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Causal Mechanisms in Adolescent Arterial Stiffness
Aortic stiffness measured in adolescence or adulthood determines current hypertension, predicts future incidence of hypertension, and future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. International hypertension guidelines list severe aortic stiffness as …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Obesity-Related Glycine Deficiency: Investigating a Long-standing Metabolic Paradox Using Bedside and Bench Approaches
Metabolic tracers: 1,2-[13C2]-Glycine, 1,2-[13C2]-Glycine, 2,3,3,-[2H3]-Serine and [2H5]-Phenylalanine will be infused for quantification of various pathways associated with glycine metabolism.
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Diet, Exercise, Niacin, and Fenofibrate to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With HIV Lipodystrophy or Dyslipidemia
BACKGROUND: HIV lipodystrophy syndrome is associated with both metabolic (e.g., dyslipidemia and insulin resistance) and anthropomorphic (e.g., lipoatrophy and central obesity) abnormalities. These defects are likely to predispose HIV patients …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Phase II Study of the Effect of Leuprolide Acetate and Spironolactone on Insulin Resistance in Hyperandrogenic Women With Polycystic Ovarian Disease or Hyperandrogenism Insulin Resistance Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Participants are treated with subcutaneous leuprolide acetate followed by oral spironolactone. Each treatment is administered daily for 6 weeks, with a 6-week washout between drugs. Patients and controls …
Baylor Role: Collaborator