Title

Splanchnic Blood Redistribution After Incretin Hormone Infusion and Obesity Surgery
The Effects of Glucose-dependent Insulinotrophic Peptide (GIP) and Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) on Splanchnic Redistribution of Blood Flow at Postprandial State and After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve
  • Phase

    Phase 1
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted
  • Study Participants

    36
Obesity is a worldwide problem and leads to multiple metabolic and endocrinological problems.

Bariatric surgeries are a growing field as a treatment choice for morbid obesity (BMI > 35 kg/m2). Clinical and research evidence shows that shortly after RYGB, T2DM resolves with improving glucose tolerance. Foregut hypothesis behind bariatric surgeries postulate, that bypassed portions of intestine contain a substance, that acts as an anti-incretin, ie. to counteract metabolically favourable incretins. In view of the recent studies, it may be that GIP is really the anti-incretin behind this hypothesis.

The current study is conducted to investigate the vasoactive roles of the GIP. The investigators aim to show that GIP is the major contributor to the blood flow and tissue blood volume observed in postprandial state.
Obesity is a worldwide problem and leads to multiple metabolic and endocrinological problems, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In T2DM, body is unable to response to circulating insulin levels, which ultimately destroys pancreatic β-cells, leading to chronic hyperglycaemia with ensuing consequences

Intestine is able to produce endocrinologically active substances, which affect to body's intermediary metabolism. One of these substances in glucose-dependent insulinotrophic polypeptide (GIP, part of the incretin family), which potentiates the release of insulin postprandially. However, recent evidence suggests, that GIP may have more harmful than beneficial role in the pathogenesis: it has been shown that GIP participates in the development of insulin resistance, the key defect in the process of metabolic dysfunction. GIP may also regulate postprandial redistribution of splanchnic blood flow which might act in the body's nutrition handling [8].

Bariatric surgeries are a growing field as a treatment choice for morbid obesity (BMI > 35 kg/m2). Most established of these procedures is a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), where duodenum and proximal jejunum is bypassed. Clinical and research evidence shows that shortly (before any significant weight loss) after RYGB, T2DM resolves with improving glucose tolerance. Foregut hypothesis behind bariatric surgeries postulate, that bypassed portions of intestine contain a substance, that acts as an anti-incretin¬, ie. to counteract metabolically favourable incretins. In view of the recent studies, it may be that GIP is really the anti-incretin behind this hypothesis.

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a modern imaging technique, which can be used to study perfusion and metabolism of different organs non-invasively. When radiowater measurement is combined with [15O]CO, both tissues specific perfusion and blood volume can be measured, respectively. When coupled with magnetic imaging (ie. PET-MRI), the volumes-of-interests can be accurately drawn to the desired organs.

The current study is conducted to investigate the vasoactive roles of the GIP. We aim to show that GIP is the major contributor to the blood flow and tissue blood volume observed in postprandial state. Moreover, we hypothesize that the elimination of GIP-effect has a central role in the improved intermediary metabolism observed after bariatric surgery procedures, and that part this change is mediated by changes in splanchnic circulation. Furthermore, we investigate the effect of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1, another member of incretin family) on splanchnic circulation.

In the present study intestinal, hepatic and pancreatic blood flow and volume are measured using [15O]H2O- and [15O]CO radiotracers and PET-MRI imaging in healthy normal weight volunteers (n = 20, BMI ≤ 27 kg/m2) and in morbidly obese T2DM patients (n = 30, BMI ≤ 35 kg/m2) before and after the bariatric surgery operation. The PET imaging will be performed at fasting state but also separately either during 1) mixed meal solution (MMS), 2) GIP-, or 3) GLP-1-infusion. Also abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, intestinal and hepatic tissue samples will be collected.
Study Started
Jan 31
2013
Primary Completion
Nov 30
2015
Study Completion
Jan 31
2016
Last Update
Oct 20
2021

Procedure Roux-en-Y

Subjects in the intervention group will be divided into two consecutive surgical groups, RYGB or SG. After the surgery, subjects are controlled in hospital ward for approximately three days.

Drug GIP-infusion

Blood flow and volume during infusion

Drug GLP-1

Blood flow and volume during infusion

Drug MMS

Blood flow and volume after meal solution

Procedure Sleeve gastrectomy

as in RYGS group

Royx-en-Y surgery Active Comparator

Mixed meal test (MMS) with flow studies before and 2 months after the operation

Control Active Comparator

Healthy volunteer group, GIP, GLP-1 and MMS studies

Sleeve gastrectomy Experimental

Mixed meal test (MMS) with flow studies before and 2 months after the operation

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

BMI > 35 kg/m2
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose more than 7 mmol/l)
Age: 18-60 years
Previous, carefully planned, conservative treatments for obesity have failed

Exclusion Criteria:

BMI over 60 kg/m2
Weight more than 170 kg
Waist circumference > 150 cm
Insulin treatment requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus
Mental disorder or poor compliance
Eating disorder or excessive use of alcohol
Active ulcus-disease
Pregnancy
Past dose of radiation
Presence of any ferromagnetic objects that would make MR imaging contraindicated
Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator could create a hazard to the subject safety, endanger the study procedures or interfere with the interpretation of study results

Inclusion criteria for the control group

BMI 18-27 kg/m2
Age 18-60 years
Fasting plasma glucose less than 6.1 mmol/l
Normal glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

Exclusion criteria for the control group

Blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg
Any chronic disease
Mental disorder or poor compliance
Any chronic medical defect or injury which hinder/interfere everyday life
Eating disorder or excessive use of alcohol
Pregnancy
Past dose of radiation
Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator could create a hazard to the subject safety, endanger the study procedures or interfere with the interpretation of study results
Presence of any ferromagnetic objects that would make MR imaging contraindicated
Smoking
No Results Posted