Impact of Treatment with Rosiglitazone or Metformin on Biomarkers for Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that insulin resistance (IR) has an important implication in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrinopathy in women. This study was performed to investigate the impact of different treatments for IR on five currently discussed markers for insulin resistance: intact proinsulin, adiponectin, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), resistin, and visfatin in patients with PCOS. METHODS: Thirty-five women with clinically confirmed PCOS diagnosis were included in the study [age (mean+/-SD): 24.7+/-4.8 years; body mass index: 27.4+/-6.0 kg/m(2)]. They were randomized to receive either metformin (850 mg twice a day) or rosiglitazone (4 mg once a day). Blood samples for measurement of the HOMA(IR) score, visfatin, RBP4, intact proinsulin, resisitin, and adiponectin were taken at baseline and after 6 months of treatment. RESULTS: Both drugs improved ovulation, and an increase in insulin sensitivity was observed, especially in the rosiglitazone arm. Adiponectin levels increased in both treatment arms (metformin: 8.6+/-3.3 to 16.7+/-7.2 mg/liter, p < 0.001; rosiglitazone: 8.2+/-3.5 to 26.2+/-9.5 mg/liter, p < 0.001), but the increase was more pronounced with rosiglitazone (p < 0.001). While no changes of visfatin concentrations were observed during rosiglitazone therapy (15.4+/-6.9 ng/ml vs 17.4+/-4.8 ng/ml, n.s.), there was an increase in the metformin treatment arm (11.9+/-4.0 to 21.8+/-8.3 ng/ml, p < 0.001).…
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design.
Read the paper
Related studies
- Increased expression of circulating miRNA-93 in women with polycystic ovary syndrome may represent a novel, non-invasive biomarker for diagnosis
- Identification of key genes associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and ovarian cancer using an integrated bioinformatics analysis
- Identification of key pathways and genes in polycystic ovary syndrome via integrated bioinformatics analysis and prediction of small therapeutic molecules
- Regulation of Androgen Receptor Expression Alters AMPK Phosphorylation in the Endometrium: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Effect of oral administration of low-dose follicle stimulating hormone on hyperandrogenized mice as a model of polycystic ovary syndrome
- Systems pharmacology to investigate the interaction of berberine and other drugs in treating polycystic ovary syndrome
Go deeper in Evidence Hub
Evidence Hub adds a study data sheet (design, sample size, evidence level, key numbers), an AI summary and a chat grounded in the paper's text.