LONG-ACTING GDF15 FUSION PROTEIN AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230002460A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17779932

    申请日:2020-11-25

    申请人: YUHAN CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: C07K14/475 C12N15/63

    摘要: A fusion protein including a GDF15 variant having increased physiological activity and in vivo stability, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same are disclosed. The GDF15 variant or long-acting GDF15 fusion protein is superior to conventional GDF15 variants in terms of in vitro efficacy, binding affinity for GDF15 receptors, and body weight loss effect. Therefore, a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, the GDF15 variant, the long-acting GDF15 fusion protein, or a dimer of the fusion protein, causes appetite suppression, and thus can be effectively used as a therapeutic agent for metabolic diseases or obesity. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical composition can be used in combination therapy or the like with chemical drugs and other therapeutic agents for metabolic diseases, and can be effectively used in combination therapy with conventional therapeutic agents for metabolic diseases or obesity.