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Incretin mimetics as a novel therapeutic option for hepatic steatosis.
Authors:Maarten E Tushuizen  Mathijs C Bunck  Petra J Pouwels  Jan Hein T van Waesberghe  Michaela Diamant  Robert J Heine
Affiliation:Department of Endocrinology/Diabetes Centre, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. mnagaki@cc.gifu-u.ac.jp
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Fat accumulation in the liver or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is regarded as a key pathogenic factor and component of the metabolic syndrome. It was reported that administration of the incretin mimetic exenatide reversed hepatic steatosis in an obese mouse model. We had the opportunity to study the effect of additional exenatide administration on liver fat content in a patient with type 2 diabetes. CASE REPORT: A 59-year-old male with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes was treated with exenatide in addition to metformin monotherapy. Following 44 weeks of exenatide therapy, mean the liver fat measured by liver spectroscopy declined from 15.8% to 4.3%. This dramatic decrease in liver fat was accompanied by significant beneficial changes in several cardiovascular disease risk factors and improvement of all liver enzymes, in particular alanine aminotransferase, the most important marker of liver steatosis. CONCLUSION: This case report suggests that the incretin mimetic exenatide decreases hepatic fat accumulation and may play a role in the future treatment of NAFLD, and the associated insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in an ever-growing high-risk population.
Keywords:hepatic steatosis  incretin mimetics  metabolic syndrome  type 2 diabetes
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