NCT06319183

The Regulatory Function of Inhaled Asthma Medication Salbutamol on Thermogenesis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tongji University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In recent years, obesity and its complications have severely threatened human health. Given the limited options for obesity treatment currently available, there is an urgent need to develop new drugs and therapeutic methods to alleviate patient suffering. Mammalian adipose tissue is primarily divided into energy-storing white fat and energy-consuming brown fat. Physical activity, exposure to cold, and other factors induce the transformation of white fat into energy-consuming brown fat, a process known as adipose tissue browning. The occurrence of adipose tissue browning increases the body's energy expenditure and dissipates it in the form of heat, effectively mitigating the onset of obesity. Therefore, the regulatory mechanism of adipose tissue browning has become an important potential target for obesity treatment. The main component of asthma medication is the β2 adrenergic receptor agonist, which can act on GPCR receptors on the surface of the tracheal smooth muscle through inhalation, causing bronchial dilation and thereby alleviating asthma symptoms. Preliminary experimental results have shown that pulmonary epithelial cells can secrete protein factors that regulate the browning process of adipose tissue, and the expression of these secretory factors is regulated by the cell surface GPCR receptor signaling pathway. Therefore, our goal is to validate the regulatory effect of the asthma medication salbutamol on adipose tissue browning through inhalation administration in humans, establishing a new function for asthma medication in obesity treatment.

Conditions

• Effect of Asthma Medication Salbutamol on Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Salbutamol	We will recruit at least 15 male and 15 female volunteers, dividing study participants into two groups based on sex. Before administration, the temperature of the brown adipose tissue area in the scapular region of participants will be recorded using an infrared thermometer. Subsequently, participants will inhale the asthma medication salbutamol according to the safe dosage requirements (100ug). Eight hours later, the temperature changes in the brown adipose tissue area in the scapular region will be detected using an infrared thermometer. During the 8-hour waiting period, the participants' heart rate and blood pressure will be monitored; finally, we will draw 1 milliliter of venous blood from the arm of the participants for blood component analysis. The single trial process will last up to 8 hours, with no follow-up required.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-01
• Completion: 2025-03-01
• First posted: 2024-03-19
• Last updated: 2024-03-19