Teduglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) analogue. It is made up of 33 amino acids and is manufactured using a strain of Escherichia coli modified by recombinant DNA technology. Teduglutide differs from GLP-2 by one amino acid (alanine is substituted by glycine). The significance of this substitution is that teduglutide is longer acting than endogeno...
Teduglutide is indicated for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) who are dependent on parenteral support.
University of Miami Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Miami, Florida, United States
University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, United States
Hôpital de l'Archet Pôle Digestif, Nice Cedex 3, France
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