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Trial reportJournal of endocrinological investigation2008

Atorvastatin does not affect insulin sensitivity and the adiponectin or leptin levels in hyperlipidemic Type 2 diabetes.

C-H Chu, J-K Lee, H-C Lam, C-C Lu, C-C Sun, M-C Wang, M J Chuang, M-C Wei

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Trial report in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Dose-dependent effects of atorvastatin on myocardial infarction.Drug design, development and therapy · 2015
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  10. A novel membrane-based anti-diabetic action of atorvastatin.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

C-H ChuDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan. chchu@isca.vghks.gov.tw
J-K Lee
H-C Lam
C-C Lu
C-C Sun
M-C Wang
M J Chuang
M-C Wei
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWMeiho University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn addition to lipid lowering, further pleotropic effects of statins have been postulated. We aimed to study if the various pleotropic effects are due indirectly to the modulation of adipocytokines. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe studied the effect of atorvastatin on insulin sensitivity and the plasma adiponectin and leptin concentrations. Our randomized open labeled study had 29 hyperlipidemic Type 2 diabetic patients (14 females, 15 males, mean age 60.0+/-2.2 yr). They were randomized into three 12-week atorvastatin intervention types. Each day patients were given either 10 mg (no.=10), 20 mg (no.=10) or 40 mg (no.=9). Evaluations were performed before and after intervention.

resultsAll baseline characteristics were statistically identical in the 3 groups. Drop in total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were measured at the end. With 10 mg the drop was 30%, 37%, and 30%. The 20 mg group was 43%, 54%, and 34%. The 40 mg group was 42%, 51%, and 27%. Groups had no significant change of body mass index, HDLcholesterol, and glycated hemoglobin levels. Also, levels of insulin, adiponectin, leptin, homeostasis model assessment index (HOMA) and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) stayed the same. Pooled parameters of all 29 patients showed no difference in levels of insulin, adiponectin, leptin, HOMA, and QUICKI before and after treatment.

conclusionsAtorvstatin does not affect insulin sensitivity and the adiponectin or leptin levels in hyperlipidemic Type 2 diabetes.

Indexed as

Insulin ResistanceAdiponectinAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAtorvastatinDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHeptanoic AcidsHumansHyperlipidemiasLeptinMaleMiddle AgedPyrrolesAdiponectinAnticholesteremic AgentsAtorvastatinGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHeptanoic AcidsLeptinPyrroles

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PMID18296904
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