The invention provides, inter alia, methods to treat, e.g., hyperglycemia or diabetes patients having two or more of a BMI of at least 28 or 29, a fasting insulin level of at least 4 μU/mL or at least 6 μU/mL and optionally (i) a serum MCP1 level of at least about 400 pg/mL or at least about 500 pg/mL. The treatment method includes administering 17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene-3β, 7β, 17β-triol and optionally another compound such as metformin or glyburide. Specific embodiments include use of 17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene-3β, 7β, 17β-triol for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in a patient and a BMI of at least 28 or 29 and optionally hyperglycemia. In these embodiments, the patient will most preferably have a fasting insulin level of at least 4 μU/mL or at least 5 μU/mL.
本发明提供了治疗高血糖或糖尿病患者的方法,其中患者至少具有以下两种特征之一:BMI至少为28或29,空腹
胰岛素水平至少为4μU/mL或至少为6μU/mL,以及可选地(i)血清M
CP1
水平至少约为400pg/mL或至少约为500pg/mL。治疗方法包括给予17α-
乙炔基雄
烯-5-
烯-3β,7β,17β-三醇和可选的另一化合物,例如
二甲双胍或格列
苯脲。具体实施例包括使用17α-
乙炔基雄
烯-5-
烯-3β,7β,17β-三醇治疗具有BMI至少为28或29,可选地具有高血糖的患者的高
胆固醇血症。在这些实施例中,患者最好具有至少4μU/mL或至少5μU/mL的空腹
胰岛素水平。