Comparison

Dulaglutide vs Semax

Function

While Dulaglutide is a once-weekly GLP-1RA for type 2 diabetes that lowers HbA1c and body weight by enhancing glucose-dependent insulin secretion and reducing appetite6668, Semax is used clinically in Russia for ischemic stroke and cognitive disorders; in models it improves learning, protects dopaminergic neurons, and modulates stress responses without significant endocrine ACTH-like effects166174.

Mechanism

While Dulaglutide works as a recombinant fusion protein consisting of two disulfide-linked GLP-1(7–37) analogs each covalently fused via a linker to an IgG4 Fc fragment, yielding a large, long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist protected from DPP-4 degradation66, Semax is a synthetic heptapeptide, Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro (MEHFPGP), that is an analog of ACTH(4–10) with a Pro-Gly-Pro extension and exerts neurotrophic and neuroprotective actions partly via upregulation of BDNF and modulation of dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems40162165174.

Length and Sequence

Dulaglutide is amino acids long, whereas Semax is longer as it has a length of 7 amino acids. Dulaglutide is made up of a sequence of sequence data not available in the current dataset. Semax is made up of a sequence of Methionine, Glutamic acid, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Glycine, Proline.

Receptor

Dulaglutide

GLP-1 receptor (GLP1R) 6680

Semax

Targets are not fully defined; interacts with melanocortin-related pathways and inhibits certain peptidases, but no single dominant receptor has been established174

Organism or Origin

Dulaglutide

Engineered human GLP-1 analog–IgG4 Fc fusion protein produced in mammalian cell culture66

Semax

Synthetic analog of human ACTH(4–10) derived from POMC1748190

Gene

Dulaglutide

GCG

Semax

POMC

Sources

66Dulaglutide | 923950-08-7 - ChemicalBook, https://amp.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB12738186.htm?N=United+Kingdom
68Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues: An overview - PMC, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3712370/
80GLP-1 Localisation and Proglucagon Gene Expression in ..., https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6200298/
40Semax ACTH(4-10) Analog Peptide ≥99% | VivePeptides, https://vivepeptides.com/product/semax/
81Proopiomelanocortin (POMC), the ACTH/melanocortin precursor, is ..., https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2253185/
90alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone: production and degradation, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3936413/
162Semax 0.1% 10 mg | SEMAX POLAND, https://semaxpolska.com/en/semax-01-10-mg/
166The neuroprotective effects of Semax in conditions ..., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15341218/
170Semax, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro
171Semax peptide - NovoPro Bioscience Inc., https://www.novoprolabs.com/p/acth4-10-317047.html
174Semax - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semax