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Filter by:The aim of this proposal is to examine whether endogenous GIP and exogenous GIP alone and in combination with insulin affect gastric emptying (GE), appetite, energy intake, energy expenditure (EE) and plasma levels of triglycerides (TAG), free fatty acids FFA) and glycerol in man.
This will be a randomized, partial-blind, placebo-controlled, single dose, cross-over trial investigating the effect of GSK1349572 on cardiac repolarization as compared to placebo in healthy adult males and females. Approximately 42 subjects will be enrolled in this study and will be admitted to the clinic for three separate dosing sessions. Subjects will receive single dose administrations of placebo, a supratherapeutic dose of GSK1349572 (250 mg), and moxifloxacin (400 mg) in random sequence. Safety of subjects will be monitored by clinical observation, measures of vital signs, 12-lead ECGs and clinical laboratory measurements.
The magnesium food content in the Western world is consistently reducing. Hypomagnesemia is common in hospitalized patients, especially in the elderly with coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or those with chronic heart failure. Hypomagnesemia is associated with increased incidence of diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, mortality rate from coronary artery disease (CAD) and all cause. Magnesium supplementation improves myocardial metabolism, inhibits calcium accumulation and myocardial cell death; it improves vascular tone, peripheral vascular resistance, afterload and cardiac output, reduces cardiac arrhythmias and improves lipid metabolism. Magnesium also reduces vulnerability to oxygen-derived free radicals, improves human endothelial function and inhibits platelet function, including platelet aggregation and adhesion. The data regarding the absorption difference between supplemental magnesium oxide and magnesium citrate in humans is spare.
Synthetic GLP-1 lowers postprandial (pp) glycemia by stimulating insulin, inhibiting glucagon, and delaying gastric emptying. However, the effects of the endogenous peptide are largely unknown. Using the specific GLP-1 receptor antagonist exendin(9-39)amide (Ex(9-39)) the investigators recently showed that GLP-1 released during intestinal meal perfusion acts as an incretin hormone and as an enterogastrone. As the relative contributions of these effects to controll postprandial glycemia are unclear, the investigators used Ex(9-39) to investigate the mechanisms of action of GLP-1 after an oral meal in humans.
Primary: - To assess the effects of ascending repeated-doses of oral [p.o.] neramexane at therapeutic and supra-therapeutic steady-state doses on cardiac repolarisation (QT/QTc interval) in healthy male and female subjects. Secondary: - To assess the pharmacokinetics [PK] of neramexane and N-OH neramexane (if a validated method will be available for this metabolite) following repeated daily doses of 50 mg (steady state), 75 mg (steady state) and 87.5 mg (steady state). - To assess the safety and tolerability of neramexane 50 mg, 62.5 mg, 75 mg and 87.5 mg repeated-dose treatments when gradually up-titrated in healthy subjects. - To assess the concentration-QT relationship.
This study examines the cardiac effects (effects on the heart) of administering donepezil and begacestat together to healthy subjects.
Fifty healthy human subjects are randomized to not to consume any alcohol at all or to drink 1 glass of red wine/day for women or 2 glasses for men for three months. Outcomes are changes in mood, blood lipids, insulin levels, markers of inflammation and effects on liver and body composition.
Background: The extent of increase in systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PAPs) during exercise in patients with COPD is unpredictable from lung function data. The non-invasive assessment of pulmonary hemodynamics during exercise and flow-mediated vasodilatation measurement may give useful data in the rehabilitation of COPD patients. Methods: Patients with stable, severe COPD and healthy, age-matched subjects (H) perform semi supine echocardiography with PAPs measurement. COPD patients perform ramp protocol with gas exchange detection. Serum hsCRP level is also determined in COPD patients. Endothel dysfunction is detected by flow mediated vasodilation measurement after arm strangulation with Doppler ultrasonography. Primary endpoint: The degree of pulmonary artery systolic pressure change during exercise? Secondary endpoint: 1. The degree of right ventricular function change during exercise? 2. Is endothel dysfunction manifested with pulmonary artery pressure rise? 3. What is the correlation between the systemic inflammatory marker hsCRP and the degree of pulmonary artery pressure rise?
Primary: To assess the effects of CYP2B6 inhibition by repeated dose Clopidogrel (75 mg/day) co-administration on the single-dose pharmacokinetics of Neramexane Secondary: To assess safety and tolerability of Neramexane single dose treatment alone and co-administration of a Neramexane single-dose with a Clopidogrel repeated dose treatment
Mefloquine is a quinolinemethanol antimalarial that is effective as therapy and prophylaxis for all species of malaria infecting humans, including multi-drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum. The marketed anti-malaria drug consists of two enantiomers of mefloquine. Mefloquine's clinical utility has been impaired by its association with neuropsychiatric side effects. The pharmacological basis of mefloquine's side effects is not known but two of the most reported hypotheses relate to its action on (i) the adenosine receptor and (ii) its effect on the cholinesterase enzyme. For both of these mechanisms, there is a significant stereoselective activity of the two enantiomers. In vitro studies show that the (-) isomer is 50-100 fold more potent towards adenosine receptors compared with the (+) isomer. In addition, (-)-mefloquine has considerably more anti-cholinesterase activity. It has therefore been hypothesised that (+)-mefloquine may have a better central nervous system (CNS) safety profile compared with either the racemate or (-)-mefloquine. This study is a randomized, ascending dose, double-blind, active and placebo-controlled, parallel group study in healthy male and female volunteers designed to investigate this hypothesis and to describe the comparative pharmacokinetics of the racemate and the single enantiomer.