Peptide Therapeutics; Peptides Offer Enormous Growth Potential as Future Therapeutics
Peptide Therapeutics s continues to expand its application by broadening molecular diversity and by engineering advanced pharmaceutical properties. Several peptide therapeutics are used as replacement therapies to supplement peptide hormones when endogenous levels are inadequate or absent. Naturally occurring peptides may serve as anti-infectives, neurotransmitters, ion channel ligands, growth factors, and hormones; peptide therapeutics mimic such functions. Furthermore, peptide therapeutics are considered relatively safe and well-tolerated as peptides can be metabolized by the body. The main disease areas currently driving the therapeutic use of peptide drugs are metabolic diseases and oncology. Peptide Therapeutics have been used for the treatment of metabolic diseases for nearly a century. Moreover, in the recent past, metabolic disorders have gained significant attention for the development of peptide based therapies. There are several peptide therapeutics that...