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Zilucoplan is a cyclic peptide that binds to the protein complement component 5 (C5) and inhibits its cleavage into C5a and C5b. [11] Zilucoplan was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2023, [6] [12] in the European Union in December 2023, [7] and in Australia in July 2024. [1]
Peptide therapeutics are peptides or polypeptides (oligomers or short polymers of amino acids) which are used to for the treatment of diseases.Naturally occurring peptides may serve as hormones, growth factors, neurotransmitters, ion channel ligands, and anti-infectives; peptide therapeutics mimic such functions.
The medication is a peptide and acts by activating the melanocortin receptors. [1] [5] Bremelanotide was approved for medical use in the United States in 2019. [2] [6] It was developed by Palatin Technologies. [7] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. [8]
GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) are medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. ... When there are shortages of an FDA-approved drug, compounding pharmacies to able ...
Setmelanotide, sold under the brand name Imcivree, is a medication used for the treatment of genetic obesity caused by a rare single-gene mutation. [4] [5] [6]The most common side effects include injection site reactions, skin hyperpigmentation (skin patches that are darker than surrounding skin), headache and gastrointestinal side effects (such as nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain), among ...
The drugs, while used to treat diabetes, show promise in reducing the risk of age-related diseases and kidney disease, by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, and improving heart health and ...
Glycopeptide antibiotics are a class of drugs of microbial origin that are composed of glycosylated cyclic or polycyclic nonribosomal peptides.Significant glycopeptide antibiotics include the anti-infective antibiotics vancomycin, teicoplanin, telavancin, ramoplanin, avoparcin and decaplanin, corbomycin, complestatin and the antitumor antibiotic bleomycin.
Cyclic glycine-proline (cGP) is a small neuroactive peptide that belongs to a group of bioactive 2,5-diketopiperazines (2,5-DKPs) and is also known as cyclo-glycine-proline. cGP is a neutral, stable naturally occurring compound and is endogenous to the human body; found in human plasma, breast milk and cerebrospinal fluid.