Ammena Y Binsaleh, Sahar M El-Haggar, Sahar K Hegazy, Maha M Maher, Monir M Bahgat, Thanaa A Elmasry, Sarah Alrubia, Amsha S Alsegiani, Mamdouh Eldesoqui, Mostafa M Bahaa
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Abstract
Background: Metformin, hypoglycemic medication, is recognized for its diverse properties and its capacity to influence the inflammatory pathways. Medications with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative characteristics have been demonstrated to be able to elicit and sustain remission in ulcerative colitis (UC), chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel. Studies in both preclinical and clinical settings have looked into the several metabolic pathways via which metformin protects against UC.
Aim: To assess efficacy of metformin as adjunctive therapy in patients with mild to moderate UC.
Methods: This clinical research was double-blinded, randomized, controlled, and involved 60 patients with mild to moderate UC. The participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups (n = 30). The control group was given 1 g of mesalamine three times a day (t.i.d.) for a period of 6 months (mesalamine group). The metformin group was given 500 mg of metformin twice daily and 1 g of mesalamine t. i.d. For a period of 6 months. Patients with UC were assessed by a gastroenterologist using the disease activity index (DAI) both at the beginning of treatment and 6 months thereafter. To evaluate the drug's biological efficacy, measurements of fecal calprotectin, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 10 (IL-10), and nitric oxide (NO) were taken both before and after treatment.
Study outcomes: Decrease in DAI and change in the level of measured serum and fecal markers.
Results: The metformin group displayed a statistical reduction in DAI (p = 0.0001), serum CRP (p = 0.019), NO (p = 0.04), and fecal calprotectin (p = 0.027), as well as a significant increase in IL-10 (p = 0.04) when compared to the mesalamine group. There was a significant direct correlation between DAI and calprotectin (p < 0.0001, r = 0.551), and between DAI and CRP (p < 0.0001, r = 0.794). There was a significant negative correlation between DAI and IL-10 (p = 0.0003, r = 0.371).
Conclusion: Metformin may be an effective adjunct drug in management of patients with mild to moderate UC by decreasing DAI and other inflammatory markers that were involved in the pathogenesis of UC.
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Frontiers in Pharmacology is a leading journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across disciplines, including basic and clinical pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy and toxicology. Field Chief Editor Heike Wulff at UC Davis is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.
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