PMID- 35382966 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220419 LR - 20220927 IS - 1873-460X (Electronic) IS - 1056-8727 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 5 DP - 2022 May TI - A pilot clinical study to Evaluate Liraglutide-mediated Anti-platelet activity in patients with type-2 Diabetes (ELAID study). PG - 108188 LID - S1056-8727(22)00082-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108188 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Liraglutide is an effective treatment for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In addition to glycemic control and potential cardioprotective effects, recent studies suggest a possible role for liraglutide in the inhibition of platelet reactivity, further attenuating atherothrombotic risk in patients with T2DM. We evaluated the in-vivo antiplatelet effect of liraglutide in T2DM patients without macrovascular disease or concurrent anti-platelet therapy. METHODS: A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of 16 T2DM patients, 51-69 y/o, (mean age 60.4 y/o, 63.0% male) randomised to receive liraglutide (1.8 mg/day) or placebo (saline) for 6 months was conducted. Platelet aggregation studies at baseline and after initiation of the study intervention: days 1, 7, and 14 and months 1, 3 and 6 were performed. RESULTS: Liraglutide (n = 7) and placebo (n = 9) treated patients demonstrated normal platelet aggregation responses although transient and significant attenuation in maximum slope of platelet aggregation in response to collagen (p