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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics2022

Metformin improves the weight reduction effect of mazindol in prediabetic obese Mexican subjects.

Federico Alberto Arguelles-Tello, Ashuin Kammar-García, Cristian Adolfo Trejo-Jasso, Juan Carlos Huerta-Cruz, Lina Marcela Barranco-Garduño, Héctor Isaac Rocha-González, Juan Gerardo Reyes-García

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Trial report in International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Federico Alberto Arguelles-Tello
Ashuin Kammar-García
Cristian Adolfo Trejo-Jasso
Juan Carlos Huerta-Cruz
Lina Marcela Barranco-Garduño
Héctor Isaac Rocha-González
Juan Gerardo Reyes-García

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveObesity is the strongest risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D). We aimed to explore 7% weight reduction rates of mazindol alone or combined with metformin in non-diabetic obese Mexican subjects who had additional risk factors for T2D. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this randomized double-blind study, 137 participants received 1 mg mazindol (n = 65) alone or combined with 500 mg metformin (n = 72), twice a day, for 6 months.

resultsMazindol and mazindol-metformin were similarly effective. However, when subjects were subclassified into non-diabetics and prediabetics, according to glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) - < 5.7% and 5.7 - 6.4%, respectively - and/or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) - < 100 mg/dL and 100 - 125 mg/dL, respectively -, differences were evident. Prediabetics in the mazindol-metformin group had a higher rate of 7% weight reduction (78.4%, n = 37) compared to prediabetics treated with mazindol (48.3%, n = 29). Furthermore, mazindol-metformin treatment induced significant reductions in fasting plasma insulin, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c in prediabetics compared to mazindol. No differences were found in any parameter between non-diabetics treated with mazindol (n = 36) and mazindol-metformin (n = 35).

conclusionOur results highlight the effectiveness of mazindol-metformin to achieve higher rates of 7% weight reduction and to improve the glycemic profile in prediabetic obese subjects, which could be useful to prevent or delay T2D in these subjects.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2MetforminPrediabetic StateBlood GlucoseDouble-Blind MethodGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMazindolObesityWeight LossBlood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsMazindolMetformin

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PMID35770520
PMCPMC9341243
OpenAlexW4283714821

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