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The effect of different doses of vitamin D(3) on markers of vascular health in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.
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PMID:  20596692     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels predict future cardiovascular events and are common in patients with type 2 diabetes. We compared the effect of 100,000 and 200,000 IU doses of vitamin D(3) on endothelial function, blood pressure and markers of glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
METHODS: This was a randomised, parallel group, placebo-controlled trial. Patients with type 2 diabetes and baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels <100 nmol/l were enrolled from community and hospital-based diabetes clinics. Participants were assessed in a university department of clinical pharmacology and received a single oral dose of placebo or vitamin D(3) (100,000 IU or 200,000 IU) at baseline, randomly allocated via numbered bottles prepared offsite; participants and investigators were both blinded to treatment allocation. Endothelial function, office blood pressure, B-type natriuretic peptide, insulin resistance and glycosylated haemoglobin were measured at baseline, and at 8 and 16 weeks.
RESULTS: We randomised 61 participants to the three groups (placebo 22, 100,000 IU vitamin D(3) 19, 200,000 IU vitamin D(3) 20). There was no significant difference in the primary outcome of endothelial function at 8 weeks (placebo 5.2%, n = 22; 100,000 IU 4.3%, n = 19; 200,000 IU 4.9%, n = 17) or at 16 weeks. Insulin resistance and glycosylated haemoglobin did not improve with either dose of vitamin D(3). On covariate analysis, systolic blood pressure was significantly lower in both treatment arms than in the placebo group at 8 weeks (placebo 146.4 mmHg, 100,000 IU 141.4 mmHg [p = 0.04 vs placebo], 200,000 IU 136.8 mmHg [p = 0.03 vs placebo]). B-type natriuretic peptide levels were significantly lower in the 200,000 IU group by 16 weeks (placebo 34 pg/ml, 200,000 IU 21 pg/ml, p = 0.02). No significant excess of adverse effects was noted in the treatment arms.
CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: High-dose vitamin D(3) improved systolic blood pressure and B-type natriuretic peptide levels, but not endothelial function, insulin resistance or glycosylated haemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Authors:
M D Witham; F J Dove; M Dryburgh; J A Sugden; A D Morris; A D Struthers
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetologia     Volume:  53     ISSN:  1432-0428     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabetologia     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-02     Completed Date:  2011-01-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006777     Medline TA:  Diabetologia     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2112-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Ageing and Health, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. m.witham@dundee.ac.uk
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ISRCTN/ISRCTN50587697
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose / drug effects
Blood Pressure / drug effects*,  physiology
Cholecalciferol / administration & dosage*,  therapeutic use
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood,  drug therapy*,  physiopathology*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Double-Blind Method
Endothelium, Vascular / drug effects*,  physiopathology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Male
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; 114471-18-0/Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; 67-97-0/Cholecalciferol
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2010 Oct;6(10):533   [PMID:  21080539 ]

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