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The present study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of pitavastatin and colestimide in patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by hyperlipidemia and metabolic syndrome. 48 diabetic patients with metabolic syndrome were randomly assigned to a pitavastatin group or colestimide group. The clinical parameters, serum lipids, fasting (FPG) and postprandial plasma glucose(PPG), HOMA-IR, hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c), hs-CRP and urinary albumin were measured before/after 24-week administration. Treatment with pitavastatin reduced LDL-C and TG, while that with colestimide significantly reduced waist circumference, BMI, LDL-C, HbA1c, FPG, PPG, HOMA-R , hs-CRP and urinary albumin. Percent improvement in LDL-C was greater in the pitavastatin group than in the colestimide group. Colestimide appeared to be useful in the management of Japanese patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by metabolic syndrome, since it alleviates obesity and insulin resistance in addition to exhibiting lipid profile-improving effects, and can thus improve markers of atherosclerosis.
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2011 Oct
PMID:Comparison of efficacy of pitavastatin and colestimide in Japanese patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by hyperlipidemia and metabolic syndrome. 2147 64

The objective of this study was to assess the chronic effects of a bile acid sequestrant, colestimide, on glucose metabolism. After db/db mice were fed a diet containing colestimide or cholic acid (CA) for 12 weeks, we investigated the impact of these agents on glucose and lipid metabolism. Colestimide significantly reduced the elevated fasting blood glucose level (p<0.01), and CA even more markedly reduced fasting blood glucose. The blood glucose level after an oral glucose load was significantly lower in the CA group than in the control group, but the colestimide group showed no significant difference. The insulin response to a glucose load was abolished in the control and colestimide groups. A hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp study revealed that colestimide significantly improved the GIR (p=0.013). Hepatic EGP and Rd were also improved by colestimide, suggesting that it alleviated insulin resistance by suppressing hepatic glucose production and increasing peripheral glucose usage. CA significantly increased both the weight and cholesterol content of the liver, while colestimide reduced these parameters. Colestimide suppressed hepatic gene expression of SHP, but enhanced SREBP2 expression. On the other hand, CA increased the expression of SHP and lipogenic enzymes such as ACC and SCD-1, but had no effect on SREBP2. The present study demonstrated that colestimide improves hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, as well as reducing the hepatic lipid content. In contrast, CA exacerbates hyperlipidemia and increases the hepatic lipid content, although it improves glycemic control. Thus, colestimide is a well-balanced drug for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
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PMID:Colestimide improves glycemic control via hepatic glucose production in db/db mice. 2455 82