Vildagliptin

Vildagliptin
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Trade namesGalvus, Zavamet others
Other namesLAF237
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Pregnancy
category
  • Not recommended
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
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Legal status
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • EU: Rx-only
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability85%
Protein binding9.3%
MetabolismMainly hydrolysis to inactive metabolite; CYP450 not appreciably involved
Elimination half-life2 to 3 hours
ExcretionKidney
Identifiers
  • (S)-1-[N-(3-Hydroxy-1-adamantyl)glycyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile
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ECHA InfoCard100.158.712 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H25N3O2
Molar mass303.406 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Solubility in waterFreely Soluble in water mg/mL (20 °C)
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  • InChI=1S/C17H25N3O2/c18-9-14-2-1-3-20(14)15(21)10-19-16-5-12-4-13(6-16)8-17(22,7-12)11-16/h12-14,19,22H,1-8,10-11H2/t12?,13?,14-,16?,17?/m0/s1 checkY
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Vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus and others, is an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (anti-diabetic drug) of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class of drugs. Vildagliptin inhibits the inactivation of GLP-1[2][3] and GIP[3] by DPP-4, allowing GLP-1 and GIP to potentiate the secretion of insulin in the beta cells and suppress glucagon release by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.

It was approved by the EMA in 2007.[4]

Vildagliptin has been shown to reduce hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus.[2]

  1. ^ WHO International Working Group for Drug Statistics Methodology (August 27, 2008). "ATC/DDD Classification (FINAL): New ATC 5th level codes". WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Ahrén B, Landin-Olsson M, Jansson PA, Svensson M, Holmes D, Schweizer A (May 2004). "Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 reduces glycemia, sustains insulin levels, and reduces glucagon levels in type 2 diabetes". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 89 (5): 2078–2084. doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031907. PMID 15126524.
  3. ^ a b Mentlein R, Gallwitz B, Schmidt WE (June 1993). "Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV hydrolyses gastric inhibitory polypeptide, glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide, peptide histidine methionine and is responsible for their degradation in human serum". European Journal of Biochemistry. 214 (3): 829–835. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17986.x. PMID 8100523.
  4. ^ Mathieu C, Degrande E (December 2008). "Vildagliptin: a new oral treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus". Vascular Health and Risk Management. 4 (6): 1349–1360. doi:10.2147/vhrm.s3005. PMC 2663430. PMID 19337548.