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Effects of growth hormone and pioglitazone in viscerally obese adults with impaired glucose tolerance: a factorial clinical trial.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Recombinant human growth hormone (GH) and pioglitazone (PIO) in abdominally obese adults with impaired glucose tolerance were evaluated under the hypothesis that the combination attenuates GH-induced increases in glucose concentrations, reduces visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and improves insulin sensitivity over time. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 x 2 factorial design. SETTING:Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States. PARTICIPANTS:62 abdominally obese adults aged 40-75 with impaired glucose tolerance. INTERVENTIONS:GH (8 microg/kg/d, or placebo) and pioglitazone (30 mg/d, or placebo) for 40 wk. OUTCOME MEASURES:Baseline and after 40 wk of treatment, VAT content was quantified by CT scan, glucose tolerance was assessed using a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test, and insulin sensitivity was measured using steady-state plasma glucose levels obtained during insulin suppression test. RESULTS:BASELINE: body mass index (BMI), plasma glucose, and visceral fat content were similar. 40 wk: visceral fat area declined 23.9 +/- 7.4 cm(2) in GH group, mean difference from placebo: -28.1 cm(2) (95% CI -49.9 to -6.3 cm(2); p = 0.02). Insulin resistance declined 52 +/- 11.8 mg/dl with PIO, mean difference from placebo of -58.8 mg/dl (95% CI -99.7 to -18.0 mg/dl; p = 0.01). VAT and SSPG declined with GH and PIO combined, mean differences from placebo of -31.4 cm(2) (95% CI -56.5 cm(2) to -6.3 cm(2); p = 0.02) and -55.3 mg/dl (95% CI -103.9 to -6.7 mg/dl; p = 0.02), respectively. Fasting plasma glucose increased transiently in GH group. No significant changes in BMI were observed. CONCLUSIONS:Addition of PIO to GH attenuated the short-term diabetogenic effect of GH; the drug combination reduced VAT and insulin resistance over time. GH plus PIO may have added benefit on body composition and insulin sensitivity in the metabolic syndrome.

SUBMITTER: Attallah H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1865086 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of growth hormone and pioglitazone in viscerally obese adults with impaired glucose tolerance: a factorial clinical trial.

Attallah Hamdee H   Friedlander Anne L AL   Nino-Murcia Matilde M   Hoffman Andrew R AR  

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<h4>Objective</h4>Recombinant human growth hormone (GH) and pioglitazone (PIO) in abdominally obese adults with impaired glucose tolerance were evaluated under the hypothesis that the combination attenuates GH-induced increases in glucose concentrations, reduces visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and improves insulin sensitivity over time.<h4>Design</h4>Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 x 2 factorial design.<h4>Setting</h4>Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif  ...[more]

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