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This observational study is aimed at assessing insulin secretion and sensitivity by the use of a mathematical modeling from oral glucose tolerance test in subjects with liver cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), before and at various time points after OLT.
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Background
Diabetes is frequent in subjects with liver cirrhosis, especially in those with liver disease related to alcohol, hepatitis C, hemochromatosis and NASH, though it goes often unrecognised if screened by measuring fasting glucose. These individuals might suffer from classical type 2 diabetes, in which β-cell dysfunction plays a major role, or from hepatogenous diabetes, in which insulin resistance predominates. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) improves life quality and expectancy of individuals with end-stage liver cirrhosis, thus representing the elective treatment for these patients. OLT has different effects on glucose metabolism. On the one hand, restoration of liver function reduces insulin resistance by improving hepatic insulin clearance, thus favouring regression of hepatogenous diabetes. On the other hand, OLT may worsen insulin secretion and sensitivity, due to immunosuppression and lifestyle modifications, with return to free food intake.
Aims
This observational study is aimed at assessing insulin secretion and sensitivity by the use of a mathematical modeling from oral glucose tolerance test in subjects with liver cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), before and at various time points after OLT over a 10-year follow-up and to establish the relation of alterations in insulin secretion and sensitivity and their changes with transplantation with the development or persistence of abnormalities of glucose metabolism after OLT.
Secondary endpoints are to assess in these individuals:
Other pre-specified endpoints are to assess in these subjects:
Patients Consecutive patients with normal fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c levels in waiting list for OLT will be recruited from electronic records of the diabetic clinic of the Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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Routine clinical and laboratory data will be recorded at baseline and over the subsequent 10 years to obtain information about:
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This observational study was submitted for approval to the Ethics Committee of the Organization (Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy) on October 24, 2012. The transferral of patient records (concerning the 2007-2013 visits) from the electronic database of the centre to the study database has been started on June 2013 and will terminate on September 2014.
The enrolled patients will be followed for at least 10 years with (at least) yearly visits and consultation of death records in case of drop-out for unknown reasons.
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Subjects with end-stage liver cirrhosis in waiting list for orthotopic liver transplantation at the Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Emanuela Orsi, MD
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