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Di-PEGylated insulin:A long-acting insulin conjugate with superior safety in reducing hypoglycemic events

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Although the discovery of insulin 100 years ago revolutionized the treatment of diabetes,its therapeutic potential is compromised by its short half-life and narrow therapeutic index.Current long-acting insulin analogs,such as insulin-polymer conjugates,are mainly used to improve pharmacokinetics by reducing renal clearance.However,these conjugates are synthesized without sacrificing the bioactivity of insulin,thus retaining the narrow therapeutic index of native insulin,and exceeding the efficacious dose still leads to hypoglycemia.Here,we report a kind of di-PEGylated insulin that can simultaneously reduce renal clearance and receptor-mediated clearance.By impairing the binding affinity to the receptor and the activation of the receptor,di-PEGylated insulin not only further prolongs the half-life of insulin compared to classical mono-PEGylated insulin but most importantly,increases its maximum tolerated dose 10-fold.The target of long-term glycemic management in vivo has been achieved through improved pharmacokinetics and a high dose.This work represents an essential step towards long-acting insulin medication with superior safety in reducing hypoglycemic events.

DiabetesInsulinTherapeutic indexHypoglycemiaPEGylationReceptor-mediated clearanceHalf-lifeDiabetic nephropathy

Zhipeng Zeng、Runcheng Tan、Shi Chen、Haolin Chen、Zhijia Liu、Lixin Liu、Mingqiang Li、Yongming Chen

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Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine,Center for Nanomedicine,The Third Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510630,China

School of Materials Science and Engineering,Center of Functional Biomaterials,Key Laboratory of Polymeric Composite Materials and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510275,China

National Natural Science Foundation of China,ChinaKey Areas Research and Development Program of Guangzhou,China

51820105004202007020006

2024

药学学报(英文版)

药学学报(英文版)

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年,卷(期):2024.14(6)
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