Andreas Stomby 1 2, Julia Otten 1, Mats Ryberg 1, Ruth Andrew 3, Brian R Walker 3 4, Tommy Olsson 1
Main idea: These interventions caused weight loss and improved insulin sensitivity with concomitant increases in the conversion of cortisone to cortisol, which is an estimate of hepatic HSD11B1 activity. This suggests that dysregulation of liver glucocorticoid metabolism in these patients is a consequence rather than a cause of metabolic dysfunction.
Abstract
Context: Altered tissue-specific glucocorticoid metabolism has been described in uncomplicated obesity and type 2 diabetes. Weight loss induced by diet and exercise normalizes cortisol metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes. Study suggests that weight loss reversed abnormal metabolism in uncomplicated obesity.
Objective: Test the effects of a diet intervention with added exercise on glucocorticoid metabolism.
Design: Two groups followed a Paleolithic diet (PD) for 12 weeks with added 180 min of structured aerobic and resistance exercise per week in one randomized group (PDEX).
Setting: Umeå University Hospital.
Participants: Men and women with type 2 diabetes treated with lifestyle modification ± metformin were included. Twenty-eight participants completed measurements of glucocorticoid metabolism.
Main outcome measures: Changes in glucocorticoid metabolite levels in 24-h urine samples were measured. Body composition and insulin sensitivity were measured using a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. Liver fat was measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Results: Both groups lost weight and improved insulin sensitivity. Conversion of orally taken cortisone to plasma cortisol and the ratio of 5α-THF + 5β-THF/THE in urine increased in both groups.
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