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ArticleDiabetes care2024

Efficacy and Safety of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonists in a Retrospective Study of Patients With Familial Partial Lipodystrophy.

Maria C Foss-Freitas, Salman Imam, Adam Neidert, Anabela Dill Gomes, David T Broome, Elif A Oral

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Article in Diabetes care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria C Foss-FreitasDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Salman ImamDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Adam NeidertDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Anabela Dill GomesDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
David T BroomeDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Elif A OralDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.ORCID 0000-0002-9171-1144
University of Michigan · US

Funding

RADIANT Clinic and Data Coordinating CenterU54DK118612 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Louis H. Philipson · 2018 to 2026
$21.9M
Mechanisms of adipocyte loss in laminopathy-induced lipodystrophy in mice and humansR01DK125513 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Ormond A MacDougald, Elif Arioglu Oral · 2020 to 2026
$3.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK125513NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK118612NIH HHS R01DK125513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGlucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) are widely used for the management of diabetes mellitus (DM), but their efficacy in familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) is unknown. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the effect of GLP-1RA in patients with FPLD. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsWe analyzed data, reported with SDs, from 14 patients with FPLD (aged 58 ± 12 years; 76.47% female) and 14 patients with type 2 DM (aged 58 ± 13 years; 71% female) before and 6 months after starting GLP-1RA.

resultsWe observed reduction in weight (95 ± 23 to 91 ± 22 kg; P = 0.002), BMI (33 ± 6 to 31 ± 6 kg/m2; P = 0.001), HbA1c (8.2% ± 1.4% to 7.7% ± 1.4%; P = 0.02), and fasting glucose (186 ± 64 to 166 ± 53 mg/dL; P = 0.04) in patients with FPLD. The change in triglycerides after treatment was greater in the FPLD group compared with the DM group (P = 0.02). We noted acute pancreatitis in two case subjects with FPLD with longer therapy.

conclusionsOur study demonstrates the relative safety and effectiveness of GLP-1RA in patients with FPLD.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Lipodystrophy, Familial PartialPancreatitisAcute DiseaseBlood GlucoseFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleRetrospective StudiesBlood GlucoseGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic Agents

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PMID38300898
PMCPMC10973902
OpenAlexW4391422602

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