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Metformin increases pressure pain threshold in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Marta KiaΕka,1 Tomasz Milewicz,1 Krystyna Sztefko,2 Iwona Rogatko,2 Renata Majewska3 1Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland; 2Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland; 3Department of Epidemiology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland Background: Despite the strong preclinical rationale, there are only very few data considering the utility of metformin as a potential pain therapeutic in humans. The aim of this study was to determine the association between metformin therapy and pressure pain threshold (PPT) in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We hypothesized that metformin therapy in lean PCOS women increases PPT. Materials and methods: Twenty-seven lean PCOS women with free androgen index phenotype >5 and 18 lean healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Fifteen of the PCOS women were randomly assigned to be treated with metformin 1,500 mg daily for 6 months. PPT and plasma β-endorphin levels were measured in all women at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of observation. Results: We observed an increase in PPT values measured on deltoid and trapezius muscle in the PCOS with metformin group after 6 months of metformin administration (4.81±0.88 kg/cm², P<0.001 on deltoid muscle, and 5.71±1.16 kg/cm² on trapezius muscle). We did not observe any significant changes in PPT values in the PCOS without treatment group and in controls. We did not observe any significant changes in serum β-endorphin levels in any studied groups during the 6-month observation. Conclusion: We conclude that metformin therapy increases PPT in lean PCOS women, without affecting plasma β-endorphin concentration. Our results may suggest the potential role of metformin in pain therapy. We propose that larger, randomized studies on metformin impact on pain perception should be performed. Keywords: metformin, pressure pain threshold, pressure algometry, polycystic ovary syndrome, pain therap
ΠΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ ΡΠΊ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΡΠ»ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΡΠΎΠΌΡΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡ Ρ 28-ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈ Π² ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΡΠ»ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ
The article described a rare clinical case of perinatal cardiomyopathy as a form of dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology.Perinatal cardiomyopathy was diagnosed on the eighth day after delivery in a patient with fever and diagnosis of generalized infection (pneumonia) that masked the symptoms of heart disease. Signs of cardiomyopathy were confirmed by the ehocardiographic study on the ninth day after the delivery.The patient was hospitalized, perinatal cardiomyopathy and pneumonia were treated, resulting in the patientβs condition improved, and there was complete resolution of pneumonia and normalization of laboratory values.Β Π ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ Π΄ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Ρ Π½Π΅ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ.ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π½Π° Π²ΠΎΡΡΠΌΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ Π»ΠΈΡ
ΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ (ΠΏΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ), ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠΌΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ°. ΠΡ
ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ², ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ.ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π½Π°Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ, Π² ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π΅Π΅ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π»Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ.Β Π ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ Π΄ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Ρ Π½Π΅ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ.ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π½Π° Π²ΠΎΡΡΠΌΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ Π»ΠΈΡ
ΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ (ΠΏΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ), ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠΌΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ°. ΠΡ
ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ², ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ.ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π½Π°Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ, Π² ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π΅Π΅ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ½Π΅Π²ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π»Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ.