Lixisenatide—Once-daily Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste C L Quianzon ◽  
Mansur E Shomali ◽  
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The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist diabetes medications have become important due to their unique features, such as their potency of glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) lowering, durability of effect, glucose-depending insulin secretion resulting in a low risk of hypoglycaemia, glucagon suppression and weight loss. Lixisenatide is an investigational compound in this class, exhibits all of these features, and has some unique properties, which are highlighted in this review. The pharmacology of lixisenatide, the results of recent clinical trials investigating this agent, and its potential role in the management of type 2 diabetes will be discussed.

2011 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Celeste C L Quianzon ◽  
Mansur E Shomali ◽  
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The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist diabetes medications have become important due to their unique features, such as their potency of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) lowering, durability of effect, glucose-depending insulin secretion resulting in a low risk of hypoglycemia, glucagon suppression, and weight loss. Lixisenatide is an investigational compound in this class, exhibits all of these features, and has some unique properties, which are highlighted in this review. The pharmacology of lixisenatide, the results of recent clinical trials investigating this agent, and its potential role in the management of type 2 diabetes will be discussed.


2010 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. CMT.S4148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devasenan Devendra ◽  
Vassiliki Bravis

Liraglutide–-a once-daily human glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist for treatment of Type 2 diabetes–-provides effective glycemic control with a lower incidence of hypoglycemia than therapies such as glimepiride and exenatide, and reduces body weight and systolic blood pressure. This article briefly discusses efficacy and safety results from the Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes (LEAD) program, before considering practical issues of identifying and educating patients who may be suitable for liraglutide therapy.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Sun ◽  
Sanbao Chai ◽  
Lishi Li ◽  
Kai Yu ◽  
Zhirong Yang ◽  
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To evaluate the effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) on weight reduction in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type 2 DM), a network meta-analysis was conducted. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched from 1950 to October 2013. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving GLP-1 RAs were included if they provided information on body weight. A total of 51 RCTs were included and 17521 participants were enrolled. The mean duration of 51 RCTs was 31 weeks. Exenatide 10 μg twice daily (EX10BID) reduced weight compared with exenatide 5 μg twice daily (EX5BID), liraglutide 0.6 mg once daily (LIR0.6QD), liraglutide—1.2 mg once daily (LIR1.2QD), and placebo treatment, with mean differences of −1.07 kg (95% CI: −2.41, −0.02), −2.38 kg (95% CI: −3.71, −1.06), −1.62 kg (95% CI: −2.79, −0.43), and −1.92 kg (95% CI: −2.61, −1.24), respectively. Reductions of weight treated with liraglutide—1.8 mg once daily (LIR1.8QD) reach statistical significance (−1.43 kg (95% CI: −2.73, −0.15)) versus LIR1.2QD and (−0.98 kg (95% CI: −1.94, −0.02)) versus placebo. Network meta-analysis found that EX10BID, LIR1.8QD, and EX2QW obtained a higher proportion of patients with weight loss than other traditional hypoglycemic agents. Our results suggest GLP-1 RAs are promising candidates for weight control in comparison with traditional hypoglycemic drugs, and EX10BID, LIR1.8QD, and EX2QW rank the top three drugs.


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