PMID- 23294796 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130828 LR - 20231106 IS - 1932-2968 (Electronic) IS - 1932-2968 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 6 DP - 2012 Nov 1 TI - Oral delivery of glucagon-like peptide-1 and analogs: alternatives for diabetes control? PG - 1486-97 AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Current treatments are often associated with off-target effects and do not significantly impact disease progression. New therapies are therefore urgently needed to overcome this social burden. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone, has been used to control T2DM symptomatology. However, the administration of peptide or proteins drugs is still a huge challenge in the pharmaceutical field, requiring administration by parenteral routes. This article reviews the main hurdles in oral administration of GLP-1 and focuses on the strategies utilized to overcome them. CI - (c) 2012 Diabetes Technology Society. FAU - Araujo, Francisca AU - Araujo F AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Centro de Investigacao em Ciencias da Saude, Health Sciences Research Center,Instituto Superior de Ciencias da Saude, CESPU, Gandra, Portugal. FAU - Fonte, Pedro AU - Fonte P FAU - Santos, Helder A AU - Santos HA FAU - Sarmento, Bruno AU - Sarmento B LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20121101 PL - United States TA - J Diabetes Sci Technol JT - Journal of diabetes science and technology JID - 101306166 RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 89750-14-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide 1) SB - IM MH - Administration, Oral MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy MH - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*pharmacology PMC - PMC3570891 EDAT- 2013/01/09 06:00 MHDA- 2013/08/29 06:00 PMCR- 2013/11/01 CRDT- 2013/01/09 06:00 PHST- 2013/01/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/08/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - dst.6.6.1486 [pii] AID - 10.1177/193229681200600630 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2012 Nov 1;6(6):1486-97. doi: 10.1177/193229681200600630.