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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and compositions for reducing visceral fat and/or treating metabolic syndrome.
- Cutaneous fat refers to fat that is near the skin's surface. Visceral fat, which may also be referred to as intra-abdominal or subcutaneous fat, typically surrounds internal organs. In contrast to subcutaneous fat, visceral fat has been shown to be a risk factor associated with a variety of serious medical disorders.
- visceral fat accumulation in the abdominal cavity (particularly, in the mesentery and/or in the greater omentum).
- This accumulation is often positively correlated with elevated values of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and/or blood glucose measured by the glucose tolerance test.
- Visceral fat accumulation also often positively correlates with the systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and accordingly is related to a heightened risk of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipemia (see, e.g., Fujioka, S., et al. Metabolism, 36 54-59, 1987; Matsuzawa, Y., et al.
- a method of treating a visceral fat condition can include identifying a person in need thereof; and administering to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral fat condition. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining that the person is viscerally obese and/or determining that the person has an amount of visceral fat that increases the risk and/or severity of at least one disease or condition selected from coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease and a metabolic syndrome. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining a patient waist-to-hip measurement ratio.
- the patient's waist-to-hip measurement ratio can be about 0.8 or greater.
- Identifying the person in need of treatment can include analyzing one or more test selected from a computed tomography (CT) scan, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and an ultrasonogram.
- CT computed tomography
- the intra-abdominal fat area of the person, as determined by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L 4 -L 5 level can be about 80 cm 2 or greater.
- Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining that the body mass index of the person is greater than about 25, greater than about 27, greater than about 30, or greater than about 40. Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered together in a single dosage form.
- the bupropion dosage for an adult human can advantageously be in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg, for example, about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg, or about 600 mg.
- the naltrexone dosage for an adult human can be in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg, for example, about 4 mg, about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32, mg or about 48 mg.
- Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining that the person has metabolic syndrome (also known as Syndrome X), which can include identifying at least three patient characteristics selected from abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose.
- the naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective to result in at least one effect selected from a reduction of abdominal obesity, a reduction of triglyceride levels, an increase of high-density cholesterol levels, a reduction in blood pressure, and an improvement in fasting blood glucose levels.
- the body mass index of the person can be greater than about 25 (definition of overweight), greater than about 27, greater than about 30 (definition of obesity) or greater than about 40, whereas in other cases the body mass index of the patient can be less than about 30 (non-obese).
- visceral fat and its health consequences can be present.
- the naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective to additionally result in a reduction of inflammation, which can include reduction of the serum level of interleukin 6 and/or a reduction of the serum level of C-reactive protein. Such factors are believed to mediate cardiovascular risk.
- the naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective in reducing the person's susceptibility to a heart disease.
- a method of treating a visceral fat condition can also include administering naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a person who has been identified or diagnosed as being in need of treatment for a visceral fat condition in order to treat the visceral fat condition.
- Naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered in an amount effective to enhance the treatment effect of bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof compared to the administration of bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof alone.
- Bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered in an amount effective to enhance the treatment effect of naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof compared to the administration of naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof alone.
- the person can have an amount of visceral fat that increases the risk and/or severity of at least one disease or condition selected from coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease, and a metabolic syndrome.
- the person can previously have been identified or diagnosed using a method comprising the determination of a waist-to-hip measurement ratio.
- the waist-to-hip measurement ratio can be about 0.8 or greater.
- the person can previously have been identified or diagnosed using a method comprising analyzing one or more test selected from a computed tomography (CT) scan, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and an ultrasonogram.
- CT computed tomography
- the person can have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome could have been identified or diagnosed using a method comprising identifying at least three patient characteristics selected from abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose.
- the treatment of a visceral fat condition can reduce the person's susceptibility to a heart disease.
- This reduction can include a reduction of inflammation, a reduction in the serum level of interleukin 6, and/or a reduction of the serum level of C-reactive protein.
- the person can be viscerally obese. In some cases, the body mass index of the person can be greater than about 30 (i.e., obese). In some cases, the body mass index of the person can be greater than about than about 40. In other cases, the body mass index of the patient can be less than about 30 (i.e., non-obese). In any case, visceral fat and its health consequences can be present. Naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered together in a single dosage form, or can be administered in separate dosage forms.
- Naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered prior to, concurrently with, or subsequent to bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- the bupropion dosage for an adult human can advantageously be in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg, i.e., about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg, or about 600 mg.
- the naltrexone dosage for an adult human can be in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg, i.e., about 4 mg, about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32 mg, or about 48 mg.
- Naltrexone can be a sustained-release naltrexone and/or bupropion can be a sustained-release bupropion.
- a method of administering visceral fat treatment to a patient includes advising the patient or a care provider that combined therapy with bupropion and naltrexone is effective to treat a visceral fat condition; and administering naltrexone and bupropion to the patient in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral fat condition.
- Advising the patient or care provider can include providing written information.
- the written information can include a label or product insert.
- Advising the patient or care provider can further include advising that the dosages of naltrexone and bupropion are together effective to result in weight loss.
- a method of treating metabolic syndrome comprising identifying a person suffering from metabolic syndrome; and administering to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat metabolic syndrome.
- Determining that the person has metabolic syndrome can include identifying at least three patient characteristics selected from abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose.
- One of the characteristics can be abdominal obesity.
- the naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective to result in at least one effect selected from a reduction of abdominal obesity, a reduction of triglyceride levels, an increase of high-density cholesterol levels, a reduction in blood pressure, and an improvement in fasting blood glucose levels.
- the naltrexone and bupropion can be administered together in a single dosage form.
- the dosage of the bupropion can be in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg.
- the dosage of the bupropion can be about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg or about 600 mg.
- the dosage of the naltrexone can be in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg, for example, about 4 mg, about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32 mg or about 48 mg.
- FIG. 1 shows average change in visceral body mass following various treatments.
- visceral fat as used herein has its ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art and includes the fat in the abdominal region which is inside the peritoneal cavity, and thus is distinct from “subcutaneous fat”. Visceral fat can be assessed, either qualitatively or quantitatively, by standard assays known to those of ordinary skill in the art, for example, by computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, and/or determinations of subject waist-to-hip measurement ratios.
- CT computer tomography
- MRI magnetic resonance imaging
- ultrasonography ultrasonography
- visceral fat condition refers to various diseases, conditions and disorders associated with the presence of excessive amounts of visceral fat.
- An individual having a visceral fat condition thus has an unhealthy amount of visceral fat, e.g., an amount that correlates with increased risk or severity of a disease, condition or disorder associated with the presence of visceral fat.
- visceral fat is associated with diseases and conditions such as obesity, coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance and hyperinsulinemia (see Montague, C T et al., 2000, Diabetes 49:883-888); hypertension (see Watanabe et al., 2003, Clin Exp Hypertens 25:199-208); periodontal disease (see Wood N et al., 2003, J Clin Periodontol 30:321-327); and metabolic syndromes, such as type II diabetes (see Goodpaster, B H et al., 2003 Diabetes Care 26:372-379).
- diseases and conditions such as obesity, coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance and hyperinsulinemia (see Montague, C T et al., 2000, Diabetes 49:883-888); hypertension (see Watanabe et al., 2003, Clin Exp Hypertens 25:199-208); periodontal disease (see Wood N et al., 2003, J Clin Periodontol 30:321-327
- selective visceral fat condition refers to various diseases, conditions, and disorders associated with the presence of excessive amounts of visceral fat, but not with the presence of excessive amounts of non-visceral (e.g., subcutaneous) fat.
- non-visceral e.g., subcutaneous
- a person suffering from visceral obesity but not from obesity in general is suffering from a selective visceral fat condition.
- treatment refers to inhibiting or reversing the progression of a disease, condition, or disorder, e.g., visceral obesity, or delaying the onset of a disease, condition, or disorder, e.g., visceral obesity, whether physically, e.g., stabilization of a discernible symptom, physiologically, e.g., stabilization or reduction of a physical parameter, or both.
- treatment refers to obtaining a desired pharmacologic and/or physiologic effect.
- the effect can be prophylactic in terms of completely or partially preventing a disease or condition, or a symptom thereof and/or can be therapeutic in terms of a partial or complete reversal, amelioration, or cure for a disease, condition or disorder and/or of an adverse affect attributable to the disease, condition or disorder.
- Treatment encompasses any treatment of a disease, condition, or disorder in a human, and includes: decreasing the risk of death due to the disease; preventing the disease or disorder from occurring in a subject which may be predisposed to the disease but has not yet been diagnosed as having it; inhibiting the disease or disorder, i.e., arresting its development (e.g., reducing the rate of disease progression); and relieving the disease, i.e., causing regression of the disease.
- Therapeutic benefits of the treatment methods described herein include reducing the risk of onset or severity of visceral fat conditions as well as improvements in appearance (e.g., the treatment can be a “cosmetically effective” treatment, which can be further associated with improved physical appearance, psychological benefits, emotional benefits, and the like).
- “enhance,” “enhancement,” or “enhancing” refers to improving and/or augmenting the therapeutic effect of a compound in the treatment of a disease, condition, or disorder (e.g., a visceral fat condition).
- a first compound can enhance a second compound by allowing less of the second compound to be administered with an equivalent therapeutic effect.
- a first compound can enhance a second compound by generating a therapeutic effect that is greater than the therapeutic effect of the second compound administered alone. In some cases, the combination of a first and a second compound has less than an additive therapeutic effect.
- amounts of naltrexone and bupropion can be selected such that the combination reduces a visceral fat condition to an extent that is less than the sum of naltrexone and bupropion administered alone.
- the combination of a first and a second compound has an additive therapeutic effect.
- amounts of naltrexone and bupropion can be selected such that the combination reduces a visceral fat condition to an extent that is approximately equal to the sum of naltrexone and bupropion administered alone.
- the combination of a first and a second compound has a synergistic therapeutic effect.
- amounts of naltrexone and bupropion can be selected such that the combination reduces a visceral fat condition to an extent that is more than the sum of naltrexone and bupropion administered alone.
- subcutaneous fat as used herein has its ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art and includes fat deposited just under the skin, e.g., under the skin of the thigh area.
- bupropion as used herein, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes free bupropion, active bupropion metabolites (including, but not limited to, hydroxybupropion, and the amino-alcohol isomers threohydrobupropion and erythrohydrobupropion), prodrug esters, amides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of bupropion, such as (but not limited to) bupropion hydrochloride and bupropion hydrobromide.
- Bupropion can be formulated as an immediate-release form or a controlled-release form, e.g., a sustained-release form. Bupropion can be formulated for once daily administration.
- naltrexone as used herein, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes free naltrexone, active naltrexone metabolites (including, but not limited to, 6 beta-naltrexol), prodrug esters, amides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
- Naltrexone can be formulated as an immediate-release form or a controlled-release form, e.g., a sustained-release form as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007-0281021 A1, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and particularly for the purpose of describing sustained-release forms of naltrexone.
- naltrexone and bupropion are coadministered to a person.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be formulated and administered in various ways. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,512,593 and 5,817,665, as well as U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2004-0254208 and 2006-0142290, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties and particularly for the purpose of describing formulations of naltrexone and bupropion and methods of administering them.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be combined into a single dosage form, e.g., in a multilayer tablet as described in U.S. application Ser. No.
- naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as separate dosage forms, e.g., as described in U.S. application Ser. No. 11/937,367, filed Nov. 8, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and particularly for the purpose of describing methods of administering naltrexone and bupropion as separate dosage forms.
- naltrexone can be administered prior to, concurrently with, or subsequent to bupropion.
- naltrexone and bupropion Coadministration of naltrexone and bupropion, whether simultaneous or temporally separated, should be done so as to provide the two drugs in the blood stream simultaneously, in effective amounts.
- One or both of naltrexone and bupropion can be administered with another weight-reducing agent and/or visceral-fat reducing agent.
- One or both of the naltrexone and bupropion can be in a sustained-release form.
- sustained-release naltrexone and sustained-release bupropion are administered concurrently, e.g., as described in U.S. application Ser. Nos. 11/937,421 and 11/937,367.
- one or both of the compounds are formulated for parenteral administration by injection, e.g., by bolus injection or continuous infusion.
- Formulations for injection can be presented in unit dosage form, e.g., in ampoules or in multi-dose containers, with an added preservative.
- the compounds can take such forms as suspensions, solutions, or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and can contain formulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing, and/or dispersing agents.
- a once-monthly injectable form of naltrexone (commercially available under the tradename VIVITROL®) is used for the methods and compositions described herein.
- the present invention relates to a method of treating a visceral fat condition, comprising identifying a person in need thereof and administering to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral fat condition.
- Methods can comprise diagnosing a patient with a visceral fat condition and/or a selective visceral fat condition and administering or providing to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat the condition.
- the effectiveness of the treatment can be evidenced by a reduction in visceral fat and/or a reduction in the risk and/or severity of the disease, condition or disorder associated with the presence of the visceral fat.
- Changes in visceral fat level can be determined by comparing measurements of visceral fat before and after a period of visceral fat treatment as described herein, using a visceral fat measurement technique such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, and/or measuring a change in a treated patient's waist-to-hip measurement ratio.
- CT computed tomography
- MRI magnetic resonance imaging
- ultrasonography ultrasonography
- treatment as described herein results in reductions in visceral fat and subcutaneous fat that are about the same (non-selective), and generally results in overall weight loss.
- a selective reduction in visceral fat results in a greater reduction in visceral fat than subcutaneous fat, and can even be accompanied by no loss or a gain in subcutaneous fat.
- a selective reduction in visceral fat typically involves a redistribution of fat, accompanied by an overall loss of body fat in some situations, whereas in others the redistribution is not accompanied by an overall loss of body fat.
- Redistribution of body fat is, without being held to theory, one possible explanation for reduction of visceral fat in a subject without an overall reduction in body weight or BMI, which can be due to, for example, a proportional or non-proportional increase in subcutaneous fat.
- a decrease in the waist measurement of a treated person that is greater than the decrease in hip measurement indicates that visceral fat is selectively reduced.
- a selective reduction in visceral fat is indicated where the waist diameter measurement decreases by at least about 1 cm more than the hip measurement, or at least about 2 cm or more than the hip measurement, e.g., about 3 cm to about 5 cm or more than the hip measurement.
- the waist measurement (or “abdominal perimeter”) takes into account both visceral and subcutaneous fat, while the hip measurement takes into account primarily subcutaneous fat.
- a selective reduction in visceral fat can be evaluated by, for example, determining a reduction of a waist-to-hip measurement ratio from greater than about 1 (where the measurement of the waist circumference and the measurement of the hip circumference are about the same) to a ratio of less than about 1 (wherein the measurement of the waist circumference is less than the measurement of the hip circumference).
- a selective reduction in visceral fat can also be evaluated by, for example, determining a reduction in the waist-to-hip measurement ratio of greater than about 2%, including about 3% to about 100%, such as by about 4% to about 98%.
- a reduction in the waist-to-hip measurement ratio is greater than about 2%, about 5%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 35%, about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 55%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%.
- the percentage reduction in the waist-to-hip measurement ratio can be calculated as one hundred times one minus the patient's initial waist-to-hip ratio divided by the patient's final waist-to-hip ratio (100*(1 ⁇ R i /R f )).
- Some embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating visceral obesity, comprising identifying a person in need of a reduction in visceral fat and administering bupropion and naltrexone to the person in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral obesity.
- Visceral obesity is a visceral fat condition in which an overweight or obese person has an excess of visceral fat, e.g., the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat is higher for the viscerally obese person than for the average non-obese person or person having obesity primarily attributed to subcutaneous fat.
- an obese person is not necessarily viscerally obese, and that a person who has a visceral fat condition is not necessarily obese.
- Obesity and overweight refer to conditions, as defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control, which are presently defined as an adult subject (a subject of about 20 years of age or older) who presents with a body-mass index (BMI) of about 30 or greater (for obesity) or 25 or greater (for overweight).
- BMI body-mass index
- the BMI-based definition of obesity can be modified to reflect changes in understanding of the condition or practices in the field, and such changes to the BMI-based definitions of obesity and overweight are contemplated herein.
- BMI-based definition of obesity can be modified to reflect changes in understanding of the condition or practices in the field, and such changes to the BMI-based definitions of obesity and overweight are contemplated herein.
- For subjects of about 2 to 20 years in age, obesity and overweight are determined using a BMI-for-age calculation, which is plotted on gender specific growth charts (such as those available from the United States Centers for Disease Control).
- a viscerally obese person has a BMI of about 30 or greater and
- Some embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating a metabolic syndrome.
- naltrexone and bupropion are administered, as described herein, to reduce visceral fat (either the absolute amount of visceral fat or the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat), and to reduce a symptom, condition, disorder or disease (e.g., a heart disease) associated with a metabolic syndrome.
- Metabolic syndrome also known as Syndrome X
- Syndrome X represents a group of risk factors that have been linked to obesity and insulin resistance, and are present in about 47 million Americans. This syndrome can increase the risk of later developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease and can be reduced by a loss in excess body weight.
- Metabolic syndrome is a condition associated with a subject having three or more of the following symptoms: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose.
- Abdominal obesity can be manifested for men as greater than a 40-inch waist and for women as greater than a 35-inch waist.
- Impaired fasting blood glucose can be manifested as 110 mg/dL or higher.
- Elevated triglyceride levels can be manifested as fasting triglyceride levels of 150 mg/dL or higher.
- Decreased HDL cholesterol levels can be manifested for men as less than 40 mg/dL and for women as less than 50 mg/dL.
- High blood pressure can be manifested as 130/85 or higher.
- Treatment can increase or decrease the measurement of at least one symptom of metabolic syndrome to an amount that no longer falls above or below the threshold to qualify as a symptom.
- treatment can reduce a waist measurement to less than about 40 inches for a man or less than about 35 inches for a woman, decrease fasting blood glucose to less than about 110 mg/dL, decrease triglyceride level to less than about 150 mg/dL, increase HDL cholesterol level to more than about 40 mg/dL for a man or more than about 50 mg/dL for a woman, and/or reduce blood pressure to less than about 130/85.
- treatment reduces the measurement of one or more symptoms such that a subject no longer qualifies as having metabolic syndrome.
- the subject has all five symptoms prior to treatment, but only two symptoms during and/or after treatment.
- the subject has three symptoms prior to treatment, but has no symptoms during and/or after treatment.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered, as described herein as at least part of a prophylactic (prior to onset) and/or cosmetic treatment, wherein the prophylactic and/or cosmetic treatment comprises a relative or absolute reduction of visceral fat.
- the prophylactic and/or cosmetic treatment further comprises weight loss, which may or may not be substantially proportional to the reduction in visceral fat.
- Various embodiments are directed to a method of administering a weight loss therapy to a patient, comprising advising the patient or a care provider that combined therapy with bupropion and naltrexone is effective to treat a visceral fat condition.
- a patient or a care provider can be advised that treatment with naltrexone and bupropion as described herein results in a reduction of visceral body fat and a reduction in the risk and/or severity of at least one disease or condition selected from coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease and a metabolic syndrome (such as a reduction of abdominal obesity, a reduction of triglyceride levels, an increase of high-density cholesterol levels, a reduction in blood pressure, an improvement in fasting blood glucose levels, a reduction of inflammation, and/or a reduction of the patient's susceptibility to heart disease).
- the advising can include providing written information.
- the written information can comprise a label, instructions, or a package insert
- the methods described herein are directed to the treatment of subjects having an excess of visceral fat, which can be manifested as an excessive ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat, by an excessive percentage of total body fat that is attributed to visceral fat, or by an absolute amount of visceral fat that is excessive.
- the excess of visceral fat can be a level that the subject or a physician considers to be undesirable and/or unhealthy.
- the subjects are obese or overweight, whereas in other embodiment, they are not.
- the excessively high visceral fat content can include a fat content that increases the risk of medical diseases, conditions, or disorders.
- the excessively high visceral fat content can include a fat content that is determined to be too high for cosmetic purposes.
- Identification of the patient can comprise determining or measuring a visceral fat characteristic of a patient.
- the visceral fat characteristic can include a waist circumference and/or a waist-to-hip ratio.
- the visceral fat characteristic can be determined at least partially by analyzing one or more of a computed tomography scan, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and an ultrasonogram.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with a waist circumference that is about 80 cm or greater, about 85 cm or greater, about 90 cm or greater, about 95 cm or greater, or about 100 cm or greater. In a preferred embodiment, treatment reduces a patient's waist circumference to less than about 80 cm, or more preferably to less than about 70 cm.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with a waist-to-hip ratio circumference that is about 0.8 or greater, about 0.85 or greater, about 0.9 or greater, about 0.95 or greater, or about 1 or greater.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with a waist-to-hip ratio circumference that is about 0.8 or greater, about 0.85 or greater, about 0.9 or greater, about 0.95 or greater, or about 1 or greater. In a preferred embodiment, treatment reduces a patient's the waist-to-hip ratio circumference to less than about 0.8, or more preferably to less than about 0.7.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with an intra-abdominal fat area, as estimated by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L 4 -L 5 level of about 80 cm 2 or greater, about 100 cm 2 or greater, about 120 cm 2 or greater, or about 130 cm 2 or greater. In a preferred embodiment, treatment reduces a patient's tomographic slice at the L 4 -L 5 level to less than about 80 cm 2 , or more preferably to less than about 70 cm 2 .
- the subjects are obese or overweight, whereas in other embodiments, they are not.
- patients can have a BMI greater than about 25, greater than about 27, greater than about 30, greater than about 40, less than about 30, less than about 40 and/or less than about 50.
- Visceral fat levels of subjects can be determined by various techniques known to those skilled in the art. Visceral fat of subjects can be directly measured. Visceral obesity can be diagnosed by determining a subject's waist-to-hip measurement ratio. Generally, measurements are taken of the waist and hip and a ratio is compared to published tables which reflect the amount of risk for certain diseases or conditions associated with visceral obesity.
- the waist measurement i.e., belt size, can also be used by itself. Changes in visceral fat levels in a subject (e.g., a “decrease in visceral fat”) in response to treatment can be determined by a subject's waist-to-hip measurement ratio.
- the waist measurement (or “abdominal perimeter”) takes into account both visceral and subcutaneous fat, while the hip measurement takes into account only subcutaneous fat.
- Visceral fat can be also assessed both qualitatively and quantitatively, by standard assays known to one of ordinary skill in the art, for example, by computer tomography (CT) scans of, for example, the abdomen.
- CT scans can be used to assess both visceral and subcutaneous fat.
- it can be useful to determine the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat as part of determination of whether a subject is amenable to therapy, and/or to monitor therapy according to the invention.
- Visceral fat can be assessed by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L 4 -L 5 level.
- Visceral fat can be assessed at least partially by analyzing one or more of a magnetic resonance imaging scan and an ultrasonogram.
- Normal subjects i.e., those not displaying obesity, large amounts of visceral fat, or a visceral-fat disease, condition or disorder, who can be amenable to the methods and compositions of the invention can be identified by any method for predicting obesity, visceral fat, or a visceral-fat disease, condition or disorder, including, but not limited to, genetic tests and screening of family histories.
- the patient can be suffering from a visceral-fat condition.
- the patient can be suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, one or more of coronary heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease, metabolic abnormalities, and diabetes.
- the condition can be related to the patient being overweight.
- the condition can also be inhibited by weight loss.
- the patient is being administered a different medication which causes an increase in relative or absolute values of visceral fat.
- Naltrexone and bupropion compositions suitable for use in the present invention include compositions in which the active ingredients are contained in an amount effective to achieve its intended purpose.
- a “therapeutically effective amount” refers to that amount of the naltrexone and/or bupropion composition that is sufficient to treat or manage a visceral fat condition, typically as determined by a clinician or a physician.
- two or more compounds are provided separately or in a single dosage form. In these embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount can be determined based on the combined effects of the two or more compounds.
- naltrexone and bupropion can be administered at dosages for which the combination of naltrexone and bupropion is effective in decreasing visceral fat content, though the dosages would be ineffective if either naltrexone or bupropion were administered alone.
- the amounts of naltrexone and bupropion are selected so that the combination provides an effect that is greater than additive, e.g., synergistically effective, in decreasing visceral fat content and/or metabolic syndrome, as compared to the effect of either naltrexone or bupropion administered alone.
- naltrexone and bupropion compositions described herein can be chosen by the individual physician in view of the patient's condition. See e.g., Fingl et al. 1975, in “The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics”, Ch. 1 p. 1.
- the naltrexone and/or bupropion can be administered in a controlled-release dosage form, e.g. a sustained-release form.
- the naltrexone and/or bupropion can be administered to the patient before, during, or after a specific meal or before, during, or after every meal.
- the composition or compound can be administered before the patient goes to sleep or in the morning.
- Bupropion can be provided in various dosages, preferably in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg.
- Examples of bupropion dosages include about 50 mg, about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg or about 600 mg.
- Naltrexone can also be provided in various dosages, preferably in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg.
- Examples of naltrexone dosages include about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32 mg, about 48 mg, or about 64 mg.
- a double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center trial was conducted with 285 healthy, non-diabetic, obese subjects.
- the subjects were administered either bupropion 200 mg bid, placebo (P), naltrexone 48 mg qd (N 1 ), or bupropion 400 mg with naltrexone 32 mg qd (BN 2 ).
- 182 subjects completed 24 weeks of treatment.
- a subset of 60 subjects had dual energy X-ray absorptometry (DEXA) and multislice CT scans to measure body fat, lean tissue and visceral fat (American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting 2007).
- Subjects (n 117) received one of six treatments: two placebos (P+P), placebo and naltrexone (P+Nal), bupropion and placebo (Bup+P), bupropion and naltrexone 48 mg (Bup+Nal 48), bupropion and naltrexone 32 mg (Bup+Nal 32), or bupropion and naltrexone 16 mg (Bup+Nal 16).
- Subjects had a DEXA body scan to measure total body fat, lean tissue and bone mineral content at baseline and at 6 months. Subjects also had a multi-slice CT scan to determine visceral fat volume at the same time points. The mass of selective visceral loss can be calculated based on total fat and the volume of visceral fat.
- the average change in visceral body mass is shown in FIG. 1 for the four treatments. Patients receiving Bup+Nal 32 experienced a dose-related loss in visceral body mass. Statistically significant improvements were also observed in several important metabolic parameters including: plasma glucose, serum insulin and plasma triglycerides.
- Metabolic syndrome represents a group of risk factors that have been linked to obesity, insulin resistance and are present in about 47 million Americans. This syndrome can increase the risk of later developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease and can be reduced by a loss in excess body weight.
- bupropion and naltrexone dosage forms described herein, particularly the 32/400 dose reduce the metabolic syndrome prevalence and improve cardiovascular risk amongst those individuals with the greatest need for risk reduction.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and compositions for reducing visceral fat and/or treating metabolic syndrome.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Health risks associated with obesity can depend on how and where the fat is stored. Cutaneous fat refers to fat that is near the skin's surface. Visceral fat, which may also be referred to as intra-abdominal or subcutaneous fat, typically surrounds internal organs. In contrast to subcutaneous fat, visceral fat has been shown to be a risk factor associated with a variety of serious medical disorders.
- For example, whether a person is obese (BMI>30) or not, they can still experience visceral fat accumulation in the abdominal cavity (particularly, in the mesentery and/or in the greater omentum). This accumulation, in turn, is often positively correlated with elevated values of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and/or blood glucose measured by the glucose tolerance test. Visceral fat accumulation also often positively correlates with the systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and accordingly is related to a heightened risk of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipemia (see, e.g., Fujioka, S., et al. Metabolism, 36 54-59, 1987; Matsuzawa, Y., et al. Progress in Obesity Research, 309-312, 1990). These diseases are therefore thought to be treated, cured and/or prevented by decreasing visceral fat, by inhibiting visceral fat accumulation, and/or improving body fat distribution (see, e.g., Bray, G. A., Obesity Research, 3, Suppl. 4, 425S-434S, 1995). Hence, there is a need for an effective pharmacotherapy for decreasing visceral fat.
- In some embodiments, a method of treating a visceral fat condition is provided. The method can include identifying a person in need thereof; and administering to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral fat condition. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining that the person is viscerally obese and/or determining that the person has an amount of visceral fat that increases the risk and/or severity of at least one disease or condition selected from coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease and a metabolic syndrome. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining a patient waist-to-hip measurement ratio. The patient's waist-to-hip measurement ratio can be about 0.8 or greater. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include analyzing one or more test selected from a computed tomography (CT) scan, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and an ultrasonogram. The intra-abdominal fat area of the person, as determined by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L4-L5 level can be about 80 cm2 or greater. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining that the body mass index of the person is greater than about 25, greater than about 27, greater than about 30, or greater than about 40. Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered together in a single dosage form. The bupropion dosage for an adult human can advantageously be in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg, for example, about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg, or about 600 mg. The naltrexone dosage for an adult human can be in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg, for example, about 4 mg, about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32, mg or about 48 mg. Identifying the person in need of treatment can include determining that the person has metabolic syndrome (also known as Syndrome X), which can include identifying at least three patient characteristics selected from abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose. The naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective to result in at least one effect selected from a reduction of abdominal obesity, a reduction of triglyceride levels, an increase of high-density cholesterol levels, a reduction in blood pressure, and an improvement in fasting blood glucose levels. In some cases, the body mass index of the person can be greater than about 25 (definition of overweight), greater than about 27, greater than about 30 (definition of obesity) or greater than about 40, whereas in other cases the body mass index of the patient can be less than about 30 (non-obese). In any case, visceral fat and its health consequences can be present. The naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective to additionally result in a reduction of inflammation, which can include reduction of the serum level of interleukin 6 and/or a reduction of the serum level of C-reactive protein. Such factors are believed to mediate cardiovascular risk. Thus, the naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective in reducing the person's susceptibility to a heart disease.
- A method of treating a visceral fat condition can also include administering naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a person who has been identified or diagnosed as being in need of treatment for a visceral fat condition in order to treat the visceral fat condition. Naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered in an amount effective to enhance the treatment effect of bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof compared to the administration of bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof alone. Bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered in an amount effective to enhance the treatment effect of naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof compared to the administration of naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof alone. The person can have an amount of visceral fat that increases the risk and/or severity of at least one disease or condition selected from coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease, and a metabolic syndrome. The person can previously have been identified or diagnosed using a method comprising the determination of a waist-to-hip measurement ratio. The waist-to-hip measurement ratio can be about 0.8 or greater. The person can previously have been identified or diagnosed using a method comprising analyzing one or more test selected from a computed tomography (CT) scan, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and an ultrasonogram. The intra-abdominal fat area of the person, as determined by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L4-L5 level, can be about 80 cm2 or greater. The person can have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome could have been identified or diagnosed using a method comprising identifying at least three patient characteristics selected from abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose. The treatment of a visceral fat condition can reduce the person's susceptibility to a heart disease. This reduction can include a reduction of inflammation, a reduction in the serum level of interleukin 6, and/or a reduction of the serum level of C-reactive protein. The person can be viscerally obese. In some cases, the body mass index of the person can be greater than about 30 (i.e., obese). In some cases, the body mass index of the person can be greater than about than about 40. In other cases, the body mass index of the patient can be less than about 30 (i.e., non-obese). In any case, visceral fat and its health consequences can be present. Naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered together in a single dosage form, or can be administered in separate dosage forms. Naltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered prior to, concurrently with, or subsequent to bupropion or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The bupropion dosage for an adult human can advantageously be in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg, i.e., about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg, or about 600 mg. The naltrexone dosage for an adult human can be in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg, i.e., about 4 mg, about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32 mg, or about 48 mg. Naltrexone can be a sustained-release naltrexone and/or bupropion can be a sustained-release bupropion.
- In some embodiments, a method of administering visceral fat treatment to a patient is provided. The method includes advising the patient or a care provider that combined therapy with bupropion and naltrexone is effective to treat a visceral fat condition; and administering naltrexone and bupropion to the patient in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral fat condition. Advising the patient or care provider can include providing written information. The written information can include a label or product insert. Advising the patient or care provider can further include advising that the dosages of naltrexone and bupropion are together effective to result in weight loss.
- In some embodiments, a method of treating metabolic syndrome is provided, comprising identifying a person suffering from metabolic syndrome; and administering to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat metabolic syndrome. Determining that the person has metabolic syndrome can include identifying at least three patient characteristics selected from abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose. One of the characteristics can be abdominal obesity. The naltrexone and bupropion can be administered in dosages that together are effective to result in at least one effect selected from a reduction of abdominal obesity, a reduction of triglyceride levels, an increase of high-density cholesterol levels, a reduction in blood pressure, and an improvement in fasting blood glucose levels. The naltrexone and bupropion can be administered together in a single dosage form. The dosage of the bupropion can be in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg. The dosage of the bupropion can be about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg or about 600 mg. The dosage of the naltrexone can be in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg, for example, about 4 mg, about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32 mg or about 48 mg.
- These and other embodiments are described in greater detail below.
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FIG. 1 shows average change in visceral body mass following various treatments. - The term “visceral fat” as used herein has its ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art and includes the fat in the abdominal region which is inside the peritoneal cavity, and thus is distinct from “subcutaneous fat”. Visceral fat can be assessed, either qualitatively or quantitatively, by standard assays known to those of ordinary skill in the art, for example, by computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, and/or determinations of subject waist-to-hip measurement ratios.
- The term “visceral fat condition” as used herein refers to various diseases, conditions and disorders associated with the presence of excessive amounts of visceral fat. An individual having a visceral fat condition thus has an unhealthy amount of visceral fat, e.g., an amount that correlates with increased risk or severity of a disease, condition or disorder associated with the presence of visceral fat. For example, visceral fat is associated with diseases and conditions such as obesity, coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance and hyperinsulinemia (see Montague, C T et al., 2000, Diabetes 49:883-888); hypertension (see Watanabe et al., 2003, Clin Exp Hypertens 25:199-208); periodontal disease (see Wood N et al., 2003, J Clin Periodontol 30:321-327); and metabolic syndromes, such as type II diabetes (see Goodpaster, B H et al., 2003 Diabetes Care 26:372-379). The aforementioned articles are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties and particularly for the purpose of describing visceral fat conditions. Without being bound by any particular theory, visceral fat is thought (at least) to put a greater fatty acid burden on the liver, causing, complicating, and/or aggravating various diseases and conditions.
- The term “selective visceral fat condition” as used herein refers to various diseases, conditions, and disorders associated with the presence of excessive amounts of visceral fat, but not with the presence of excessive amounts of non-visceral (e.g., subcutaneous) fat. For example, a person suffering from visceral obesity but not from obesity in general is suffering from a selective visceral fat condition.
- As used herein, “treatment” or “treating” refers to inhibiting or reversing the progression of a disease, condition, or disorder, e.g., visceral obesity, or delaying the onset of a disease, condition, or disorder, e.g., visceral obesity, whether physically, e.g., stabilization of a discernible symptom, physiologically, e.g., stabilization or reduction of a physical parameter, or both. As used herein, the terms “treatment,” “treating,” and the like, refer to obtaining a desired pharmacologic and/or physiologic effect. The effect can be prophylactic in terms of completely or partially preventing a disease or condition, or a symptom thereof and/or can be therapeutic in terms of a partial or complete reversal, amelioration, or cure for a disease, condition or disorder and/or of an adverse affect attributable to the disease, condition or disorder. “Treatment” or “treating,” as used herein, encompasses any treatment of a disease, condition, or disorder in a human, and includes: decreasing the risk of death due to the disease; preventing the disease or disorder from occurring in a subject which may be predisposed to the disease but has not yet been diagnosed as having it; inhibiting the disease or disorder, i.e., arresting its development (e.g., reducing the rate of disease progression); and relieving the disease, i.e., causing regression of the disease. Therapeutic benefits of the treatment methods described herein include reducing the risk of onset or severity of visceral fat conditions as well as improvements in appearance (e.g., the treatment can be a “cosmetically effective” treatment, which can be further associated with improved physical appearance, psychological benefits, emotional benefits, and the like).
- As used herein, “enhance,” “enhancement,” or “enhancing” refers to improving and/or augmenting the therapeutic effect of a compound in the treatment of a disease, condition, or disorder (e.g., a visceral fat condition). A first compound can enhance a second compound by allowing less of the second compound to be administered with an equivalent therapeutic effect. A first compound can enhance a second compound by generating a therapeutic effect that is greater than the therapeutic effect of the second compound administered alone. In some cases, the combination of a first and a second compound has less than an additive therapeutic effect. For example, amounts of naltrexone and bupropion can be selected such that the combination reduces a visceral fat condition to an extent that is less than the sum of naltrexone and bupropion administered alone. In some cases, the combination of a first and a second compound has an additive therapeutic effect. For example, amounts of naltrexone and bupropion can be selected such that the combination reduces a visceral fat condition to an extent that is approximately equal to the sum of naltrexone and bupropion administered alone. In some cases, the combination of a first and a second compound has a synergistic therapeutic effect. For example, amounts of naltrexone and bupropion can be selected such that the combination reduces a visceral fat condition to an extent that is more than the sum of naltrexone and bupropion administered alone.
- The term “subcutaneous fat” as used herein has its ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art and includes fat deposited just under the skin, e.g., under the skin of the thigh area.
- The term “bupropion” as used herein, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes free bupropion, active bupropion metabolites (including, but not limited to, hydroxybupropion, and the amino-alcohol isomers threohydrobupropion and erythrohydrobupropion), prodrug esters, amides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of bupropion, such as (but not limited to) bupropion hydrochloride and bupropion hydrobromide. Bupropion can be formulated as an immediate-release form or a controlled-release form, e.g., a sustained-release form. Bupropion can be formulated for once daily administration.
- The term “naltrexone” as used herein, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes free naltrexone, active naltrexone metabolites (including, but not limited to, 6 beta-naltrexol), prodrug esters, amides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Naltrexone can be formulated as an immediate-release form or a controlled-release form, e.g., a sustained-release form as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007-0281021 A1, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and particularly for the purpose of describing sustained-release forms of naltrexone.
- In various embodiments, naltrexone and bupropion are coadministered to a person. Naltrexone and bupropion can be formulated and administered in various ways. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,512,593 and 5,817,665, as well as U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2004-0254208 and 2006-0142290, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties and particularly for the purpose of describing formulations of naltrexone and bupropion and methods of administering them. Naltrexone and bupropion can be combined into a single dosage form, e.g., in a multilayer tablet as described in U.S. application Ser. No. 11/937,421, filed Nov. 8, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and particularly for the purpose of describing multilayer dosage forms comprising naltrexone and bupropion. Alternatively, naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as separate dosage forms, e.g., as described in U.S. application Ser. No. 11/937,367, filed Nov. 8, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and particularly for the purpose of describing methods of administering naltrexone and bupropion as separate dosage forms. For example, naltrexone can be administered prior to, concurrently with, or subsequent to bupropion. Coadministration of naltrexone and bupropion, whether simultaneous or temporally separated, should be done so as to provide the two drugs in the blood stream simultaneously, in effective amounts. The dosages discussed herein, when administered simultaneously, provide one example of such effective amounts. One or both of naltrexone and bupropion can be administered with another weight-reducing agent and/or visceral-fat reducing agent. One or both of the naltrexone and bupropion can be in a sustained-release form. For example, in a preferred embodiment, sustained-release naltrexone and sustained-release bupropion are administered concurrently, e.g., as described in U.S. application Ser. Nos. 11/937,421 and 11/937,367.
- In some embodiments, one or both of the compounds are formulated for parenteral administration by injection, e.g., by bolus injection or continuous infusion. Formulations for injection can be presented in unit dosage form, e.g., in ampoules or in multi-dose containers, with an added preservative. The compounds can take such forms as suspensions, solutions, or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and can contain formulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing, and/or dispersing agents. In some embodiments, a once-monthly injectable form of naltrexone (commercially available under the tradename VIVITROL®) is used for the methods and compositions described herein.
- In various embodiments, the present invention relates to a method of treating a visceral fat condition, comprising identifying a person in need thereof and administering to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral fat condition. Methods can comprise diagnosing a patient with a visceral fat condition and/or a selective visceral fat condition and administering or providing to the person naltrexone and bupropion in dosages that together are effective to treat the condition. The effectiveness of the treatment can be evidenced by a reduction in visceral fat and/or a reduction in the risk and/or severity of the disease, condition or disorder associated with the presence of the visceral fat. Changes in visceral fat level can be determined by comparing measurements of visceral fat before and after a period of visceral fat treatment as described herein, using a visceral fat measurement technique such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, and/or measuring a change in a treated patient's waist-to-hip measurement ratio. In an embodiment, treatment as described herein results in reductions in visceral fat and subcutaneous fat that are about the same (non-selective), and generally results in overall weight loss. A selective reduction in visceral fat results in a greater reduction in visceral fat than subcutaneous fat, and can even be accompanied by no loss or a gain in subcutaneous fat. Thus, a selective reduction in visceral fat typically involves a redistribution of fat, accompanied by an overall loss of body fat in some situations, whereas in others the redistribution is not accompanied by an overall loss of body fat. Redistribution of body fat is, without being held to theory, one possible explanation for reduction of visceral fat in a subject without an overall reduction in body weight or BMI, which can be due to, for example, a proportional or non-proportional increase in subcutaneous fat.
- In general, a decrease in the waist measurement of a treated person that is greater than the decrease in hip measurement indicates that visceral fat is selectively reduced. For example, a selective reduction in visceral fat is indicated where the waist diameter measurement decreases by at least about 1 cm more than the hip measurement, or at least about 2 cm or more than the hip measurement, e.g., about 3 cm to about 5 cm or more than the hip measurement. The waist measurement (or “abdominal perimeter”) takes into account both visceral and subcutaneous fat, while the hip measurement takes into account primarily subcutaneous fat. A selective reduction in visceral fat can be evaluated by, for example, determining a reduction of a waist-to-hip measurement ratio from greater than about 1 (where the measurement of the waist circumference and the measurement of the hip circumference are about the same) to a ratio of less than about 1 (wherein the measurement of the waist circumference is less than the measurement of the hip circumference). A selective reduction in visceral fat can also be evaluated by, for example, determining a reduction in the waist-to-hip measurement ratio of greater than about 2%, including about 3% to about 100%, such as by about 4% to about 98%. In some embodiments, a reduction in the waist-to-hip measurement ratio is greater than about 2%, about 5%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 35%, about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 55%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%. The percentage reduction in the waist-to-hip measurement ratio can be calculated as one hundred times one minus the patient's initial waist-to-hip ratio divided by the patient's final waist-to-hip ratio (100*(1−Ri/Rf)).
- Some embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating visceral obesity, comprising identifying a person in need of a reduction in visceral fat and administering bupropion and naltrexone to the person in dosages that together are effective to treat the visceral obesity. Visceral obesity is a visceral fat condition in which an overweight or obese person has an excess of visceral fat, e.g., the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat is higher for the viscerally obese person than for the average non-obese person or person having obesity primarily attributed to subcutaneous fat. Those skilled in the art understand that an obese person is not necessarily viscerally obese, and that a person who has a visceral fat condition is not necessarily obese. Obesity and overweight refer to conditions, as defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control, which are presently defined as an adult subject (a subject of about 20 years of age or older) who presents with a body-mass index (BMI) of about 30 or greater (for obesity) or 25 or greater (for overweight). It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the BMI-based definition of obesity can be modified to reflect changes in understanding of the condition or practices in the field, and such changes to the BMI-based definitions of obesity and overweight are contemplated herein. For subjects of about 2 to 20 years in age, obesity and overweight are determined using a BMI-for-age calculation, which is plotted on gender specific growth charts (such as those available from the United States Centers for Disease Control). In an embodiment, a viscerally obese person has a BMI of about 30 or greater and a waist-to-hip measurement ratio that is greater than about 1.
- Some embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating a metabolic syndrome. For example, in an embodiment, naltrexone and bupropion are administered, as described herein, to reduce visceral fat (either the absolute amount of visceral fat or the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat), and to reduce a symptom, condition, disorder or disease (e.g., a heart disease) associated with a metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome (also known as Syndrome X) represents a group of risk factors that have been linked to obesity and insulin resistance, and are present in about 47 million Americans. This syndrome can increase the risk of later developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease and can be reduced by a loss in excess body weight. Metabolic syndrome (see Adult Treatment panel Guidelines III) is a condition associated with a subject having three or more of the following symptoms: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting blood glucose. Abdominal obesity can be manifested for men as greater than a 40-inch waist and for women as greater than a 35-inch waist. Impaired fasting blood glucose can be manifested as 110 mg/dL or higher. Elevated triglyceride levels can be manifested as fasting triglyceride levels of 150 mg/dL or higher. Decreased HDL cholesterol levels can be manifested for men as less than 40 mg/dL and for women as less than 50 mg/dL. High blood pressure can be manifested as 130/85 or higher. Treatment can increase or decrease the measurement of at least one symptom of metabolic syndrome to an amount that no longer falls above or below the threshold to qualify as a symptom. For example, treatment can reduce a waist measurement to less than about 40 inches for a man or less than about 35 inches for a woman, decrease fasting blood glucose to less than about 110 mg/dL, decrease triglyceride level to less than about 150 mg/dL, increase HDL cholesterol level to more than about 40 mg/dL for a man or more than about 50 mg/dL for a woman, and/or reduce blood pressure to less than about 130/85. In some embodiments, treatment reduces the measurement of one or more symptoms such that a subject no longer qualifies as having metabolic syndrome. For example, in some embodiments, the subject has all five symptoms prior to treatment, but only two symptoms during and/or after treatment. In some embodiments, the subject has three symptoms prior to treatment, but has no symptoms during and/or after treatment.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered, as described herein as at least part of a prophylactic (prior to onset) and/or cosmetic treatment, wherein the prophylactic and/or cosmetic treatment comprises a relative or absolute reduction of visceral fat. In some instances, the prophylactic and/or cosmetic treatment further comprises weight loss, which may or may not be substantially proportional to the reduction in visceral fat.
- Various embodiments are directed to a method of administering a weight loss therapy to a patient, comprising advising the patient or a care provider that combined therapy with bupropion and naltrexone is effective to treat a visceral fat condition. For example, a patient or a care provider can be advised that treatment with naltrexone and bupropion as described herein results in a reduction of visceral body fat and a reduction in the risk and/or severity of at least one disease or condition selected from coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease and a metabolic syndrome (such as a reduction of abdominal obesity, a reduction of triglyceride levels, an increase of high-density cholesterol levels, a reduction in blood pressure, an improvement in fasting blood glucose levels, a reduction of inflammation, and/or a reduction of the patient's susceptibility to heart disease). The advising can include providing written information. The written information can comprise a label, instructions, or a package insert.
- The methods described herein are directed to the treatment of subjects having an excess of visceral fat, which can be manifested as an excessive ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat, by an excessive percentage of total body fat that is attributed to visceral fat, or by an absolute amount of visceral fat that is excessive. For example, the excess of visceral fat can be a level that the subject or a physician considers to be undesirable and/or unhealthy. In certain embodiments, the subjects are obese or overweight, whereas in other embodiment, they are not. The excessively high visceral fat content can include a fat content that increases the risk of medical diseases, conditions, or disorders. The excessively high visceral fat content can include a fat content that is determined to be too high for cosmetic purposes. Identification of the patient can comprise determining or measuring a visceral fat characteristic of a patient. The visceral fat characteristic can include a waist circumference and/or a waist-to-hip ratio. The visceral fat characteristic can be determined at least partially by analyzing one or more of a computed tomography scan, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, and an ultrasonogram.
- Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with a waist circumference that is about 80 cm or greater, about 85 cm or greater, about 90 cm or greater, about 95 cm or greater, or about 100 cm or greater. In a preferred embodiment, treatment reduces a patient's waist circumference to less than about 80 cm, or more preferably to less than about 70 cm. Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with a waist-to-hip ratio circumference that is about 0.8 or greater, about 0.85 or greater, about 0.9 or greater, about 0.95 or greater, or about 1 or greater. Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with a waist-to-hip ratio circumference that is about 0.8 or greater, about 0.85 or greater, about 0.9 or greater, about 0.95 or greater, or about 1 or greater. In a preferred embodiment, treatment reduces a patient's the waist-to-hip ratio circumference to less than about 0.8, or more preferably to less than about 0.7. Naltrexone and bupropion can be administered as described herein to a patient with an intra-abdominal fat area, as estimated by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L4-L5 level of about 80 cm2 or greater, about 100 cm2 or greater, about 120 cm2 or greater, or about 130 cm2 or greater. In a preferred embodiment, treatment reduces a patient's tomographic slice at the L4-L5 level to less than about 80 cm2, or more preferably to less than about 70 cm2.
- In certain embodiments, the subjects are obese or overweight, whereas in other embodiments, they are not. For example, patients can have a BMI greater than about 25, greater than about 27, greater than about 30, greater than about 40, less than about 30, less than about 40 and/or less than about 50.
- Visceral fat levels of subjects can be determined by various techniques known to those skilled in the art. Visceral fat of subjects can be directly measured. Visceral obesity can be diagnosed by determining a subject's waist-to-hip measurement ratio. Generally, measurements are taken of the waist and hip and a ratio is compared to published tables which reflect the amount of risk for certain diseases or conditions associated with visceral obesity. The waist measurement, i.e., belt size, can also be used by itself. Changes in visceral fat levels in a subject (e.g., a “decrease in visceral fat”) in response to treatment can be determined by a subject's waist-to-hip measurement ratio. The waist measurement (or “abdominal perimeter”) takes into account both visceral and subcutaneous fat, while the hip measurement takes into account only subcutaneous fat.
- Visceral fat can be also assessed both qualitatively and quantitatively, by standard assays known to one of ordinary skill in the art, for example, by computer tomography (CT) scans of, for example, the abdomen. Where desired, CT scans can be used to assess both visceral and subcutaneous fat. In such instances, it can be useful to determine the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat as part of determination of whether a subject is amenable to therapy, and/or to monitor therapy according to the invention. Visceral fat can be assessed by CT scanning in a single tomographic slice at the L4-L5 level. Visceral fat can be assessed at least partially by analyzing one or more of a magnetic resonance imaging scan and an ultrasonogram.
- Normal subjects, i.e., those not displaying obesity, large amounts of visceral fat, or a visceral-fat disease, condition or disorder, who can be amenable to the methods and compositions of the invention can be identified by any method for predicting obesity, visceral fat, or a visceral-fat disease, condition or disorder, including, but not limited to, genetic tests and screening of family histories.
- The patient can be suffering from a visceral-fat condition. For example, the patient can be suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, one or more of coronary heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, periodontal disease, metabolic abnormalities, and diabetes. The condition can be related to the patient being overweight. The condition can also be inhibited by weight loss. In some embodiments, the patient is being administered a different medication which causes an increase in relative or absolute values of visceral fat.
- Naltrexone and bupropion compositions suitable for use in the present invention include compositions in which the active ingredients are contained in an amount effective to achieve its intended purpose. A “therapeutically effective amount” refers to that amount of the naltrexone and/or bupropion composition that is sufficient to treat or manage a visceral fat condition, typically as determined by a clinician or a physician. In some embodiments, two or more compounds are provided separately or in a single dosage form. In these embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount can be determined based on the combined effects of the two or more compounds. For example, naltrexone and bupropion can be administered at dosages for which the combination of naltrexone and bupropion is effective in decreasing visceral fat content, though the dosages would be ineffective if either naltrexone or bupropion were administered alone. In an embodiment, the amounts of naltrexone and bupropion are selected so that the combination provides an effect that is greater than additive, e.g., synergistically effective, in decreasing visceral fat content and/or metabolic syndrome, as compared to the effect of either naltrexone or bupropion administered alone.
- The exact formulation, route of administration and dosage for the naltrexone and bupropion compositions described herein can be chosen by the individual physician in view of the patient's condition. See e.g., Fingl et al. 1975, in “The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics”, Ch. 1 p. 1.
- The naltrexone and/or bupropion can be administered in a controlled-release dosage form, e.g. a sustained-release form. The naltrexone and/or bupropion can be administered to the patient before, during, or after a specific meal or before, during, or after every meal. The composition or compound can be administered before the patient goes to sleep or in the morning. Bupropion can be provided in various dosages, preferably in the range of from about 100 mg to about 600 mg. Examples of bupropion dosages include about 50 mg, about 100 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg or about 600 mg. Naltrexone can also be provided in various dosages, preferably in the range of from about 4 mg to about 50 mg. Examples of naltrexone dosages include about 8 mg, about 16 mg, about 32 mg, about 48 mg, or about 64 mg.
- A double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center trial was conducted with 285 healthy, non-diabetic, obese subjects. The subjects were administered either bupropion 200 mg bid, placebo (P), naltrexone 48 mg qd (N1), or bupropion 400 mg with naltrexone 32 mg qd (BN2). 182 subjects completed 24 weeks of treatment. A subset of 60 subjects had dual energy X-ray absorptometry (DEXA) and multislice CT scans to measure body fat, lean tissue and visceral fat (American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting 2007).
- The groups were matched at baseline. Markers of insulin resistance improved more with BN2 than expected from the weight loss alone. A robust effect on decreasing visceral fat was also evident.
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TABLE 1 Naltrexone & Naltrexone Bupropion Bupropion Placebo 48 mg 400 mg 32/400 mg Weight (%) −1.1 ± 0.6 *** −1.74 ± 0.9 *** −3.14 ± 0.7 *** −7.1 ± 0.7 Waist (cm) −1.0 ± 5.4 ** −3.8 ± 12.7 −2.9 ± 6.0 −5.4 ± 7.6 Fasting Glucose 1.9 ± 1.3 * 3.4 ± 1.7 * 3.5 ± 1.5 * −2.0 ± 1.5 (mg/dL) Insulin 0.9 ± 0.9 ** 1.7 ± 1.3 ** −0.5 ± 1.1 −3.0 ± 1.1 (mcU/mL) Triglyceride −15.0 ± 7.7 * −17.6 ± 10.4 −18.4 ± 9.0 * −43.6 ± 8.8 (mg/dL) Visceral fat (%) −4.6 ± 0.6 ** −0.1 ± 8.7 *** −2.3 ± 5.1 * −13.7 ± 11.7 * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 - Subjects (n=117) received one of six treatments: two placebos (P+P), placebo and naltrexone (P+Nal), bupropion and placebo (Bup+P), bupropion and naltrexone 48 mg (Bup+Nal 48), bupropion and naltrexone 32 mg (Bup+Nal 32), or bupropion and naltrexone 16 mg (Bup+Nal 16).
- Subjects had a DEXA body scan to measure total body fat, lean tissue and bone mineral content at baseline and at 6 months. Subjects also had a multi-slice CT scan to determine visceral fat volume at the same time points. The mass of selective visceral loss can be calculated based on total fat and the volume of visceral fat.
- The average change in visceral body mass is shown in
FIG. 1 for the four treatments. Patients receiving Bup+Nal 32 experienced a dose-related loss in visceral body mass. Statistically significant improvements were also observed in several important metabolic parameters including: plasma glucose, serum insulin and plasma triglycerides. -
TABLE 2 Baseline Weight, BMI and Weight Circumference Bup + Nal Bup + Bup + P + P P + Nal Bup + P 48 Nal 32 Nal 16 Weight (kg) 98.8 96.3 101.4 92.9 98.3 92.7 Mean BMI (kg/m2) 34.7 35.3 35.8 34.0 35.1 34.4 Mean Waist 105.8 104.3 107.7 102.1 103.5 102.0 Circumference (cm) Change in — −1.5 1.9 −3.7 −2.3 −3.8 Waist Circumference (cm) Change in — −1.4 1.8 −3.5 −2.2 −3.6 Waist Circumference (%) vs. placebo -
TABLE 3 Change from Baseline, Visceral Adipose Mass Bup + Nal Bup + Bup + Bup + P + P P + Nal Bup + P 48 Nal 32 Nal 16 Nal # Change from Baseline −4.6 −0.1 −2.3 −16.7 −13.7 −15.5 −14.7 Mean (SD), Visceral (9.6) (8.7) (5.1) (15.2) (11.7) (14.9) (12.9) Adipose Mass P-Value* 0.064 0.971 −.278 0.027 <0.001 0.009 <0.001 LS Mean (SE){circumflex over ( )} −1.2 3.5 0.2 −11.0 (2.7) (3.5) (4.3) (2.1) P-value (vs. B + N)* 0.003 <0.001 0.024 -
TABLE 4 Change from Baseline, Total Body Adipose Mass Bup + Nal Bup + Bup + Bup + P + P P + Nal Bup + P 48 Nal 32 Nal 16 Nal # Change from Baseline −4.0 −3.2 −4.1 −15.7 −12.2 −16.0 −13.7 Mean (SD), Total (7.1) (6.9) (4.1) (13.2) (8.4) (8.4) (9.3) Body Adipose Mass P-Value* 0.035 0.150 0.026 0.020 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 LS Mean (SE){circumflex over ( )} −1.9 −1.5 −2.6 −11.0 (2.2) (2.7) (3.1) (1.7) P-value (vs. B + N)* <0.001 <0.001 0.010 -
TABLE 5 Metabolic Parameters Placebo Naltrexone Bupropion Bup + Nal 32 Plasma Glucose (mg/dL) 1.9 ± 1.3* 3.4 ± 1.7** 3.5 ± 1.5** −2.0 ± 1.5 Serum Insulin (uU/mL) 0.9 ± 0.9*** 1.7 ± 1.3*** −0.5 ± 1.1 −3.0 ± 1.1 Triglycerides (mg/dL) −15.0 ± 7.7** −17.6 ± 10.4 −18.4 ± 9.0 −43.6 ± 8.8 - The results demonstrate that weight loss associated with Bup+Nal 32 was essentially due to decreased adipose tissue, as opposed to lean tissue. The percentage of this decrease was similar in magnitude in both visceral and overall adipose tissue. Visceral adipose tissue loss indicates that the combination of bupropion and naltrexone (e.g., Bup+Nal 32) will likely benefit cardio-vascular risk factors associated with obesity. Bupropion and naltrexone 32 mg showed a synergistic effect for weight loss and loss of visceral adipose mass. The change in the total adipose mass and visceral adipose mass associated with Bup+Nal 48 was not significant. However, the group of patients receiving Bup+Nal 48 had a higher early drop-out rate which reduced the sample size, thereby affecting the significance calculations.
- Metabolic syndrome represents a group of risk factors that have been linked to obesity, insulin resistance and are present in about 47 million Americans. This syndrome can increase the risk of later developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease and can be reduced by a loss in excess body weight.
- A post-hoc evaluation was applied on the baseline prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among 361 evaluable subjects, as defined by the Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines. Approximately one in three study subjects were determined to have exhibited the metabolic syndrome at baseline. Treatment with bupropion and naltrexone was associated with a significantly higher rate of subjects who no longer met metabolic syndrome criteria after 24 weeks of treatment than seen with placebo (p=0.04). Subjects were administered the same treatments as described in Example 2. Of the bupropion and naltrexone dosage forms, Bup+Nal 32 demonstrated the best overall risk to benefit ratio with a decrease in metabolic syndrome from 30% to 14% using a conservative ITT-LOCF analysis (p<0.05). Improvements associated with the Bup+Nal 32 treatment across the parameters defining metabolic syndrome were most dramatic on reductions in triglycerides (0.6% P+P, −33.6% Bup+Nal 32, p<0.01) and waist circumference (−1.8% P+P, −6.4% Bup+Nal 32, p=0.06) while also favorably increasing HDL cholesterol (0.3% P+P, 15.1% Bup+Nal 32, p<0.01). The increase in HDL cholesterol is especially noteworthy since the literature indicates that a 1% increase in HDL cholesterol leads to a 2% reduction in cardiovascular risk. These data indicate that bupropion and naltrexone dosage forms described herein, particularly the 32/400 dose, reduce the metabolic syndrome prevalence and improve cardiovascular risk amongst those individuals with the greatest need for risk reduction. Treatment with bupropion and naltrexone significantly decreased the percent of the study population with the metabolic syndrome from 31% to 15% in the pooled NB groups as compared to only a 38% to 30% within the placebo cohort (p=0.04).
- It will be understood by those of skill in the art that numerous and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, it should be clearly understood that the forms of the present invention are illustrative only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
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