胰高血糖素样肽-1及其类似物的降糖机制

胰高血糖素样肽-1(GLP-1)是由肠道L细胞分泌的肠促胰岛素,对调节机体葡萄糖稳态有重要作用.GLP-1与其受体结合后,促进葡萄糖依赖的胰岛素分泌、胰岛β细胞增殖和分化并抑制其凋亡、延迟胃排空、增加外周组织对胰岛素的敏感性,但不引起体重增加和低血糖,从而保护了胰岛β细胞功能.在疾病早期应用此类药物后,受损的β细胞功能和β细胞数量有逆转的可能.GLP-1及其类似物必将成为治疗糖尿病的一个新亮点.

Mechanisms of glucagon-like peptide-1 and its analogues on glucose metabolism

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an insulin secretagogue that secreted by intestinal L-cells. After binding with its receptor, GLP-1 stimulates glucose-dependent insulin secretion, β-cell prolifera-tion and differentiation as well as inhibits its apeptosis, decelerates gastric emptying, improves insulin sensi-tivity of periphery tissue. The long-acting GLP-1 analogues decrease hyperglycemia safely without weight gain and hypoglycemia and protect the function of pancreatic islet beta-cell. Using GLP-1 analogues at early stages of the disease,impaired beta-cell function and possibly beta-cell mass appear to be reversible. These agents axe, therefore, considered new therapeutic agents for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.