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Teduglutide (GLP-2 Drug) for Short Bowel Syndrome: From Gut Peptide Biology to Clinical Therapy

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The takeaway

Teduglutide, a GLP-2 analog, demonstrated clinical benefit for short bowel syndrome by promoting intestinal adaptation and reducing parenteral nutrition dependence — a gut peptide drug for a devastating surgical condition.

Key finding

Teduglutide, a GLP-2 analog, demonstrated clinical benefit for short bowel syndrome by promoting intestinal adaptation and reducing parenteral nutriti

What the researchers found

Teduglutide, a GLP-2 analog, demonstrated clinical benefit for short bowel syndrome by promoting intestinal adaptation and reducing parenteral nutrition dependence — a gut peptide drug for a devastating surgical condition.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2010.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Teduglutide (GLP-2 Drug) for Short Bowel Syndrome: From Gut Peptide Biology to Clinical Therapy
What was found?
Teduglutide, a GLP-2 analog, demonstrated clinical benefit for short bowel syndrome by promoting intestinal adaptation and reducing parenteral nutrition dependence — a gut peptide drug for a devastating surgical condition.

Read the original research

Teduglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-2 analog for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including short bowel syndrome.

Current opinion in molecular therapeutics, 12(6), 798-809

Citation

Yazbeck, Roger. (2010). Teduglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-2 analog for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including short bowel syndrome.. Current opinion in molecular therapeutics, 12(6), 798-809.