2026 · 03 · 14 min read

GLP-1 · GIP · glucagon triple-agonist research peptides — an annotated reading list

MetabolicRetatrutide

Published preclinical and translational literature on Retatrutide (LY3437943) and adjacent triple-agonist sequences. Receptor pharmacology, in-vitro characterization, and the long-acting backbone modifications described across the source literature.

GLP-1 · GIP · glucagon triple-agonist research peptides — an annotated reading list

Retatrutide (LY3437943) is a single peptide with agonist activity at the glucagon, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptors. Published preclinical work characterizes its receptor selectivity profile, in-vitro signaling assays, and animal-model investigations of energy expenditure and glycemic regulation. The molecule also incorporates a fatty-acid acyl modification on a non-natural lysine, extending plasma half-life relative to native GLP-1.

The reading list below traces the compound from its discovery and proof-of-concept publications through subsequent dose-ranging investigations. The cited sources include the original synthesis and pharmacology paper, the first-in-human safety study, and ongoing work in adjacent indications such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Bibliography

Source literature. PubMed-indexed unless noted.

  1. 01
    LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept
    Coskun T et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2022
    PMID 35985340
  2. 02
    LY3437943, a novel triple GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist in people with type 2 diabetes: a phase 1b, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, multiple-ascending dose trial
    Urva S et al. · The Lancet · 2022
    PMID 36354040
  3. 03
    Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial
    Jastreboff AM et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2023
    DOI
  4. 04
    Retatrutide, a GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist, for people with type 2 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo and active-controlled, parallel-group, phase 2 trial
    Rosenstock J et al. · The Lancet · 2023
    DOI
  5. 05
    Is retatrutide (LY3437943), a GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon receptor agonist a step forward in the treatment of diabetes and obesity?
    2023
    PMID 37086147

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