Inka Miñambres1, Gemma Cuixart2, Anna Gonçalves3, Rosa Corcoy4. 1. Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 2. Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. 3. Centro Hospitalar do Algarve, Portugal. 4. Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; CIBER-BBN, Spain. Electronic address: rcorcoy@santpau.cat.
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The effect of inositol on glucose homeostasis is not well characterized. The aim of the present meta-analysis is to synthesize the effects of inositol on glucose homeostasis in different clinical conditions. METHODS: We performed a systematic review (CRD42017057927) following PRISMA guidelines. Web of Science and Medline were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that addressed supplementation with compounds of the inositol family in humans and assessed their effects on glucose homeostasis. RESULTS: We screened 476 abstracts and included 20 RCTs with a total of 1239 subjects. Meta-analysis showed in the treatment arm a reduction in fasting plasma glucose (Mean difference (MD) -0.44 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.65, -0.23), 2 h PG after 75 g OGTT (MD -0.69 mmol/l, 95% CI -1.14, -0.23), abnormal glucose tolerance (Relative risk (RR) 0.28, 95% CI 0.12, 0.66), fasting insulin (MD -38.49 pmol/l, 95% CI -52.63, -24.36), and HOMA-IR (MD -1.96 mmol × mUI/l, 95% CI -2.62, -1.30). No differences were observed in BMI, HbA1c and % of patients requiring insulin treatment. Sensitivity analysis did not change treatment estimates. Mention to adverse events was only present in 13 articles with no sign of seriousness. CONCLUSIONS: Inositol supplementation decreases blood glucose through an improvement in insulin sensitivity that is independent of weight. Assessment of adverse effects is scarce among published trials and should be fully addressed before considering inositol as a therapeutic agent for glucose-related outcomes. The characterization of the subjects achieving benefit from the intervention and the formulations to be used should also be known.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The effect of inositol on glucose homeostasis is not well characterized. The aim of the present meta-analysis is to synthesize the effects of inositol on glucose homeostasis in different clinical conditions. METHODS: We performed a systematic review (CRD42017057927) following PRISMA guidelines. Web of Science and Medline were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that addressed supplementation with compounds of the inositol family in humans and assessed their effects on glucose homeostasis. RESULTS: We screened 476 abstracts and included 20 RCTs with a total of 1239 subjects. Meta-analysis showed in the treatment arm a reduction in fasting plasma glucose (Mean difference (MD) -0.44 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.65, -0.23), 2 h PG after 75 g OGTT (MD -0.69 mmol/l, 95% CI -1.14, -0.23), abnormal glucose tolerance (Relative risk (RR) 0.28, 95% CI 0.12, 0.66), fasting insulin (MD -38.49 pmol/l, 95% CI -52.63, -24.36), and HOMA-IR (MD -1.96 mmol × mUI/l, 95% CI -2.62, -1.30). No differences were observed in BMI, HbA1c and % of patients requiring insulin treatment. Sensitivity analysis did not change treatment estimates. Mention to adverse events was only present in 13 articles with no sign of seriousness. CONCLUSIONS:Inositolsupplementation decreases blood glucose through an improvement in insulin sensitivity that is independent of weight. Assessment of adverse effects is scarce among published trials and should be fully addressed before considering inositol as a therapeutic agent for glucose-related outcomes. The characterization of the subjects achieving benefit from the intervention and the formulations to be used should also be known.
Authors: Chiamaka Esther Amaefule; Zoe Drymoussi; Francisco Jose Gonzalez Carreras; Maria Del Carmen Pardo Llorente; Doris Lanz; Julie Dodds; Lorna Sweeney; Elena Pizzo; Amy Thomas; James Heighway; Jahnavi Daru; Soha Sobhy; Lucilla Poston; Asma Khalil; Jenny Myers; Angela Harden; Graham Hitman; Khalid Saeed Khan; Javier Zamora; Teresa Pérez; Mohammed S B Huda; Shakila Thangaratinam Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2022-03-11 Impact factor: 2.692