This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Cushing's disease is associated with profound body composition changes. These changes include an increase in central versus peripheral fat deposition. After surgical treatment of Cushing's, over time the body composition changes normalize. These changes in body composition are felt to be due to direct actions of cortisol on fat tissue, but new research has shown that other hormones may be involved as well. Adipokines (leptin and adiponectin) as well as appetite hormones (ghrelin and PYY) seem to play a role in appetite and obesity. This study proposes to investigate the role of these hormones in the body composition changes seen in Cushing's. We plan to follow 10 Cushing's patients over time before and after surgical treatment. There will be one pre-operative and two post-operative visits, the first post-operative visit while the patient has been on a stable dose of steroids for at least 6 months and the second while the patient has been off steroids for at least 6 months. We will measure fasting leptin and adiponectin as well as glucose, insulin, PYY, and ghrelin before and at 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 minutes after a test meal. Subjects will complete a questionnaire before and after the test meal to measure levels of hunger and satiety. We will also recruit 10 control patients to undergo these hormone tests during one study visit. In the Cushing's patients, we will investigate adipose distribution by whole-body MRI, to correlate the changes in hormone levels with body composition changes that occur with treatment of Cushing's disease. Hypothesis 1: Compared to BMI-matched controls, patients with active Cushing's disease will have low fasting ghrelin levels that fail to display normal suppression after a meal, which will resolve after surgical cure.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR000071-46
Application #
7953678
Study Section
National Center for Research Resources Initial Review Group (RIRG)
Project Start
2009-03-01
Project End
2009-07-31
Budget Start
2009-03-01
Budget End
2009-07-31
Support Year
46
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$1,224
Indirect Cost
Name
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
078861598
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10029
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