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CAS number | 59112-80-0 Y |
PubChem | 16132309 |
ChemSpider | 17288968 N |
MeSH | C-Peptide |
Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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Molecular formula | C112H179N35O46 |
Molar mass | 3020.29 g/mol |
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The connecting peptide, or C-peptide, is a short 31-amino-acid protein that connects insulin's A-chain to its B-chain in the proinsulin molecule.
In the insulin synthesis pathway, first preproinsulin is translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum of beta cells of the pancreas with an A-chain, a C-peptide, a B-chain, and a signal sequence. The signal sequence is cleaved from the N-terminus of the peptide by a signal peptidase, leaving proinsulin. After proinsulin is packaged into vesicles in the Golgi apparatus, the C-peptide is removed, leaving the A-chain and B-chain, bound together by disulfide bonds, that constitute the insulin molecule.
Proinsulin C-peptide was first described in 1967 in connection with the discovery of the insulin biosynthesis pathway.[2] It serves as a linker between the A- and the B- chains of insulin and facilitates the efficient assembly, folding, and processing of insulin in the endoplasmic reticulum. Equimolar amounts of C-peptide and insulin are then stored in secretory granules of the pancreatic beta cells and both are eventually released to the portal circulation. Initially, the sole interest in C-peptide was as a marker of insulin secretion and has as such been of great value in furthering the understanding of the pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The first documented use of the C-peptide test was in 1972. During the past decade, however, C-peptide has been found to be a bioactive peptide in its own right, with effects on microvascular blood flow and tissue health.
C-peptide has been shown to bind to the surface of a number of cell types such as neuronal, endothelial, fibroblast and renal tubular, at nanomolar concentrations to a receptor that is likely G-protein-coupled. The signal activates Ca2+-dependent intracellular signaling pathways such as MAPK, PLCγ, and PKC, leading to upregulation of a range of transcription factors as well as eNOS and Na+K+ATPase activities.[3] The latter two enzymes are known to have reduced activities in patients with type I diabetes and have been implicated in the development of long-term complications of type I diabetes such as peripheral and autonomic neuropathy.
In vivo studies in animal models of type 1 diabetes have established that C-peptide administration results in significant improvements in nerve and kidney function. Thus, in animals with early signs of diabetes-induced neuropathy, C peptide treatment in replacement dosage results in improved peripheral nerve function, as evidenced by increased nerve conduction velocity, increased nerve Na+,K+ ATPase activity, and significant amelioration of nerve structural changes.[4] Likewise, C-peptide administration in animals that had C-peptide deficiency (type 1 model) with nephropathy improves renal function and structure; it decreases urinary albumin excretion and prevents or decreases diabetes-induced glomerular changes secondary to mesangial matrix expansion.[5][6][7][8] C-peptide also has been reported to have anti-inflammatory effects as well as aid repair of smooth muscle cells.[9][10]
Several physiological effects have been observed in several Phase 1 and exploratory Phase 2 studies in almost 300 type 1 diabetes patients, who lacked endogenous C-peptide. Improvements were seen on diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy and other decrements associated with long-term complications of type I diabetes.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] So far, dosing with C-peptide has shown to be safe and there were no effects of C-peptide demonstrated in healthy subjects (who make their own C-peptide).
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http://www.crc-group.co.jp/crc/q_and_a/127.html 糖尿病患者ではインスリン分泌能の指標となり、24時間尿中CPRが20μg/日以下、または空腹時血中CPRが0.5ng/mL以下であれば、インスリン分泌が高度に低下した状態(インスリン依存状態)と考えられ、インスリン治療が必要とされます。 さらに、2型糖尿病患者において治療法を選択する上で、早朝空腹時のCPRインデックス(CPI)が有用な指標として使用されています。 CPI=血中CPR÷血糖値×100 CPIが1.2以上の場合、食事・経口薬治療で、0.8未満の場合、インスリン治療で良好な血糖コントロールが得られると報告されています。 ただし、CPRの大部分は腎において代謝・排泄されるため、腎機能障害では血中CPRが高値に、尿中CPRが低値に傾くので注意を要します。また、24時間尿中CPR排泄量では正確な蓄尿と、日差間のバラツキがあるため連続3日間の測定が重要です。
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