Effect of Spironolactone and Vitamin E in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Summary

The primary aim of the study is the effect of spironolactone and vitamin E versus vitamin E on serum levels of adipokines 52 weeks post-treatment.

Timeline

Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the pathogenetic roles of insulin resistance and adipocytokines. Curr Mol Med. 2009 Apr;9(3):299-314. doi: 10.2174/156652409787847191.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C. Insulin resistance and therapy: cross-talk between phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Med Hypotheses. 2009 May;72(5):610. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.12.019. Epub 2009 Jan 21. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos Ch. The multi-hit process and the antagonistic roles of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and adiponectin in non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Hippokratia. 2009 Apr;13(2):127; author reply 128. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C. Nonlinear distribution of adiponectin in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease limits its use in linear regression analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;44(3):229-30; author reply 230-1. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181b5ce68. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Stergiopoulos C. Adipocytokines in insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the two sides of the same coin. Med Hypotheses. 2010 Jun;74(6):1089-90. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.12.028. Epub 2010 Jan 18. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C. Adiponectin as a potential therapeutic agent for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatol Res. 2010 Apr;40(4):446-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2010.00632.x. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Tsiaousi E. The role of adiponectin in the pathogenesis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2010 May;12(5):365-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2009.01176.x.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Deretzi G. The potential adverse role of leptin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a hypothesis based on critical review of the literature. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2011 Jan;45(1):50-4. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181ec5c66.
• Background Polyzos SA, Toulis KA, Goulis DG, Zavos C, Kountouras J. Serum total adiponectin in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Metabolism. 2011 Mar;60(3):313-26. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2010.09.003. Epub 2010 Oct 30.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C. Adiponectin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease treatment: therapeutic perspectives and unresolved dilemmas. Int J Clin Pract. 2011 Mar;65(3):373-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02594.x. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Deretzi G. The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and insulin resistance: a systematic review. Helicobacter. 2011 Apr;16(2):79-88. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2011.00822.x.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Deretzi G. The potentially dual-faceted nature of fetuin-A in Helicobacter pylori infection and insulin resistance. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2011;66(5):911-2. doi: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000500031. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Deretzi G. Helicobacter pylori and insulin resistance association: not just a myth, not yet a fact. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov-Dec;17(6):425-6. doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.87190. No abstract available.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Deretzi G, Zavos C, Mantzoros CS. The emerging role of endocrine disruptors in pathogenesis of insulin resistance: a concept implicating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Curr Mol Med. 2012 Jan;12(1):68-82. doi: 10.2174/156652412798376161.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Patsiaoura K, Katsiki E, Zafeiriadou E, Deretzi G, Zavos C, Gavalas E, Katsinelos P, Mane V, Slavakis A. Serum homocysteine levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Ann Hepatol. 2012 Jan-Feb;11(1):68-76.
• Background Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Patsiaoura K, Katsiki E, Zafeiriadou E, Zavos C, Deretzi G, Tsiaousi E, Slavakis A. Serum vitamin B12 and folate levels in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2012 Sep;63(6):659-66. doi: 10.3109/09637486.2011.649249. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
• Results Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zafeiriadou E, Patsiaoura K, Katsiki E, Deretzi G, Zavos C, Tsarouchas G, Rakitzi P, Slavakis A. Effect of spironolactone and vitamin E on serum metabolic parameters and insulin resistance in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2011 Dec;12(4):498-503. doi: 10.1177/1470320311402110. Epub 2011 Mar 24.
• Results Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Zavos C, Deretzi G. Spironolactone revisited. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 Oct;13(10):783-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00484.x. Epub 2011 Jul 18. No abstract available.
• Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Anastasilakis AD, Makras P, Hawa G, Sonnleitner L, Missbichler A, Doulberis M, Katsinelos P, Terpos E. Noggin levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the effect of vitamin E treatment. Hormones (Athens). 2018 Dec;17(4):573-579. doi: 10.1007/s42000-018-0083-8. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
• Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Mantzoros CS, Polymerou V, Katsinelos P. Effects of combined low-dose spironolactone plus vitamin E vs vitamin E monotherapy on insulin resistance, non-invasive indices of steatosis and fibrosis, and adipokine levels in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017 Dec;19(12):1805-1809. doi: 10.1111/dom.12989. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

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