Cristina Hernández1,2, Fernando Gómez-Peralta3, Rafael Simó4,5, Olga Simó-Servat1,2, Marta García-Ramírez2, Cristina Abreu3, Sara Gómez-Rodríguez3. 1. Department of Endocrinology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain. 2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ICSIII), Madrid, Spain. 3. Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, Spain. 4. Department of Endocrinology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain. rafael.simo@vhir.org. 5. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ICSIII), Madrid, Spain. rafael.simo@vhir.org.
Abstract
AIMS: The response to Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) is highly varia-ble among patients. Thus, the identification of predictive biomarkers of therapeutic response to GLP-1 RA could help us to optimize the use of this class of drugs. GLP-1RAs increase exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP (EPAC). The aim of the present study was to assess whether the increase of EPAC1 after GLP-1RAs treatment could be a biomarker of clinical response. METHODS: After showing that GLP-1 (10 ng/mL) significantly increased the expression of EPAC1 in human endo-thelial vascular cells (HUVEC), a pilot clinical study was planned. For this purpose 49 patients with type 2 diabetes who started treatment with liraglutide were included. EPAC1 concentration was determined by ELISA before and at one month of liraglutide treatment. RESULTS: We found that serum concentration of EPAC1 increased significantly after treatment with liraglutide. Only in those patients in whom EPAC1 increased (64%), a significant decrease in HbA1c, LDL-C, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference was shown. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study suggests that the increase of circulating EPAC1 after GLP-1RAs treatment could be a useful biomarker to predict clinical GLP1-RAs response.
AIMS: The response to Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) is highly varia-ble among patients. Thus, the identification of predictive biomarkers of therapeutic response to GLP-1 RA could help us to optimize the use of this class of drugs. GLP-1RAs increase exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP (EPAC). The aim of the present study was to assess whether the increase of EPAC1 after GLP-1RAs treatment could be a biomarker of clinical response. METHODS: After showing that GLP-1 (10 ng/mL) significantly increased the expression of EPAC1 in human endo-thelial vascular cells (HUVEC), a pilot clinical study was planned. For this purpose 49 patients with type 2 diabetes who started treatment with liraglutide were included. EPAC1 concentration was determined by ELISA before and at one month of liraglutide treatment. RESULTS: We found that serum concentration of EPAC1 increased significantly after treatment with liraglutide. Only in those patients in whom EPAC1 increased (64%), a significant decrease in HbA1c, LDL-C, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference was shown. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study suggests that the increase of circulating EPAC1 after GLP-1RAs treatment could be a useful biomarker to predict clinical GLP1-RAs response.
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