Brown Fat Activation Study

Summary

This is an open lable, pilot study in which the investigator will research the effect of two FDA approved drugs, Mirabegron and Pioglitazone on fat tissue. Pioglitazone is drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of diabetes and Mirabegron is a drug that is approved by the FDA for the treatment of overactive bladder. These drugs are not approved by the FDA for the purposes being studied in this research. Therefore, the way in which the investigator intends to use them in this study are considered investigational.

Timeline

Start

2016-09-01

Primary completion

2019-02-04

Completion

2019-02-04

Publications

• Results Finlin BS, Memetimin H, Zhu B, Confides AL, Vekaria HJ, El Khouli RH, Johnson ZR, Westgate PM, Chen J, Morris AJ, Sullivan PG, Dupont-Versteegden EE, Kern PA. The beta3-adrenergic receptor agonist mirabegron improves glucose homeostasis in obese humans. J Clin Invest. 2020 May 1;130(5):2319-2331. doi: 10.1172/JCI134892.
• Finlin BS, Memetimin H, Zhu B, Confides AL, Vekaria HJ, El Khouli RH, Johnson ZR, Westgate PM, Chen J, Morris AJ, Sullivan PG, Dupont-Versteegden EE, Kern PA. Pioglitazone does not synergize with mirabegron to increase beige fat or further improve glucose metabolism. JCI Insight. 2021 Mar 22;6(6):e143650. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.143650.
• Finlin BS, Memetimin H, Confides AL, Kasza I, Zhu B, Vekaria HJ, Harfmann B, Jones KA, Johnson ZR, Westgate PM, Alexander CM, Sullivan PG, Dupont-Versteegden EE, Kern PA. Human adipose beiging in response to cold and mirabegron. JCI Insight. 2018 Aug 9;3(15):e121510. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.121510. eCollection 2018 Aug 9.

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