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The metabolic syndrome influences the response to incretin-based therapies.
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PMID:  21574000     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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We hypothesize that type 2 diabetic patients with different phenotypes may show different response to incretin-based therapies. Therefore, we tested whether the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) influences glycemic response to these drugs. We prospectively followed 211 patients, treated with the GLP-1 analog exenatide (n = 102) or a DPP-4 inhibitor (n = 109) for at least 4 months. Treatment was decided on clinical grounds. We collected baseline data (age, sex, BMI, waist, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lipid profile, data on diabetic complications and concomitant treatment) and HbA1c at subsequent visits. Patients were divided into groups according to the presence/absence of MS. Compared to patients on exenatide, patients on DPP-4 inhibitors were older and had lower BMI, waist, diastolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, and HbA1c. At means of baseline values, HbA1c reduction was similar in patients treated with exenatide or DPP-4 inhibitors. Patients on exenatide showed significantly higher HbA1c reduction if they had MS (-1.55 ± 0.22%; n = 88) than if they had not (-0.34 ± 0.18%; P = 0.002). Conversely, patients on DPP-4 inhibitors showed significantly lower HbA1c reduction if they had MS (-0.60 ± 0.12%; n = 73) than if they had not (-1.50 ± 0.24%; P < 0.001). Type of MS definition (ATP-III, IDF or WHO) poorly influenced these trends. The interaction between type of therapy (exenatide vs. DPP-4 inhibitors) and MS remained significant after adjusting for age, baseline HbA1c, BMI, and concomitant medications. In conclusion, the presence of MS appears to modify the response to incretin-based therapies. Given the non-randomized nature of this study, these data need to be replicated.
Authors:
Gian Paolo Fadini; Saula Vigili de Kreutzenberg; Romelda Gjini; Angelo Avogaro
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-5-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta diabetologica     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1432-5233     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9200299     Medline TA:  Acta Diabetol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Chair and Division of Metabolic Diseases, University of Padova, Medical School, Via Giustiniani, 2., 35100, Padova, Italy, gianpaolo.fadini@unipd.it.
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