Exercise training and liraglutide, alone or together, for muscle blood flow and insulin action in metabolic syndrome

You may qualify if

• Male or female ≥21 and ≤60 years old.
• Body mass index >25 and ≤35 kg/m2 and is weight stable (<5 kg weight change in the past 6 months). BMI is limited to ≤35 kg/m2 for easier vascular access and cardiac imaging.
• Meet 3 of 5 National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Metabolic Syndrome criteria:; Increased waist circumference (≥102 cm in men; ≥88 cm in women); Elevated triglycerides (≥150 mg/dl); Reduced HDL-cholesterol (<40mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women); High blood pressure (≥130 mmHg systolic or ≥85mmHg diastolic); Elevated fasting glucose (≥100 mg/dl); Subject may participate if on the following drugs, provided the drug doses have been stable for at least 3 months.; Ace inhibitor; ARB; HMG CoA reductase inhibitor; Beta blocker; Calcium channel blockers; Alpha-adrenergic antagonist; Statin

You can't join if

• A diagnosis of any type of diabetes or history of diabetes medication use
• Recently active (>20 min of moderate/high intensity exercise, 2 times/week)
• Subjects who are smokers or who have quit smoking <5 years
• Subjects with hypertriglyceridemia (>400 mg/dl) or hypercholesterolemia (>260 mg/dl)
• Subjects with BP>160/90
• Subjects with a history of significant metabolic, cardiac, cerebrovascular, hematological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, liver, renal, or endocrine disease or malignancy
• Pregnant (as evidenced by positive pregnancy test) or nursing women
• Subjects with contraindications to participation in an exercise training program
• Allergic to perflutren
• A prior use of Liraglutide