Microvascular Density and Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Before and After Treatment with Incretin Mimetics in Diabetic Patients

INTRODUCTION: Glucagon-like peptide 1-receptor agonists (incretin mimetics) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (incretin enhancers) have been recently introduced in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In particular, incretin mimetics seems to have ancillary antioxidant/antinflammatory properties that might be involved in endothelial protection.

AIM: To investigate the effect of incretin mimetic therapy (liraglutide, exenatide) given to 11 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, on circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) (bone marrow-derived cells possibly participating in neovascularization and endothelial protection and repair) and capillary density.

METHODS: Four diabetic patients were treated with exenatide (5 μg twice daily for 4 weeks and then 10 μg twice daily for 3 weeks) and 7 with liraglutide (0.6 mg per day for 1 week and then 1.2 mg per day for 3 weeks). Peripheral venous blood samples were obtained before treatment (basal) and after 4 week in patients treated with liraglutide, and after 4 and 7 weeks in patients treated with exenatide, since drug titration is usually longer. EPCs were evaluated by flow cytometry as CD34+/KDR+ cells. Capillary density was evaluated by videomicroscopy, before and after venous congestion, in the dorsum of the 4th finger.

RESULTS: Patients treated with liraglutide (6 males 1 female, age 54 ± 12 years) showed a decrease in body mass index and blood pressure during treatment, while patients treated with exenatide (3 males 1 female, age 57 ± 6 years) did not show any relevant change. EPCs were significantly increased after treatment with exenatide, but not after treatment with liraglutide. Capillary density was slightly increased only after 4 weeks of treatment with exenatide, however the increase was no longer present at the final evaluation.

CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with exenatide, but not with liraglutide, was able to increase the number of circulating EPCs, possibly through an antioxidative/antiinflammatory effect.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension - 25(2018), 4 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 369-378

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

De Ciuceis, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Agabiti-Rosei, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Rossini, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Caletti, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Coschignano, Maria Antonietta [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari-Toninelli, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Ragni, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]
Cappelli, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Cerudelli, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Airò, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Scarsi, Mirko [VerfasserIn]
Tincani, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Porteri, Enzo [VerfasserIn]
Rizzoni, Damiano [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

839I73S42A
9P1872D4OL
Biomarkers
Capillaries
Capillary density
Comparative Study
Diabetes mellitus
Endothelial progenitor cells
Exenatide
Hypoglycemic Agents
Incretin mimetics
Incretins
Journal Article
Liraglutide
Microvascular density

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Date Completed 18.02.2019

Date Revised 19.02.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40292-018-0279-7

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NLM288405455