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Oral Azelaic Acid Ester Decreases Markers of Insulin Resistance in Overweight Human Male Subjects
Robert T Streeper1, Christopher Louden2, Elzbieta Izbicka3
1New Frontier Labs L.L.C., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Background/Aim:
Insulin resistance (IR) is linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. We examined safety and efficacy of the natural product diethyl azelate (DEA) in overweight males with a varying degree of IR.
Patients And Methods:
Seventeen subjects [age 18-42, hemoglobin A1c (A1c) of 5.2-6.2%] received orally 1 mg/kg DEA daily for 21 days. Blood plasma glucose, insulin and lipid levels were assessed before and after treatment.
Results:
DEA was well tolerated without hypoglycemia or adverse effects except transient diarrhea (n=1). DEA significantly reduced fasting glucose by 6.06 mg/dl (n=8) and insulin by 37.8% (n=8) in subjects with IR and/or A1c ≥5.6%. Furthermore, it improved cholesterol/HDL, LDL/HDL, and non-cholesterol HDL/HDL by 5.4, 6.5, and 6.6%, respectively in all subjects, and by 8.0, 9.8, and 9.8%, respectively in 9 subjects with A1c ≥5.6%.
Conclusion:
DEA efficacy correlates with the degree of IR. DEA holds promise as a novel treatment for the management of IR.
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