's resistance to proteolytic cleavage by dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) [2]. The chemical structure shown here was generated using the SMILES from PubChem CID 16139605. The intestinotrophic effects of GLP-2 (e.g. promotion of intestinal growth, reduced epithelial cell apoptosis and inflammation) has led to the development of GLP-2 analogues like teduglutide for the treatment of GI disorders such as short bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Immunopharmacology Comments |
The intestinotrophic effects of GLP-2 (e.g. promotion of intestinal growth, reduced epithelial cell apoptosis and inflammation) has led to the evaluation of GLP-2 analogues for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease [1,3]. |
Immunopharmacology Disease | |||
Disease | X-Refs | Comment | References |
Crohn's disease |
Disease Ontology:
DOID:8778 OMIM: 266600 Orphanet: ORPHA206 |
Teduglutide has completed Phase 2 clinical trials in Crohn's disease patients- see NCT00072839 and the follow on trial NCT00308438 |