A Study of the Safety, Tolerance and Assessment of HE3286 on Insulin Sensitivity and Hepatic Glucose Production

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is developing a new class of therapeutics for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The investigational drug, HE3286, is a synthetic analog of a naturally occurring hormone with a potentially new mechanism of action that may improve the current therapeutic options available to a T2DM patient.

The glucose clamp is the gold standard for measurement of insulin sensitivity. Given the observed activity of HE3286 in reducing insulin resistance in both impaired glucose intolerant subjects and type 2 diabetic patients, it is necessary to evaluate the physiological site of action (i.e. liver vs. skeletal muscle) of HE3286 in order to further understand the mechanism of action and to design future clinical trials.

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female subject 18-65 years of age
• Body Mass Index (BMI) is at least 29 kg/m2 but no more than 35 kg/m2 for females and no more than 37 kg/m2 for males
• Subject has fasting blood glucose level of < 126 mg/dL at Screening
• Subject has a 2 hour postprandial (following 75 grams glucose administration) blood glucose of 140-200 mg/dL at Screening
• Subject has fasting plasma insulin >=10 μU/mL

Exclusion criteria

• Subject has a history of clinically significant cardiovascular disease (including coronary artery disease), clinically significant hepatic, respiratory or renal abnormalities, clinically significant endocrine disorders (including history of diabetes); or clinically significant neurological or psychiatric condition;
• Subject has any clinically significant abnormalities in laboratory results at screening