The modern view on the role of glyprolines by metabolic syndrome

Med Res Rev. 2021 Sep;41(5):2823-2840. doi: 10.1002/med.21748. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

Abstract

The analysis of the literature data and own experimental studies on the effect of glyproline peptides on fat, carbohydrate metabolism, and hemostasis system when modeling metabolic syndrome in animals (rats) was carried out. Violations of fat and carbohydrate metabolism are characterized by hypercoagulation, increased glucose levels, dyslipidemia, and decreased rheological properties of blood. In this condition, the arginine- and lysine-containing glyprolines (PGP, PRP, RPGP, KKRRPGP, RKKRPGP, and KRRKPGP) at multiple (7 days) intranasal introduction had a complex effect on the hemostatic parameters, increasing antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and fibrinolytic activity of blood plasma. All the studied drugs also showed normoglycemic and normolipidemic effects and led to a slowdown or decrease in body weight growth. The analysis of the presented material allows us to speak about the prospects of using hit compounds as protective therapeutic agents. In the case of violations of fat and carbohydrate metabolism, regulatory glyprolines protect the body by displaying antithrombotic, hypolipidemic, and hypoglycemic properties.

Keywords: fat metabolism; hemostasis; lysine- and arginine-containing glyprolines; metabolic syndrome; regulatory peptides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticoagulants
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Metabolic Syndrome* / drug therapy
  • Oligopeptides*
  • Peptides
  • Rats

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptides