The Effect of Liraglutide on Bone Turnover, Bone Mass and Bone Cell Function

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether liraglutide, a drug approved and widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, has an effect on bone mass and bone cell function. Type 2 diabetes may cause multiple complications, and it is well known that patients with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of fractures. If Liraglutide can be demonstrated to have a positive effect on bone, this may be one among other factors to consider before the decision about specific treatment of type 2 diabetes is made for the individual patient.

Timeline

Start

2015-08

Primary completion

2017-10

Completion

2017-10

Publications

• Background Fehmann HC, Hering BJ, Wolf MJ, Brandhorst H, Brandhorst D, Bretzel RG, Federlin K, Goke B. The effects of glucagon-like peptide-I (GLP-I) on hormone secretion from isolated human pancreatic islets. Pancreas. 1995 Aug;11(2):196-200. doi: 10.1097/00006676-199508000-00014.
• Background Leslie WD, Rubin MR, Schwartz AV, Kanis JA. Type 2 diabetes and bone. J Bone Miner Res. 2012 Nov;27(11):2231-7. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1759. Epub 2012 Sep 28.
• Background Schwartz AV, Sellmeyer DE. Diabetes, fracture, and bone fragility. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2007 Sep;5(3):105-11. doi: 10.1007/s11914-007-0025-x.
• Background Vestergaard P. Discrepancies in bone mineral density and fracture risk in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes--a meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2007 Apr;18(4):427-44. doi: 10.1007/s00198-006-0253-4. Epub 2006 Oct 27.
• Background Yamada C, Yamada Y, Tsukiyama K, Yamada K, Udagawa N, Takahashi N, Tanaka K, Drucker DJ, Seino Y, Inagaki N. The murine glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor is essential for control of bone resorption. Endocrinology. 2008 Feb;149(2):574-9. doi: 10.1210/en.2007-1292. Epub 2007 Nov 26.
• Background Nuche-Berenguer B, Lozano D, Gutierrez-Rojas I, Moreno P, Marinoso ML, Esbrit P, Villanueva-Penacarrillo ML. GLP-1 and exendin-4 can reverse hyperlipidic-related osteopenia. J Endocrinol. 2011 May;209(2):203-10. doi: 10.1530/JOE-11-0015. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
• Background Su B, Sheng H, Zhang M, Bu L, Yang P, Li L, Li F, Sheng C, Han Y, Qu S, Wang J. Risk of bone fractures associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists' treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Endocrine. 2015 Feb;48(1):107-15. doi: 10.1007/s12020-014-0361-4. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

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