Statins for Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Function in Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Summary

Aims: To evaluate the effect of ezetimibe/simvastatin and rosuvastatin on oxidative stress and mitochondrial function in patients with DPN. Methods: We performed a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial in adult patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) who had Diabetic Polyneuropathy (DPN) evaluated by composite scores and nerve conduction studies (NCS), HBA1C \<12% (108 mmol/mol), previous exclusion of other neuropathies. Ninety-eight persons with T2DM were allocated 1:1:1 to either placebo, ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg or rosuvastatin 20 mg for 16 weeks, and healthy controls (not randomized) were included for comparisons. Primary outcomes were lipid peroxidation (LPO), nitric oxide (NO), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC); secondary were clinical, NCS and metabolic parameters. Results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or standard error of the mean (SEM), frequencies and percentages. Non-parametric analysis was used.

Timeline

Start

2012-02

Primary completion

2014-01

Completion

2014-04

Publications

• Background Hernandez-Ojeda J, Cardona-Munoz EG, Roman-Pintos LM, Troyo-Sanroman R, Ortiz-Lazareno PC, Cardenas-Meza MA, Pascoe-Gonzalez S, Miranda-Diaz AG. The effect of ubiquinone in diabetic polyneuropathy: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Diabetes Complications. 2012 Jul-Aug;26(4):352-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.04.004. Epub 2012 May 16.
• Villegas-Rivera G, Roman-Pintos LM, Cardona-Munoz EG, Arias-Carvajal O, Rodriguez-Carrizalez AD, Troyo-Sanroman R, Pacheco-Moises FP, Moreno-Ulloa A, Miranda-Diaz AG. Effects of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Rosuvastatin on Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Neuropathy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2015;2015:756294. doi: 10.1155/2015/756294. Epub 2015 Jul 28.

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