GLP-1 DERIVATIVES AND TRANSMICOSAL ABSORPTION PREPARATIONS THEREOF

摘要

A GLP-1 derivative comprising a peptide having an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of GLP-1 (7-35) by deletion, substitution and/or addition of one to several amino acids and having a GLP-1 activity to the C-terminus of which a sequence Waa-(Xaa)n-Yaa (wherein Waa represents Arg or Lys; Xaa represents Arg or Lys; n is an integer of from 0 to 14; and Yaa represents Arg, Arg-NH2, Lys, Lys-NH2 or Hse) is added. This derivative has a high transmucosal absorbability. Moreover, tolerance to dipeptidyl peptidase IV can be imparted to the derivative by substituting the 8-position of the GLP-1 amino acid sequence into Ser, while tolerance to trypsin can be imparted thereto by substituting the 26-position into Gln and the 34- position into Asn. The transmucosal absorbability of the above GLP-1 derivative can be further elevated by formulating into a preparation with the use of a charge-controller fat emulsifier having a surface charge controlled to the negative level.