Vascular Function, Endothelin, and Inflammation in Pre-diabetic Obesity Versus Lean Healthy Controls
Pre-diabetes, Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pre-diabetes focused on measuring Vascular function, Glucose tolerance, Obesity, Pre-diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- healthy
- normotensive (BP<140/95 mmHg)
- lean and obese
- 18 and 55 years
- women must be premenopausal
Exclusion Criteria:
- use of pharmacologic agents or recreational drugs, with the exception of occasional use of non-narcotic pain medications
- blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg)
- elevated cholesterol (LDL >130 mg/dL)
- diabetes mellitus (by ADA criteria)
- evidence of coronary and/or peripheral vascular disease by history and physical exam
- >5 kg change in weight in the preceding 3 months
- chronic systemic illness with recognized metabolic effects
- hepatitis C and HIV
- recognized systemic inflammatory or autoimmune processes such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosis
- Raynaud's phenomenon or other abnormalities of hand or finger perfusion
- regular participation in endurance or high-performance athletic activity
- history of aspirin or salsalate sensitivity including aspirin-induced asthma
- prior treatment with salsalate, pentoxyfilline, or monoclonal anti-TNFalpha antibodies
- pregnancy
- liver transaminase levels >3 times the upper limit of normal
- creatinine >1.5 mg/dL
- history of a cellular immunodeficiency-related opportunistic infections, such as an endemic mycosis (eg. histoplasmosis) or mycobacterial infection (eg tuberculosis)
- reactive tuberculin skin test
- history of malignancy except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Sites / Locations
- Indiana Clinical Research Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Acute Salsalate
Chronic Salsalate - Obese
Chronic Salsalate - Lean
Nondiabetic lean and obese subjects will be studied in this arm. Subjects will be studied at baseline and after a single dose of oral salsalate.
Obese subjects will be studied in this arm. Subjects will be studied at baseline and after 2 months' treatment with oral salsalate.
Lean subjects will be studied in this arm. Subjects will be studied at baseline and after 2 months' treatment with oral salsalate. The effects of an acute fatty acid infusion on vascular function will be measured on both occasions.