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  • Pharmacology
  • Metabolic Diseases

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  • Obesity and diabetes mellitus are significant global health challenges requiring novel therapeutic strategies.
  • Current treatments often focus on single targets, limiting efficacy in complex metabolic disorders.
  • Glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists show promise for weight management and glycemic control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop novel lipid-acylated glucagon analogs as dual agonists for glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors.
  • To investigate the impact of lipidation on the in vitro potency and in vivo efficacy of these analogs.
  • To elucidate the structural and thermodynamic basis for lipidation-induced biological activity.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of lipid-acylated glucagon analogs with varying lipidation sites.
  • In vitro receptor binding and functional assays to determine dual agonism.
  • In vivo studies in pre-diabetic obese mice to assess weight loss and glucose lowering effects.
  • Structural characterization using biophysical techniques and computational modeling.

Main Results:

  • Lipid acylation enhanced and balanced the in vitro potencies of glucagon analogs for both glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors.
  • Lipidation increased the secondary structure stability of glucagon analogs, quantified through energetic analysis.
  • Lipid-acylated glucagon analogs demonstrated significant weight loss and plasma glucose reduction in obese mice.
  • Structural studies revealed that lipidation stabilizes the molecular structure through favorable intramolecular interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Lipidation is an effective strategy to engineer dual glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists with improved pharmacological profiles.
  • The structural stabilization conferred by lipidation contributes to enhanced biological activity and therapeutic potential.
  • These findings support the development of lipid-acylated analogs for treating obesity and diabetes and suggest endogenous lipidation mechanisms play crucial physiological roles.