Pathophysiology of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in African Americans

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The overall goal of this proposal is to determine the autonomic and nitric oxide contribution in the pathogenesis of hypertension and insulin resistance in obese African American women. For this purpose we will use two non-FDA approved drugs:

Trimethaphan IND# 63826 Approval date 12/20/2001 L-NMMA IND# 41735 Approval date 09/1993

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Collaborator: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Treatments: omega-N-Methylarginine; Trimethaphan; Trimethaphan camsylate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Race will be self-defined, but only subjects who report both parents of the same race will be included.

All subjects will be pre-menopausal. Age 30-50 years old. We will recruit subjects with wide range of BMI 30-45 kg/m2. Both hypertensives and non-hypertensives will be recruited Hypertension will be defined as a seated blood pressure >130/85 determined in at least two occasions, and therefore, includes patients with "pre-hypertension".

Subjects will be required to have a negative serum/urine pregnancy test. In addition, they will be asked to use a reliable contraceptive method prior to enrollment as determined by the PI (Dr. Cyndya Shibao)

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous allergic reactions to any of the study medications (trimethaphan, L-NMMA, phenylephrine) or inability to take study medications as prescribed during the course of the study.

Use of pacemaker or any metal implant NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MRI (artificial heart valves, implanted drug infusion ports, artificial limb, implanted nerve stimulator, metal pins, screws, plates, surgical staples).

Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus as defined by a fasting glucose of 126 mg/dl or greater or the use of anti-diabetic medication.

Cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment, presence of angina pectoris, significant arrhythmia, congestive heart failure (LV hypertrophy acceptable), deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, second or third degree heart block, mitral valve stenosis, aortic stenosis or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

History of smoking or current smokers. Significant weight change >5% from baseline in the past three months. Pregnancy or breast-feeding. History of serious neurological disease such as cerebral hemorrhage stroke, transient ischemic attack.

History or presence of immunological or hematological disorders. Clinical significant gastrointestinal impairment that could interfere with drug absorption.

Impaired hepatic function (aspartate amino transaminase [AST] and/or alanine amino transaminase [ALT] >1.5X upper limit of normal range).

Impaired renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60mL/min).

Any underlying or acute disease requiring regular medication which could possibly pose a threat to the subject or make implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult.

History of alcohol or drug abuse. Mental conditions rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.

Inability to comply with the protocol, e.g. uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and unlikelihood of completing the study.