Orlistat plus l-carnitine better than Orlistat alone

Orlistat plus l-carnitine gave a better improvement in body weight, glycemic and lipid profile compared to orlistat alone;

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Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2010 Nov 16. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2010.00888.x. [Epub ahead of print] Comparison between orlistat plus l-carnitine and orlistat alone on inflammation parameters in obese diabetic patients. Derosa G, Maffioli P, Ferrari I, D’Angelo A, Fogari E, Palumbo I, Randazzo S, Cicero AF. Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, P.le C. Golgi, 2 – 27100 PAVIA, Italy “G. Descovich” Atherosclerosis Study Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Aging and Kidney diseases, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Abstract To evaluate the effects of 1-year treatment with orlistat plus l-carnitine compared to orlistat alone on body weight, glycemic and lipid control, and inflammatory parameters in obese type 2 diabetic patients. Two hundred and fifty-eight patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c) ) > 8.0%] in therapy with different oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin were enrolled in this study and randomized to take orlistat 120 mg three times a day plus l-carnitine 2 g one time a day or orlistat 120 mg three times a day. We evaluated the following parameters at baseline and after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months : body weight, body mass index (BMI), glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c) ), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), postprandial plasma glucose (PPG), fasting plasma insulin (FPI), homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (Tg), adiponectin (ADN), leptin, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), vaspin, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP). We observed a better decrease in body weight, glycemic profile, HOMA-IR, LDL-C, and ADN and a faster improvement in FPI, TC, Tg, leptin, TNF-α, Hs-CRP with orlistat plus l-carnitine compared to orlistat alone. We also recorded an improvement in vaspin with orlistat plus l-carnitine not reached with orlistat alone. Orlistat plus l-carnitine gave a better improvement in body weight, glycemic and lipid profile compared to orlistat alone; furthermore, a faster and better improvement in inflammatory parameters was observed with orlistat plus l-carnitine compared to orlistat alone. © 2010 The Authors Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology © 2010 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique. Read more at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

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