The family of proglucagon peptides Includes glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), two unique peptides derived from the same prohormone. Despite numerous similarities between the peptides, these have long been viewed as having opposing actions on metabolism. GLP-1 is described as a postprandial hormone that stimulates anabolic actions via insulin, while glucagon is viewed as a fasting hormone that drives catabolic actions to maintain euglycemia. Here, we revisit a classic article in Diabetes that first established that glucagon and GLP-1 have more in common than previously appreciated, including actions at the same receptor. Furthermore, we discuss how the impact of this observation has guided research decades later that has reshaped the view of how proglucagon hormones regulate metabolism.
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