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Quantifying Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans

NCT05305287 · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Official title
Quantitation of Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
About this study
The study team will examine hepatic mitochondrial TCA flux and pyruvate cycling (oral \[U-13C\]-propionate), hepatic gluconeogenesis (oral 2H2O), and hepatic insulin sensitivity (intravenous \[3,4-13C2\]-glucose with euglycemic insulin clamp) before and after 16 weeks treatment with the FDA approved insulin sensitizer pioglitazone. These studies will be performed in (i) type 2 diabetic subjects with NAFL but without evidence of fibrosis, and (ii) type 2 diabetic patients with NASH. Liver biopsies will be obtained before and after treatment for the diagnosis of NAFL/NASH and for molecular analyses.
Eligibility criteria
T2D with NAFL Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed T2D based on OGTT (2 h glucose ≥200 mg/dl). * Treated with diet, metformin, and/or sulfonylurea and in good general health determined by medical history, physical exam, and routine blood chemistries; * age = 18-80 years; * BMI = 25-40 kg/m2; * HbA1c = 7-10%; stable body weight (±4 pounds) over the preceding 3-months; * not taking any medication known to affect glucose metabolism other than antidiabetic medications. * Evidence of moderate/severe fatty liver (steatosis; grade S2/S3 on FibroScan corresponding to ≥10% fat on MRI-PDFF) and no/minimal hepatic fibrosis (grade F0/F1 on FibroScan). Exclusion Criteria: * Alcohol consumption \>14 units/week for women and \>21 units/week for men. * Cirrhosis (fibrosis stage 4). * Type 1 diabetes and/or GAD positive subjects. * Subjects not drug naive or have been on metformin more than 3 months. * Presence of proliferative retinopathy. * Urine albumin excretion \> 300 mg/day. * Evidence of other forms of chronic liver disease, including alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B and C, primary biliary cholangitis, suspected/proven liver cancer and any other liver disease other than NAFLD. * History of NY Class III-IV heart failure T2D with NASH Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed T2D based on OGTT (2 h glucose ≥200 mg/dl). * Treated with diet, metformin, and/or sulfonylurea and in good general health determined by medical history, physical exam, and routine blood chemistries; * age = 18-80 years; * BMI = 25-40 kg/m2; * HbA1c = 7-10%; * stable body weight (±4 pounds) over the preceding 3-months; * not taking any medication known to affect glucose metabolism other than antidiabetic medications. * Evidence of moderate/severe fatty liver (steatosis; grade S2/S3 on FibroScan corresponding to ≥10% liver fat on MRI-PDFF) and moderate/severe hepatic fibrosis (grade F2/F3 on FibroScan). Exclusion Criteria: * Alcohol consumption \>14 units/week for women and \>21 units/week for men. * Cirrhosis (fibrosis stage 4). * Type 1 diabetes and/or GAD positive subjects. * Subjects not drug naive or have been on metformin more than 3 months. * Presence of proliferative retinopathy. * Urine albumin excretion \> 300 mg/day. * Evidence of other forms of chronic liver disease, including alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B and C, primary biliary cholangitis, suspected/proven liver cancer and any other liver disease other than NAFLD. * History of NY Class III-IV heart failure
Study design
Enrollment target: 60 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: single
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2022-11-01
Estimated completion: 2027-03-31
Last updated: 2026-01-09
Interventions
Drug: PioglitazoneOther: Placebo
Primary outcomes
  • Effect of pioglitazone on hepatic mitochondrial TCA cycle fluxes (Baseline, week 16)
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · other
With: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Contacts & investigators
ContactLuke Norton, PhD · contact · nortonl@uthscsa.edu · 210-567-0739
ContactAndrea Hansis-Diarte, MPH · contact · hansisdiarte@uthscs.edu · 210-567-3208
InvestigatorLuke Norton, PhD · principal_investigator, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
All locations (2)
Texas Diabetes Institute - University Health SystemRecruiting
San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioRecruiting
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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