2023
Sumatriptan, a serotonin 5HT1B receptor agonist, acutely reduces insulin secretion and sensitivity and glucose effectiveness in overweight humans: A double‐blinded placebo‐controlled cross‐over trial
Golubic R, Ismail M, Josipovic M, Kennet J, Galderisi A, Evans M. Sumatriptan, a serotonin 5HT1B receptor agonist, acutely reduces insulin secretion and sensitivity and glucose effectiveness in overweight humans: A double‐blinded placebo‐controlled cross‐over trial. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2023, 25: 3059-3063. PMID: 37312648, DOI: 10.1111/dom.15176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo-controlled cross-over trialIntravenous glucose tolerance testGlucose tolerance testCross-over trialGlucose effectivenessTolerance testInsulin sensitivityInsulin secretionHyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clampControl blood glucoseGlucoregulatory roleOverweight adultsOverweight humansEuglycaemic clampInsulin levelsGlucose excursionsBlood glucoseReceptor agonistMouse modelGlucose homeostasisSumatriptanPlaceboSecretionTrialsHumans
2022
Inhibition of 11β‐Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase‐1 with AZD4017 in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phase II study
Yadav Y, Dunagan K, Khot R, Venkatesh S, Port J, Galderisi A, Cobelli C, Wegner C, Basu A, Carter R, Basu R. Inhibition of 11β‐Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase‐1 with AZD4017 in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phase II study. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2022, 24: 881-890. PMID: 35014156, PMCID: PMC9135169, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLiver fat fractionFatty liver diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingMean changePlacebo groupPrimary outcomeLiver diseasePresence of NAFLDSignificant between-group differencesPhase II studyPhase 2 studyKey inclusion criteriaType 2 diabetesBetween-group differencesShort-term treatmentBiopsy positiveII studyNonalcoholic steatohepatitisWeek 12Liver steatosisHepatic fatInsulin sensitivityAZD4017Liver enzymes
2019
Fructose Consumption Contributes to Hyperinsulinemia in Adolescents With Obesity Through a GLP-1–Mediated Mechanism
Galderisi A, Giannini C, Van Name M, Caprio S. Fructose Consumption Contributes to Hyperinsulinemia in Adolescents With Obesity Through a GLP-1–Mediated Mechanism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2019, 104: 3481-3490. PMID: 30938760, PMCID: PMC6599430, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-00161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLean adolescentsGLP-1Insulin responseFructose consumptionBaseline oral glucose tolerance testGlucagon-like peptide-1 secretionOral glucose tolerance testGlucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptideHigher GLP-1Plasma glucose excursionsGLP-1 responsePeptide-1 secretionGlucose tolerance testIngestion of glucoseΒ-cell functionMeasures of glucoseEligible subjectsGlucose ingestionGlucose toleranceLean adultsAnorexic effectFructose challengeGreater insulinInsulinotropic polypeptideLean group