Synonyms: BMN 111 | BMN-111 | Voxzogo®
vosoritide is an approved drug (EMA & FDA (2021))
Compound class:
Peptide
Comment: Vosoritide is a cyclic analogue of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) that has a longer half-life (duration of action) than the endogenous peptide [1]. It comprises the 37 C-terminal amino acids from human CNP with the addition of proline and glycine (PG) at its N-terminal.
Vosoritide represents a novel mechanism which has the potential to treat mutant fibroblast growth factor receptor 3-driven achondroplasia, by stimulating endochondral ossification and thereby ameliorating impaired bone growth [1-3]. |
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References |
1. Lorget F, Kaci N, Peng J, Benoist-Lasselin C, Mugniery E, Oppeneer T, Wendt DJ, Bell SM, Bullens S, Bunting S et al.. (2012)
Evaluation of the therapeutic potential of a CNP analog in a Fgfr3 mouse model recapitulating achondroplasia. Am J Hum Genet, 91 (6): 1108-14. [PMID:23200862] |
2. Savarirayan R, Irving M, Bacino CA, Bostwick B, Charrow J, Cormier-Daire V, Le Quan Sang KH, Dickson P, Harmatz P, Phillips J et al.. (2019)
C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia. N Engl J Med, 381 (1): 25-35. [PMID:31269546] |
3. Wendt DJ, Dvorak-Ewell M, Bullens S, Lorget F, Bell SM, Peng J, Castillo S, Aoyagi-Scharber M, O'Neill CA, Krejci P et al.. (2015)
Neutral endopeptidase-resistant C-type natriuretic peptide variant represents a new therapeutic approach for treatment of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3-related dwarfism. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 353 (1): 132-49. [PMID:25650377] |