%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of repaglinide on endothelial dysfunction during a glucose tolerance test in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance
%A Isabella Schmoelzer
%A Thomas C Wascher
%J Cardiovascular Diabetology
%D 2006
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1475-2840-5-9
%X A prospective, open, randomised, cross-over study was performed to investigate the effect of 2 mg repaglinide on hyperglycemia and endothelial function during an oral glucose tolerance test (75 g glucose) in 12 subjects with diagnosed IGT. Blood samples for determination of plasma glucose were drawn fasting, 1 and 2 hours after glucose ingestion. Endothelial function was assessed by measuring flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery with high-resolution ultrasound.Administration of repaglinide resulted in a significant reduction of plasma glucose at 2 hours (172.8+/-48.4 vs. 138.3+/-41.2 mg/dl; p < 0.001). The flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) 2 hours after the glucose-load was significantly reduced in comparison to fasting in the control group (6.21+/-2.69 vs. 7.98+/-2.24 %; p = 0.028), whereas after theadministration of repaglinide the FMD was not significantly different to fasting values (7.24+/-2.57 vs. 8.18+/-2.93 %; p = n.s.). Linear and logistic regression analysis revealed that only the change of glucose was significantly correlated to the change of FMD observed (p < 0.001). Regression analysis after grouping for treatment and time confirmed the strong negative association of the changes of plasma glucose and FMD and indicate that the effect of repaglinide observed is based on the reduction glycemia.In subjects with IGT, the endothelial dysfunction observed after a glucose challenge is related to the extent of hyperglycemia. Reduction of hyperglycemia by repaglinide reduces endothelial dysfunction in a glucose dependent manner.Hyperglycemia, across its entire range including non-diabetic values is established as a strong and independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality[1]. In addition, the DECODE study recently established that acute post-challenge glucose concentration, as measured during a standardized glucose tolerance test (oGTT), is a better predictor of risk than fasting glucose also in the non-diabetic range[2]. The mec
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