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
2020
Intrahepatic fat, irrespective of ethnicity, is associated with reduced endogenous insulin clearance and hepatic insulin resistance in obese youths: A cross‐sectional and longitudinal study from the Yale Pediatric NAFLD cohort
Tricò D, Galderisi A, Mari A, Polidori D, Galuppo B, Pierpont B, Samuels S, Santoro N, Caprio S. Intrahepatic fat, irrespective of ethnicity, is associated with reduced endogenous insulin clearance and hepatic insulin resistance in obese youths: A cross‐sectional and longitudinal study from the Yale Pediatric NAFLD cohort. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2020, 22: 1628-1638. PMID: 32363679, PMCID: PMC8174801, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistance indexNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEndogenous insulin clearanceInsulin secretion rateInsulin clearanceHepatic insulin resistanceObese youthInsulin resistanceOral glucose tolerance testIntrahepatic fat accumulationIntrahepatic fat contentReduced insulin clearanceInsulin resistance indexFatty liver diseaseGlucose tolerance testWaist-hip ratioIntrahepatic lipid accumulationHepatic insulin sensitivityPlasma glucose levelsMulti-ethnic cohortC-peptide dataNAFLD cohortIntrahepatic fatLiver diseaseInsulin levels