Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 30-37.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.06.006

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Research and Application Progress on Human Glucagon-like Peptide-1

XU Fang-fang, WANG Nan, LI Gang-qiang, LIU De-hu   

  1. Institute of Biotechnology,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100081
  • Received:2015-08-04 Online:2016-06-27 Published:2016-06-28

Abstract: The cause of Diabetes mellitus is very complex,so far,the effective measures to completely cure diabetes have not been found yet. The chemical drugs for the treatment of diabetes in market continuously emerge,and these drugs may lower the blood sugar,but concurrently,they will inevitably lead to many toxic side effects,and cannot delay the development of diabetes complications. Human glucagon-likepPeptide -1(GLP-1)is a small polypeptide with 30 amino acids,which is potent to reduce blood sugar in a glucose-dependent manner without any adverse reactions,in addition to the multiple functions of GLP-1,it becomes a research hotspot in curing the diabetes II. However,to realize its clinical application,it is urgent to solve the problem of its short half-life in vivo. Hence,the reviews of the latest progress on the research and clinical application of GLP-1 in China and abroad on the basis of previous studies will provide reference for the researchers and medical workers in the development of GLP-1 relevant drugs.

Key words: Diabetes mellitus, glucagon-like peptide-1, lowering blood sugar, drug development, clinical application