Evaluating the safety and efficacy of the leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast as adjuvant therapy in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus : A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Copyright © 2023 El-Khateeb, El-Berri, Mosalam, Nooh, Abdelsattar, Alghamdi, Alrubia and Abdallah..

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is common with obesity. Metformin is a first-line therapy for this condition. However, it has only a minor impact on weight loss in some patients. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of combining montelukast therapy with metformin in obese diabetic patients. Methods: One hundred obese diabetic adult patients were recruited and randomized into two equal groups. Group 1 received placebo plus metformin 2 g/d, and Group 2 received 2 g/d metformin plus 10 mg/d montelukast. Demographic, anthropometric measurements (e.g., body weight, body mass index [BMI], and visceral adiposity index), lipid profile, diabetes control measures (fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c], and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]), adiponectin, and inflammatory markers (e.g., TNF-α, IL-6, and leukotriene B4) were assessed and reported for each group at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment. Results: Both interventions significantly reduced all the measured parameters, except for adiponectin and HDL-C, levels of which increased compared to baseline data (p < 0.001). The montelukast group significantly improved in all parameters compared to the placebo group (ANCOVA test p < 0.001). The percentage changes in BMI, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, and inflammatory markers were 5%, 9%, 41%, and 5%-30%, respectively, in the placebo group compared to 8%, 16%, 58%, and 50%-70%, respectively, in the montelukast group. Conclusion: Montelukast adjuvant therapy was superior to metformin-only therapy in diabetes control and weight loss, most likely due to its increased insulin sensitivity and anti-inflammatory properties. The combination was tolerable and safe throughout the study duration. Clinical Trial Registration: [Clinicaltrial.gov], identifier [NCT04075110].

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in pharmacology - 14(2023) vom: 13., Seite 1153653

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

El-Khateeb, Eman [VerfasserIn]
El-Berri, Eman I [VerfasserIn]
Mosalam, Esraa M [VerfasserIn]
Nooh, Mohamed Z [VerfasserIn]
Abdelsattar, Shimaa [VerfasserIn]
Alghamdi, Amira M [VerfasserIn]
Alrubia, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Abdallah, Mahmoud S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetes
Journal Article
Leukotriene receptor antagonist
Metformin
Montelukast
Obesity
T2DM

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Date Revised 30.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04075110

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2023.1153653

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35617333X