Keywords :
Blood Glucose; Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor; Hypoglycemic Agents; Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide; Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; OYN3CCI6QE (tirzepatide); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/metabolism; Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor/agonists; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
Abstract :
[en] Tirzepatide is a unimolecular dual agonist of both glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors, which is developed as once-weekly injection for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Because of the complementarity of action of the two incretins, tirzepatide showed, in a dose-dependent manner (5, 10 and 15 mg), a better efficacy (greater reduction in HbA1c and body weight) compared with placebo, basal insulin and two GLP-1 analogues (dulaglutide and semaglutide) in the SURPASS program. Its cardiovascular protection (versus dulaglutide) is currently tested in SURPASS-CVOT. Finally, studies for the treatment of obesity and metabolic associated fatty liver disease are also ongoing. Gastrointestinal tolerance of tirzepatide appears comparable to that of GLP-1 analogues, except more diarrhoea.
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