NCT06498063

The Underlying Mechanisms Regarding the Effect of Glucagon on the Kidneys Will be Investigated in Healthy Males.

Renal Extraction of Glucagon and Renal Effects of Glucagon

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ali Asmar · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this crossover study is to investigate to what extend glucagon affects the kidneys. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does glucagon regulate kidney function through extraction in the kidney in addition to glomerular filtration? Does glucagon regulate kidney function by increasing renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration rate? Does glucagon regulate kidney function by increasing renal salt excretion?

Detailed description

In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, plasma concentrations of glucagon are inappropriately high (hyperglucagonemia). Hyperglucagonemia has been speculated to contribute to the pathophysiology of diabetic kidney disease. Previously, glucagon has been assumed to cause glomerular hyperfiltration associated with urinary excretion of small proteins, a characteristic of early type 2 diabetic kidney injury. Further, glucagon has been shown to acutely increase urinary excretion of urea, sodium, and potassium, and patients with end-stage renal disease have elevated plasma levels of glucagon. The purpose of this study is to clarify the underlying mechanisms behind the physiological effects of glucagon on kidney function and the kidney's ability to clear glucagon from the blood in healthy males. Specifically, the investigators aim to answer the following questions: Does glucagon regulate kidney function through extraction in the kidney in addition to glomerular filtration? Does glucagon regulate kidney function by increasing renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration rate? Does glucagon regulate kidney function by increasing renal salt excretion? The renal extraction of glucagon and the renal effects of glucagon will be investigated during a constant glucagon infusion in 10 healthy men aged 20-60 years. The study will be placebo-controlled. Each subject will participate in three independent and randomized trial days with a washout period of at least four weeks.

Conditions

• Kidney Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Glucagon	Glucagon infusion of 5 ng·kg-1·min-1 from 0-60 minutes and 10 ng·kg-1 ·min-1 from 60-120 minutes.
OTHER	Placebo	Placebo (0.9% NaCl).
OTHER	Glucagon and exendin 9-39	Glucagon (infusion of 5 ng·kg-1·min-1 from 0-60 minutes) and glucagon (infusion of 10 ng·kg-1 ·min-1 from 60-120 minutes) + a GLP-1R antagonist, exendin 9-39 (900 pmol·kg-1·min-1 from -30-120 minutes).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-20
• Primary completion: 2025-03-28
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2024-07-12
• Last updated: 2024-07-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark