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Trial reportMediators of inflammation2017

A Double-Blinded Randomized Study Investigating a Possible Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Saxagliptin versus Placebo as Add-On Therapy in Patients with Both Type 2 Diabetes And Stable Coronary Artery Disease.

Ida Unhammer Njerve, Sissel Åkra, Thomas W Weiss, Svein Solheim, Reidun Øvstebø, Hans Christian D Aass, Rune Byrkjeland, Harald Arnesen, Ingebjørg Seljeflot

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Trial report in Mediators of inflammation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impact of DPP-4 Inhibitors on Interleukin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ida Unhammer NjerveCenter for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-5508-6196
Sissel ÅkraCenter for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Thomas W Weiss3rd Medical Department for Cardiology, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria.
Svein SolheimCenter for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3321-6572
Reidun ØvstebøThe Blood Cell Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Hans Christian D AassThe Blood Cell Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Rune ByrkjelandCenter for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Harald ArnesenCenter for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Ingebjørg SeljeflotCenter for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-4071-3358
Oslo University Hospital · NOWilhelminen Hospital · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPromising results regarding potential anti-inflammatory and antiatherosclerotic effects of gliptins have been reported. Our aim was to investigate whether saxagliptin treatment modifies expression of inflammatory markers, primarily in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and in circulating leukocytes in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and T2DM.

methodsPatients (

resultsHbA1c was reduced in the saxagliptin-treated group compared to that in the change with placebo (

conclusionIn our small cohort of patients with combined T2DM and CAD, a possible anti-inflammatory effect of saxagliptin, observed in the present study by upregulation of IL-10 in leukocytes, needs to be confirmed in larger studies.

Indexed as

AdamantaneAgedAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DipeptidesDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInterleukin-10Leukocytes, MononuclearLipopolysaccharidesMaleAdamantaneAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDipeptidesDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsInterleukin-10LipopolysaccharidesMetforminsaxagliptin

Identifiers

PMID28596642
PMCPMC5449736
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