Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2020, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 203-206.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2020.02.014

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Efficacy of liraglutide in treatment of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease complicated by type 2 diabetes mellitus

Jia Chen, Zhang Tao, Wang Hao, et al   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Fushun Mine General Hospital, Liaoning Health Industry Group, Fushun 113008,Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2019-06-21 Online:2020-03-10 Published:2020-04-20

Abstract: Objective Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of liraglutide in treatment of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) complicated by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods 90 patients with NAFLD and T2DM were recruited in our hospital between January 2014 and December 2018,and were randomly divided into control (n=45) and observation group (n=45). They were treated with metformin or metformin and liraglutide combination for 12 weeks. Fasting blood glucose (FPG) , postprandial 2 h blood glucose (2hPPG) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood lipid index and serum hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN), type IV collagen (CIV), and type III procollagen (PIIIP) were assayed. The parameters of brachial artery, such as T1 and T2, endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) and endothelium-non-dependent relaxation (END) were recorded by high-resolution ultrasound. Results At the end of three-month treatment, the FPGs in the observation and control group were (7.3±1.9) mmol/L vs. (8.6±1.8) mmol/L, and the 2 hPPG were (9.8±2.3) mmol/L vs. (11.4±2.2) mmol, and HbA1c were (7.2±1.0)% vs. (8.3±1.2)%, respectively, all significantly different (P<0.05); serum TC levels were (4.8±0.9) mmol/L vs. (5.6±1.2) mmol/L, TG were (1.5±0.4) mmol/L vs. (2.0±0.6) mmol/L, LDL-C were (2.0±0.6) mmol/L vs. (2.9±0.7) mmol/L, and HDL-C was (1.6±0.3)mmol/L vs. (1.3±0.2)mmol/L, all significantly different (P<0.05); T1 were (56.1±6.5)s vs. (62.9±5.8)s, EDR were (7.8±1.0)% vs. (5.2±0.8)%, and END were (21.3±2.9)% vs. (17.2±2.5)%, all significantly different (P<0.05); serum HA were (70.3±9.2) ng/ml vs. (85.9±10.3) ng/ml, CIV were (50.2±0.7) ng/ml vs. (67.3±0.9) ng/ml, and PIIINP were (6.2±). 0.6) ng/ml vs. (8.3±0.5) ng/ml, all significantly different (P<0.05) in the two groups. Conclusion Liraglutide is efficacious in treatment of patients with NAFLD and mellitus, which could effectively decrease blood sugar levels, improve vascular endothelial functions and correct lipid metabolism disorder.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Liraglutide, Brachial artery, Vascular endothelium functions, Therapy