PMID- 32510929 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210621 LR - 20210621 IS - 1520-4812 (Electronic) IS - 1043-1802 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Jul 15 TI - Zwitterionic Polymer Conjugated Glucagon-like Peptide-1 for Prolonged Glycemic Control. PG - 1812-1819 LID - 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00286 [doi] AB - Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is of particular interest for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as it induces insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent fashion and has the potential to facilitate weight control. However, native GLP-1 is a short incretin peptide that is susceptible to fast proteolytic inactivation and rapid clearance from the circulation. Various GLP-1 analogs and bioconjugation of GLP-1 analogs have been developed to counter these issues, but these modifications are frequently accompanied by the sacrifice of potency and the induction of immunogenicity. Here, we demonstrated that with the conjugation of a zwitterionic polymer, poly(carboxybetaine) (pCB), the pharmacokinetic properties of native GLP-1 were greatly enhanced without serious negative effects on its potency and secondary structure. The pCB conjugated GLP-1 further provided glycemic control for up to 6 days in a mouse study. These results illustrate that the conjugation of pCB could realize the potential of using native GLP-1 for prolonged glycemic control in treating T2DM. FAU - Tsao, Caroline AU - Tsao C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5815-4035 AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Zhang, Peng AU - Zhang P AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Yuan, Zhefan AU - Yuan Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4724-6214 AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Dong, Dianyu AU - Dong D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2293-7959 AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. AD - School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China. FAU - Wu, Kan AU - Wu K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8900-5574 AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Niu, Liqian AU - Niu L AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - McMullen, Patrick AU - McMullen P AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Luozhong, Sijin AU - Luozhong S AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Hung, Hsiang-Chieh AU - Hung HC AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Cheng, Yu-Hong AU - Cheng YH AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. FAU - Jiang, Shaoyi AU - Jiang S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9863-6899 AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20200619 PL - United States TA - Bioconjug Chem JT - Bioconjugate chemistry JID - 9010319 RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 89750-14-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide 1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*blood/drug therapy MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/*chemistry/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use MH - Glycemic Control/*methods MH - Half-Life MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use MH - Mice MH - Polymers/*chemistry MH - Protein Structure, Secondary EDAT- 2020/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2020/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00286 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioconjug Chem. 2020 Jul 15;31(7):1812-1819. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00286. Epub 2020 Jun 19.