In adults with type 2 diabetes, acetylcholine-mediated forearm blood flow increased with liraglutide and decreased with placebo, but the between-treatment difference was not significant.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide did not significantly change blood-vessel response to acetylcholine compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- No significant changeACh-mediated forearm blood flow at week 12
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 12 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- P value
- 0.055
- ACh-mediated FBF, liraglutide vs placebo
Source sentences
At Week 12, ACh-mediated FBF increased with liraglutide and decreased with placebo; however, the between-treatment difference was not significant (p = 0.055).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
This single-centre, 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed how the human glucagon-like-peptide 1 analogue liraglutide impacted endothelial function in adult patients (n = 49) with type 2 diabetes and no overt cardiovascular disease.