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There is little known about menopause in African women, whose phenotype differs to Caucasian women, and no data is available on middle-aged black South African men. Accordingly, the study aims to examine the changes in sex hormone levels over the menopausal transition in women, and in men of the same age, and explore the effects on body fat distribution and insulin sensitivity and secretion, dissecting the specific roles of glucocorticoids and inflammatory mediators, in the context of HIV.

Research questions and hypotheses:

1. Does the decrease in sex hormones that occur with ageing increase circulating cortisol and/or inflammatory markers, and directly and/or indirectly via increases in central fat mass, decrease insulin sensitivity in middle-aged black South African men and women?

Hypothesis: The mechanism underlying the decrease in insulin sensitivity (outcome) associated with the decline in sex hormones (exposure) that occurs with ageing is mediated via an increase in centralization of body fat (mediator), which is due to an increase in inflammation and cortisol production.

2. How does HIV alter the relationship between sex hormones, inflammation and cortisol levels, and subsequently body fat distribution and insulin sensitivity?

Hypothesis: HIV infection will exacerbate the effects of the decline in sex hormones with ageing, leading to further increases in inflammation and cortisol production, and a consequent increase in the centralization of body fat and decrease in insulin sensitivity.

3. Does adipose tissue glucocorticoid and inflammatory gene expression differ between pre- and post-menopausal women, with and without HIV, and how do these relate to body fat distribution and insulin sensitivity and secretion?

Hypothesis: Adipose tissue estrogen receptor beta (ERĪ²), 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11HSD1) activity and pro-inflammatory markers will be higher in post- compared to pre-menopausal women, which will be exacerbated by HIV infection. This will be associated with down-regulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) adipogenic genes, increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT), a decrease in insulin sensitivity and secretion, and consequently an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D).


Clinical Trial Description

The study will be performed in two parts:

Part 1 - Using a longitudinal design, a sample of 500 black women at different stages of the menopausal transition, and 500 middle-aged men living in Soweto Johannesburg, South Africa, who were included in previous studies between 2011 and 2014, will be recruited. Socio-demographics, health and menopausal status will be assessed using questionnaires; physical activity and sedentary behaviour will be measured using accelerometry; dietary intake will be estimated using a food frequency questionnaire; body composition and body fat distribution will be assessed using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA); fasting blood samples will be drawn for the determination of cardio-metabolic risk (glucose, insulin, lipids), cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count, as well as sex hormones, inflammatory markers and cortisol concentrations. An oral glucose tolerance test will be performed to measure insulin sensitivity and secretion. Statistical analyses will include multilevel mediation modelling.

Part 2 - Using a cross-sectional design, a sub-sample of 100 women from Part 1 will be selected and divided into four groups including 25 pre-menopausal HIV-negative women and 25 age-matched pre-menopausal HIV-positive women (ARV-Naïve); 25 post-menopausal HIV-negative and 25 age-matched post-menopausal HIV-positive women (ARV-Naïve). The women will undergo a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test to measure insulin sensitivity and secretion, and adipose tissue biopsies will be taken from the gluteal and abdominal SAT depots for the analysis of gene and protein expression relating to inflammation, sex hormones, glucocorticoid metabolism and adipogenesis. Statistical analyses will include multilevel mediation modelling. ;


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NCT number NCT03408678
Study type Observational
Source University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Contact
Status Completed
Phase
Start date January 23, 2017
Completion date July 31, 2018

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