Exendin-4 for Parkinson's disease

This review article discusses the preclinical evidence and clinical trials testing the use of a peptide agonist of the glucagon-like peptide (GLP) receptor that promotes insulin secretion in the animal models of and patient with Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, we focus on the therapeut...

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Main Authors: Felipe de Jesús Esparza-Salazar, Alma Rosa Lezama-Toledo, Germán Rivera-Monroy, Cesario V Borlongan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Brain Circulation
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Online Access:http://www.braincirculation.org/article.asp?issn=2394-8108;year=2021;volume=7;issue=1;spage=41;epage=43;aulast=Esparza-Salazar
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Summary:This review article discusses the preclinical evidence and clinical trials testing the use of a peptide agonist of the glucagon-like peptide (GLP) receptor that promotes insulin secretion in the animal models of and patient with Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, we focus on the therapeutic effects of the GLP receptor agonist exendin-4, also called exenatide, in PD. The ultimate goal of this article is to provide a critical assessment of the laboratory and clinical data toward guiding the translation of exendin-4 as a clinically relevant therapeutic for PD.
ISSN:2455-4626