Linaclotide is a synthetic 14-amino acid cyclic peptide and first-in-class guanylate cyclase-C (G-CC) agonist. Linaclotide is structurally related to human guanylin and uroguanylin, paracrine peptide hormones that are endogenous activators of GC-C. It is also a homolog of a heat-stable enterotoxin derived from Escherichia coli, the first natural ligand that...
Linaclotide is indicated for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults. This indication is approved in the US, Canada, and Europe.
In the US and Canada, it is also indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.
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Site JP00003, Iwate, Japan
Site JP00039, Kochi, Japan
Site JP00028, Hyogo, Japan
Peter Whorwell, Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom
Site JP00036, Osaka, Japan
Site JP00011, Tokyo, Japan
Site JP00013, Tokyo, Japan
Clinical Research of Brandon LLC, Brandon, Florida, United States
G & L Research, LLC, Foley, Alabama, United States
Applied Research Center of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Ironwood Investigational Site, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology, London, United Kingdom
Site JP00001, Hokkaido, Japan
Site JP00048, Aichi, Japan
Site JP00038, Chiba, Japan
Ironwood Investigational Site, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
TriHealth, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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