Trial reportBMC endocrine disorders2023
Effect of coadministration of omega-3 fatty acids with glimepiride on glycemic control, lipid profile, irisin, and sirtuin-1 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a randomized controlled trial.
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The Effect of Omega 3 Fatty Acids on Blood Glucose, Lipids Profile, Serum Irisin and Sirtuin-1 in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients Treated With Glimepiride
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- Efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids as a functional food: a multifaceted approach to health reinforcement.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2026Review
- Docosahexaenoic acid is comparable to vildagliptin in improving hyperglycemia and pancreatic insulin signaling of diabetic rats via SIRT1/Akt/PI3K pathway.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association of Circulating Irisin with Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Risk Markers in Prediabetic and Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine acupoint pasting for preventing and treating gastrointestinal reactions in type II diabetes mellitus patients undergoing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy: A clinical study.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2025Article
- Natural Bioactive Compounds in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic (Dysfunction)-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in diabetic-associated cognitive dysfunction: a nutritional therapeutic perspective.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The Role of Omega- 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Diabetes Mellitus Management: A Narrative Review.Current nutrition reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is caused by insulin resistance or tissue insensitivity to insulin, as well as relative insulin insufficiency. Diabetes that is uncontrolled for an extended period of time is linked to substantial comorbidities and organ damage. The purpose of the current study is to assess the effect of coadministration of omega-3 fatty acids with glimepiride on blood glucose, lipid profile, serum irisin, and sirtuin-1 levels in T2DM patients.
methodsThis clinical trial involved 70 type 2 diabetic patients randomly assigned to glimepiride 3 mg with either omega-3 capsules contained fish oil 1000 mg, 13% of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 9% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (omega-3 group, n = 35) or placebo capsules contained corn oil and linoleic acid (control group, n = 35) daily for three months. Blood samples were obtained at the start of the study and 12 weeks later for biochemical examination of HbA1c%, FBG, fasting insulin, and lipid profile. In addition, the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) was calculated. Human enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were utilized for assessing serum irisin and sirtuin-1 levels before and after the intervention.
resultsCompared to the control group, omega-3 fatty acids decreased serum fasting blood glucose (FBG, p < 0.001), glycated hemoglobin percent (HbA1C%, p < 0.001), total cholesterol (TC, p < 0.001), triglycerides (TGs, p = 0.006), low density lipoprotein (LDL, p = 0.089), and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR, p = 0.021) after three months of intervention. However, a significant increase was reported in serum irisin and high density lipoprotein (HDL) between both groups after intervention (p = 0.026 and p = 0.007, respectively). The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) increased in the control group but decreased in the omega-3 group, with significant differences between the two groups (p < 0.001).
conclusionThe present study found that supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids might dramatically enhance blood irisin levels, as well as improve glycemic control and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using glimepiride.
trial registrationThis study is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov under identifier NCT03917940 . (The registration date: April 17, 2019).
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