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Trial reportDiabetes care2013

Double-blind, randomized study evaluating the glycemic and anti-inflammatory effects of subcutaneous LY2189102, a neutralizing IL-1β antibody, in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Joanne Sloan-Lancaster, Eyas Abu-Raddad, John Polzer, Jeffrey W Miller, Joel C Scherer, Andrea De Gaetano, Jolene K Berg, William H Landschulz

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Diabetes care, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

104 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Development of an Interleukin-1β Vaccine in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2016
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  10. Hypoglycemic effect ofGut microbes · 2025
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  19. Intracellular C3 protects β-cells from IL-1β-driven cytotoxicity via interaction with Fyn-related kinase.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  20. Immune cells and hypertension.Immunologic research · 2024
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44 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Joanne Sloan-Lancaster1Chorus, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA j.s.lancas@lilly.com
Eyas Abu-Raddad
John Polzer
Jeffrey W Miller
Joel C Scherer
Andrea De Gaetano
Jolene K Berg
William H Landschulz

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInflammation is associated with pancreatic β-cell apoptosis and reduced insulin sensitivity. Literature suggests that interleukin (IL)-1β may contribute to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aimed to determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of LY2189102, a neutralizing IL-1β antibody, in T2DM patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsPhase II, randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled study of subcutaneous LY2189102 (0.6, 18, and 180 mg) administered weekly for 12 weeks in T2DM patients on diet and exercise, with or without approved antidiabetic medications.

resultsLY2189102 reduced HbA1c at 12 weeks (adjusted mean differences versus placebo: -0.27, -0.38 and -0.25% for 0.6, 18 and 180 mg doses, respectively), and fasting glucose at multiple time points compared with placebo. LY2189102 also reduced postprandial glycemia, and inflammatory biomarkers, including hs-CRP and IL-6. LY2189102 was generally well tolerated.

conclusionsWeekly subcutaneous LY2189102 for 12 weeks was well tolerated, modestly reduced HbA1c and fasting glucose, and demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory effects in T2DM patients. Neutralizing IL-1β holds promise as a convenient adjuvant treatment for T2DM.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Double-Blind MethodFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInterleukin-1betaMaleMiddle AgedPlacebosAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsInterleukin-1betaLY2189102Placebos

Identifiers

PMID23514733
PMCPMC3714510

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