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Tack J, Verbeure W, Mori H, Schol J, Van den Houte K, Huang IH, Balsiger L, Broeders B, Colomier E, Scarpellini E, Carbone F. The gastrointestinal tract in hunger and satiety signalling. United European Gastroenterol J 2021; 9:727-734. [PMID: 34153172 PMCID: PMC8280794 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Different peripheral pathways are implicated in the regulation of the food ingestion-digestion cycle. METHODS Narrative review on gastrointestinal mechanisms involved in satiety and hunger signalling. RESULTS Combined mechano- and chemoreceptors, peripherally released peptide hormones and neural pathways provide feedback to the brain to determine sensations of hunger (increase energy intake) or satiation (cessation of energy intake) and regulate the human metabolism. The gastric accommodation reflex, which consists of a transient relaxation of the proximal stomach during food intake, has been identified as a major determinant of meal volume, through activation of tension-sensitive gastric mechanoreceptors. Motilin, whose release is the trigger of gastric Phase 3, has been identified as the major determinant of return of hunger after a meal. In addition, the release of several peptide hormones such as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), cholecystokinin as well as motilin and ghrelin contributes to gut-brain signalling with relevance to control of hunger and satiety. A number of nutrients, such as bitter tastants, as well as pharmacological agents, such as endocannabinoid receptor antagonists and GLP-1 analogues act on these pathways to influence hunger, satiation and food intake. CONCLUSION Gastrointestinal mechanisms such as gastric accommodation and motilin release are key determinants of satiety and hunger.
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- Jan Tack
- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Anderson B, Carlson P, Laurenti M, Vella A, Camilleri M, Desai A, Feuerhak K, Bharucha AE. Association between allelic variants in the glucagon-like peptide 1 and cholecystokinin receptor genes with gastric emptying and glucose tolerance. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2020; 32:e13724. [PMID: 31691451 PMCID: PMC6923543 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nutrient-mediated release of cholecystokinin and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) regulates gastric emptying (GE) via duodenogastric feedback mechanisms; GLP-1 also regulates postprandial insulin secretion. Some patients with functional upper gastrointestinal symptoms have impaired glucose tolerance during enteral dextrose infusion. Our hypothesis was that variants in CCK, GLP-1, and TCF7L2 (transcription factor 7-like 2 locus), which is associated with greatest genetic risk for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, are associated with GE and independently with glucose tolerance. Our aims were to evaluate the associations between these GE, glucose tolerance, and these single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). METHODS Genetic variants, scintigraphic GE of solids, plasma glucose, insulin, and GLP-1 during enteral dextrose infusion (75gm over 2 hours) were measured. GE and enteral dextrose infusion were, respectively, evaluated in 44 (27 controls and 17 patients with functional dyspepsia or nausea) and 42 (28 controls, 14 patients) participants; of these, 51 participants consented to assessment of SNPs. Four functional SNPs were studied: rs6923761 and rs1042044 at GLP-1 receptor, rs7903146 (TCF7L2), and rs1800857 (CCK receptor). KEY RESULTS Gastric emptying was normal in 38, rapid in 4, and delayed in two participants; 38 had normal, and four had impaired glucose tolerance. The T allele at rs7903146 (TCF7L2) was non-significantly associated (P = .14) with faster GE. The associations between SNPs and demographic variables, GE thalf , glucose tolerance and plasma GLP1 levels were not significant. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES There is a trend toward an association between faster GE and the diabetes-associated allele at rs7903146 in TCF7L2. However, these SNPs were not associated with plasma glucose or GLP1 concentrations during enteral dextrose infusion.
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- Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Division of Internal Medicine
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Min YW, Ko EJ, Lee JY, Rhee PL. Impaired neural pathway in gastric muscles of patients with diabetes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7101. [PMID: 29739973 PMCID: PMC5940896 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24147-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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To explore the pathogenic mechanism of diabetic gastropathy, we investigated differences in response to electrical field stimulation (EFS) of gastric muscles from diabetic and non-diabetic (control) patients. Gastric specimens were obtained from 34 patients and 45 controls who underwent gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. Using organ bath techniques, we examined peak and nadir values of contraction under EFS. To examine responses to purinergic and nitrergic inhibition without cholinergic innervation, atropine, MRS2500, and N-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA) were added sequentially to the organ bath. Tetrodotoxin (TTX) was used to confirm that the responses to EFS were mediated via neural stimulation. In the absence of pharmacological agents, peak contraction amplitude was greater in non-diabetic controls compared to diabetics only in the distal longitudinal gastric muscles. However, the nadir was greater in controls than in patients in both proximal and distal gastric circular muscles. Addition of MRS2500 could not decrease the nadir in both controls and patients, both in the proximal and distal stomach. However, L-NNA completely reversed the relaxation. TTX had no further effect on nadir. In conclusion, impaired inhibitory nitrergic neural pathway in both proximal and distal stomach and impaired excitatory cholinergic neural pathway in the distal stomach may contribute to the pathogenic mechanism underlying diabetic gastropathy.
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- Yang Won Min
- Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Halim MA, Degerblad M, Sundbom M, Karlbom U, Holst JJ, Webb DL, Hellström PM. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Inhibits Prandial Gastrointestinal Motility Through Myenteric Neuronal Mechanisms in Humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:575-585. [PMID: 29177486 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CONTEXT Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion from l-cells and postprandial inhibition of gastrointestinal motility. OBJECTIVE Investigate whether physiological plasma concentrations of GLP-1 inhibit human postprandial motility and determine mechanism of action of GLP-1 and analog ROSE-010 action. DESIGN Single-blind parallel study. SETTING University hospital laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Healthy volunteers investigated with antroduodenal manometry. Human gastric and intestinal muscle strips. INTERVENTIONS Motility indices (MIs) obtained before and during GLP-1 or saline infusion. Plasma GLP-1 and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) measured by radioimmunoassay. Gastrointestinal muscle strips investigated for GLP-1- and ROSE-010-induced relaxation employing GLP-1 and GLP-2 and their receptor localization, and blockers exendin(9-39)amide, Lω-nitro-monomethylarginine (L-NMMA), 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine (DDA), and tetrodotoxin (TTX) to reveal target mechanism of GLP-1 action. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Postprandial gastrointestinal relaxation by GLP-1. RESULTS In humans, food intake increased MI to 6.4 ± 0.3 (antrum), 5.7 ± 0.4 (duodenum), and 5.9 ± 0.2 (jejunum). GLP-1 administered intravenously raised plasma GLP-1, but not GLP-2. GLP-1 0.7 pmol/kg/min suppressed corresponding MI to 4.6 ± 0.2, 4.7 ± 0.4, and 5.0 ± 0.2, whereas 1.2 pmol/kg/min suppressed MI to 5.4 ± 0.2, 4.4 ± 0.3, and 5.4 ± 0.3 (P < 0.0001 to 0.005). In vitro, GLP-1 and ROSE-010 prevented contractions by bethanechol and electric field stimulation (P < 0.005 to 0.05). These effects were disinhibited by exendin(9-39)amide, L-NMMA, DDA, or TTX. GLP-1 and GLP-2 were localized to epithelial cells, GLP-1 also at myenteric neurons. GLP-1R and GLP-2R were localized at myenteric neurons but not muscle. CONCLUSIONS GLP-1 and ROSE-010 inhibit postprandial gastrointestinal motility through GLP-1R at myenteric neurons, involving nitrergic and cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent mechanisms.
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- Md Abdul Halim
- Department of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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MicroRNA-126 suppresses inflammation in endothelial cells under hyperglycemic condition by targeting HMGB1. Vascul Pharmacol 2016; 88:48-55. [PMID: 27993686 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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MicroRNA-126(miR-126) targets involved in inflammation need to be identified. In this study, we aim to investigate whether high-mobility group box 1(HMGB1), an inflammation-related gene, is the target of miR-126 in diabetic vascular endothelium. The diabetic apoE-/- mice model, a classical diabetic atherosclerosis model, was established. The aorta of diabetic apoE-/- mice showed decrease of miR-126 and elevation of HMGB1 and inflammation. Next, we employed several in vitro experiments to address the role of miRNA-126 on the regulation of HMGB1 in endothelial cells under hyperglycemic and inflammatory conditions. Manipulation of miRNA levels in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was achieved by transfecting cells with miR-126 mimic and antagomir. Overexpression of miR-126 could decrease the expression of downstream components of HMGB1 including TNF-α, ROS, and NADPH oxidase activity in HUVECs under hyperglycemic condition. Nevertheless, such phenomenon was completely reversed by miR-126 antagomir. The expression of HMGB1 protein rather than HMGB1 mRNA was down-regulated after transfection with miR-126 mimic, which indicated the modulation of HMGB1 mediated by miR-126 was at the posttranslational level. Luciferase reporter assay confirmed the 3'-UTR of HMGB1 gene was a direct target of miR-126. Western blot analysis also indicated that overexpression of miR-126 contributed to the elevation of p-eNOS, eNOS and p-AKT expressions, respectively. In summary, our findings suggest that miR-126 may suppress inflammation and ROS production in endothelial cells treated by high glucose through modulating the expression of HMGB1. Our study provides a novel pathogenic link between dysregulated miRNA expression and inflammation in diabetic vascular endothelium.
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Min YW, Hong YS, Ko EJ, Lee JY, Ahn KD, Bae JM, Rhee PL. Nitrergic Pathway Is the Main Contributing Mechanism in the Human Gastric Fundus Relaxation: An In Vitro Study. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162146. [PMID: 27589594 PMCID: PMC5010257 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Human gastric fundus relaxation is mediated by intrinsic inhibitory pathway. We investigated the roles of nitrergic and purinergic pathways, two known inhibitory factors in gastric motility, on spontaneous and nerve-evoked contractions in human gastric fundus muscles. Methods Gastric fundus muscle strips (12 circular and 13 longitudinal) were obtained from patients without previous gastrointestinal motility disorder who underwent gastrectomy for stomach cancer. Using these specimens, we examined basal tone, peak, amplitude, and frequency of spontaneous contractions, and peak and nadir values under electrical field stimulation (EFS, 150 V, 0.3 ms, 10 Hz, 20 s). To examine responses to purinergic and nitrergic inhibition without cholinergic innervation, atropine (muscarinic antagonist, 1 μM), MRS2500 (a purinergic P2Y1 receptor antagonist, 1 μM), and N-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, 100 μM) were added sequentially for spontaneous and electrically-stimulated contractions. Tetrodotoxin was used to confirm any neuronal involvement. Results In spontaneous contraction, L-NNA increased basal tone and peak in both muscle layers, while amplitude and frequency were unaffected. EFS (up to 10 Hz) uniformly induced initial contraction and subsequent relaxation in a frequency-dependent manner. Atropine abolished initial on-contraction and induced only relaxation during EFS. While MRS2500 showed no additional influence, L-NNA reversed relaxation (p = 0.012 in circular muscle, and p = 0.006 in longitudinal muscle). Tetrodotoxin abolished any EFS-induced motor response. Conclusions The relaxation of human gastric fundus muscle is reduced by nitrergic inhibition. Hence, nitrergic pathway appears to be the main mechanism for the human gastric fundus relaxation.
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- Yang Won Min
- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Gallego D, Mañé N, Gil V, Martínez-Cutillas M, Jiménez M. Mechanisms responsible for neuromuscular relaxation in the gastrointestinal tract. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2016; 108:721-731. [DOI: 10.17235/reed.2016.4058/2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acosta A, Camilleri M, Burton D, O'Neill J, Eckert D, Carlson P, Zinsmeister AR. Exenatide in obesity with accelerated gastric emptying: a randomized, pharmacodynamics study. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/11/e12610. [PMID: 26542264 PMCID: PMC4632965 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Obesity is associated with differences in satiety, gastric emptying (GE), gastric volume, and psychological traits. Exenatide, a short-acting glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, is associated with variable weight loss. We compared the effects of exenatide, 5 μg, and placebo SQ, twice daily for 30 days on GE of solids and liquids (scintigraphy), satiety (ad libitum buffet meal), satiation (nutrient drink test, maximum tolerated volume [MTV]), and weight loss in 20 participants with documented accelerated GE of solids (T1/2 < 90 min). Exenatide delayed GE of solids (T1/2 [Δ] 86 min relative to placebo, P < 0.001) and reduced calorie intake at buffet meal ([Δ] 129 kcal compared to placebo). Median weight loss was -0.95 kg (IQR -0.7 to -2.1) for exenatide and -0.55 kg (0.3 to -2.1) for placebo (P = 0.23); 80% of exenatide group had documented reduction in weight. In the exenatide treatment group, there was an inverse correlation between gastric emptying T1/2 and MTV (R = -0.548, P = 0.089). The univariate association of weight change with posttreatment MTV was borderline (Rs = 0.43, P = 0.06); in the multiple regression model, posttreatment MTV was associated with weight change (P = 0.047). The effect of the short-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist, exenatide, on GE is associated with the change in food intake, and the latter impacts weight loss in response to exenatide treatment.
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- Andres Acosta
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (C.E.N.T.E.R.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (C.E.N.T.E.R.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (C.E.N.T.E.R.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (C.E.N.T.E.R.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (C.E.N.T.E.R.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (C.E.N.T.E.R.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Plummer MP, Jones KL, Cousins CE, Trahair LG, Meier JJ, Chapman MJ, Horowitz M, Deane AM. Hyperglycemia potentiates the slowing of gastric emptying induced by exogenous GLP-1. Diabetes Care 2015; 38:1123-9. [PMID: 25784665 DOI: 10.2337/dc14-3091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Acute hyperglycemia markedly slows gastric emptying. Exogenous GLP-1 also slows gastric emptying, leading to diminished glycemic excursions. The primary objective was to determine whether hyperglycemia potentiates the slowing of gastric emptying induced by GLP-1 administration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Ten healthy participants were studied on 4 separate days. Blood glucose was clamped at hyperglycemia using an intravenous infusion of 25% dextrose (∼12 mmol/L; hyper) on 2 days, or maintained at euglycemia (∼6 mmol/L; eu) on 2 days, between t = -15 and 240 min. During hyperglycemic and euglycemic days, participants received intravenous GLP-1 (1.2 pmol/kg/min) and placebo in a randomized double-blind fashion. At t = 0 min, subjects ingested 100 g beef mince labeled with 20 MBq technetium-99m-sulfur colloid and 3 g 3-O-methyl-glucose (3-OMG), a marker of glucose absorption. Gastric emptying was measured scintigraphically from t = 0 to 240 min and serum 3-OMG taken at regular intervals from t = 15 to 240 min. The areas under the curve for gastric emptying and 3-OMG were analyzed using one-way repeated-measures ANOVA with Bonferroni-Holm adjusted post hoc tests. RESULTS Hyperglycemia slowed gastric emptying (eu/placebo vs. hyper/placebo; P < 0.001) as did GLP-1 (eu/placebo vs. eu/GLP-1; P < 0.001). There was an additive effect of GLP-1 and hyperglycemia, such that gastric emptying was markedly slower compared with GLP-1 administration during euglycemia (eu/GLP-1 vs. hyper/GLP-1; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Acute administration of exogenous GLP-1 profoundly slows gastric emptying during hyperglycemia in excess of the slowing induced by GLP-1 during euglycemia. Studies are required to determine the effects of hyperglycemia on gastric emptying with the subcutaneously administered commercially available GLP-1 agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Mark P Plummer
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Department of Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Diabetes Division, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Department of Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Department of Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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Acosta A, Camilleri M, Shin A, Vazquez-Roque MI, Iturrino J, Burton D, O'Neill J, Eckert D, Zinsmeister AR. Quantitative gastrointestinal and psychological traits associated with obesity and response to weight-loss therapy. Gastroenterology 2015; 148:537-546.e4. [PMID: 25486131 PMCID: PMC4339485 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Weight loss after pharmacotherapy varies greatly. We aimed to examine associations of quantitative gastrointestinal and psychological traits with obesity, and to validate the ability of these traits to predict responses of obese individuals to pharmacotherapy. METHODS In a prospective study, we measured gastric emptying of solids and liquids, fasting and postprandial gastric volume, satiation by nutrient drink test (volume to fullness and maximal tolerated volume), satiety after an ad libitum buffet meal, gastrointestinal hormones, and psychological traits in 328 normal-weight, overweight, or obese adults. We also analyzed data from 181 previously studied adults to assess associations betwecen a subset of traits with body mass index and waist circumference. Latent dimensions associated with overweight or obesity were appraised by principal component analyses. We performed a proof of concept, placebo-controlled trial of extended-release phentermine and topiramate in 24 patients to validate associations between quantitative traits and response to weight-loss therapy. RESULTS In the prospective study, obesity was associated with fasting gastric volume (P = .03), accelerated gastric emptying (P < .001 for solids and P = .011 for liquids), lower postprandial levels of peptide tyrosine tyrosine (P = .003), and higher postprandial levels of glucagon-like peptide 1 (P < .001). In a combined analysis of data from all studies, obesity was associated with higher volume to fullness (n = 509; P = .038) and satiety with abnormal waist circumference (n = 271; P = .016). Principal component analysis identified latent dimensions that accounted for approximately 81% of the variation among overweight and obese subjects, including satiety or satiation (21%), gastric motility (14%), psychological factors (13%), and gastric sensorimotor factors (11%). The combination of phentermine and topiramate caused significant weight loss, slowed gastric emptying, and decreased calorie intake; weight loss in response to phentermine and topiramate was significantly associated with calorie intake at the prior satiety test. CONCLUSIONS Quantitative traits are associated with high body mass index; they can distinguish obesity phenotypes and, in a proof of concept clinical trial, predicted response to pharmacotherapy for obesity. ClinicalTrials.gov Number: NCT01834404.
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- Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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Bharucha AE, Camilleri M, Burton DD, Thieke SL, Feuerhak KJ, Basu A, Zinsmeister AR. Increased nutrient sensitivity and plasma concentrations of enteral hormones during duodenal nutrient infusion in functional dyspepsia. Am J Gastroenterol 2014; 109:1910-20; quiz 1909, 1921. [PMID: 25403365 PMCID: PMC4365900 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Functional dyspepsia is predominantly attributed to gastric sensorimotor dysfunctions. The contribution of intestinal chemosensitivity to symptoms is not understood. We evaluated symptoms and plasma hormones during enteral nutrient infusion and the association with impaired glucose tolerance and quality-of-life (QOL) scores in patients with functional dyspepsia vs. healthy controls. METHODS Enteral hormonal responses and symptoms were measured during isocaloric and isovolumic dextrose and lipid infusions into the duodenum in 30 patients with functional dyspepsia (n=27) or nausea and vomiting (n=3) and 35 healthy controls. Infusions were administered in randomized order over 120 min each, with a 120-min washout. Cholecystokinin, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1), and peptide YY were measured during infusions. RESULTS Moderate or more severe symptoms during lipid (4 controls vs. 14 patients) and dextrose (1 control vs. 12 patients) infusions were more prevalent in patients than controls (P≤0.01), associated with higher dyspepsia symptom score (P=0.01), worse QOL (P=0.01), and greater plasma hormone concentrations (e.g., GLP1 during lipid infusion). Moderate or more severe symptoms during enteral infusion explained 18%, and depression score explained 21%, of interpatient variation in QOL. Eight patients had impaired glucose tolerance, associated with greater plasma GLP1 and peptide YY concentrations during dextrose and lipid infusions, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Increased sensitivity to enteral dextrose and lipid infusions was associated with greater plasma enteral hormone concentrations, more severe daily symptoms, and worse QOL in functional dyspepsia. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that enteral hormones mediate increased intestinal sensitivity to nutrients in functional dyspepsia.
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- Adil E. Bharucha
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Amato A, Baldassano S, Liotta R, Serio R, Mulè F. Exogenous glucagon-like peptide 1 reduces contractions in human colon circular muscle. J Endocrinol 2014; 221:29-37. [PMID: 24443715 DOI: 10.1530/joe-13-0525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) is a naturally occurring peptide secreted by intestinal L-cells. Though its primary function is to serve as an incretin, GLP1 reduces gastrointestinal motility. However, only a handful of animal studies have specifically evaluated the influence of GLP1 on colonic motility. Consequently, the aims of this study were to investigate the effects induced by exogenous GLP1, to analyze the mechanism of action, and to verify the presence of GLP1 receptors (GLP1Rs) in human colon circular muscular strips. Organ bath technique, RT-PCR, western blotting, and immunofluorescence were used. In human colon, exogenous GLP1 reduced, in a concentration-dependent manner, the amplitude of the spontaneous contractions without affecting the frequency and the resting basal tone. This inhibitory effect was significantly reduced by exendin (9-39), a GLP1R antagonist, which per se significantly increased the spontaneous mechanical activity. Moreover, it was abolished by tetrodotoxin, a neural blocker, or Nω-nitro-l-arginine - a blocker of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The biomolecular analysis revealed a genic and protein expression of the GLP1R in the human colon. The double-labeling experiments with anti-neurofilament or anti-nNOS showed, for the first time, that immunoreactivity for the GLP1R was expressed in nitrergic neurons of the myenteric plexus. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that GLP1R is expressed in the human colon and, once activated by exogenous GLP1, mediates an inhibitory effect on large intestine motility through NO neural release.
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- Antonella Amato
- Laboratorio di Fisiologia Generale, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
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Janssen P, Rotondo A, Mulé F, Tack J. Review article: a comparison of glucagon-like peptides 1 and 2. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 37:18-36. [PMID: 23121085 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent advancements in understanding the roles and functions of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and 2 (GLP-2) have provided a basis for targeting these peptides in therapeutic strategies. AIM To summarise the preclinical and clinical research supporting the discovery of new therapeutic molecules targeting GLP-1 and GLP-2. METHODS This review is based on a comprehensive PubMed search, representing literature published during the past 30 years related to GLP-1 and GLP-2. RESULTS Although produced and secreted together primarily from L cells of the intestine in response to ingestion of nutrients, GLP-1 and GLP-2 exhibit distinctive biological functions that are governed by the expression of their respective receptors, GLP-1R and GLP-2R. Through widespread expression in the pancreas, intestine, nervous tissue, et cetera, GLP-1Rs facilitates an incretin effect along with effects on appetite and satiety. GLP-1 analogues resistant to degradation by dipeptidyl peptidase-IV and inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV have been developed to aid treatment of diabetes and obesity. The GLP-2R is expressed almost exclusively in the stomach and bowel. The most apparent role for GLP-2 is its promotion of growth and function of intestinal mucosa, which has been targeted for therapies that promote repair and adaptive growth. These are used as treatments for intestinal failure and related conditions. CONCLUSIONS Our growing understanding of the biology and function of GLP-1, GLP-2 and corresponding receptors has fostered further discovery of fundamental biological function as well as new categories of potent therapeutic medicines.
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- P Janssen
- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Effect of the GLP-1 analog liraglutide on satiation and gastric sensorimotor function during nutrient-drink ingestion. Int J Obes (Lond) 2012; 37:693-8. [PMID: 22846777 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 analog, induces weight loss. We investigated whether liraglutide affects gastric accommodation and satiation by measuring the intragastric pressure (IGP) during nutrient-drink consumption and using the barostat technique. METHODS Ten healthy volunteers (HVs) were tested after placebo, 0.3, 0.6 or 1.2 mg liraglutide administration. IGP was studied during intragastric nutrient-drink (1.5 kcal ml(-1)) infusion (60 ml min(-1)), while the HVs scored their satiation on a graded scale until maximal satiation. In a separate session, isobaric distentions were performed using the barostat with stepwise increments of 2 mm Hg starting from minimal distending pressure, although HVs scored their perception; gastric volume was monitored 30 min before and until 60 min after ingestion of 200 ml of nutrient drink. Data are presented as mean±s.e.m. comparisons were performed with ANOVA (P<0.05 was significant). RESULTS During nutrient-drink infusion, IGP decreased with 4.1±0.7, 3.0±0.4, 2.1±0.3 and 2.6±0.4 mm Hg (placebo, 0.3, 0.6 and 1.2 mg liraglutide, respectively; P<0.05). The maximum-tolerated volume was not different, except after treatment with 1.2 mg liraglutide (695±135 ml) compared with placebo (1008±197 ml; P<0.05); however, 1.2 mg liraglutide induced nausea in all volunteers. In the barostat study, liraglutide did not affect the perception or compliance, but significantly decreased gastric accommodation to the meal (168±27 vs 78.8±36.4 ml after treatment with placebo and 0.6 mg liraglutide, respectively; P<0.05). CONCLUSION Although no effect on perception, compliance or satiation was observed, liraglutide inhibited gastric accommodation. Whether this effect is involved in the anorectic effect of liraglutide remains to be determined.
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Camilleri M, Vazquez-Roque M, Iturrino J, Boldingh A, Burton D, McKinzie S, Wong BS, Rao AS, Kenny E, Månsson M, Zinsmeister AR. Effect of a glucagon-like peptide 1 analog, ROSE-010, on GI motor functions in female patients with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 303:G120-8. [PMID: 22517769 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00076.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analog ROSE-010 reduced pain during acute exacerbations of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Our objective was to assess effects of ROSE-010 on several gastrointestinal (GI) motor and bowel functions in constipation-predominant IBS (IBS-C). In a single-center, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response study, we evaluated safety, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics in female patients with IBS-C. ROSE-010 (30, 100, or 300 μg sc) or matching placebo was administered once daily for 3 consecutive days and on 1 day 2-10 days later. We measured GI and colonic transit by validated scintigraphy and gastric volumes by single-photon emission computed tomography. The primary end points were half time of gastric emptying of solids, colonic transit geometric center at 24 h, and gastric accommodation volume. Analysis included intent-to-treat principle, analysis of covariance (with body mass index as covariate), and Dunnett-Hsu test for multiple comparisons. Exposure to ROSE-010 was approximately dose-proportional across the dose range tested. Demographic data in four treatment groups of female IBS-C patients (total 46) were not different. Gastric emptying was significantly retarded by 100 and 300 μg of ROSE-010. There were no significant effects of ROSE-010 on gastric volumes, small bowel or colonic transit at 24 h, or bowel functions. The 30- and 100-μg doses accelerated colonic transit at 48 h. Adverse effects were nausea (P < 0.001 vs. placebo) and vomiting (P = 0.008 vs. placebo). Laboratory safety results were not clinically significant. In IBS-C, ROSE-010 delayed gastric emptying of solids but did not retard colonic transit or alter gastric accommodation; the accelerated colonic transit at 48 h with 30 and 100 μg of ROSE-010 suggests potential for relief of constipation in IBS-C.
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Rotondo A, Amato A, Lentini L, Baldassano S, Mulè F. Glucagon-like peptide-1 relaxes gastric antrum through nitric oxide in mice. Peptides 2011; 32:60-4. [PMID: 20933560 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Revised: 09/30/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a proglucagon-derived peptide expressed in the intestinal enteroendocrine-L cells and released after meal ingestion. GLP-1 reduces postprandial glycemia not only by its hormonal effects, but also by its inhibitory effects on gastrointestinal motility. Recently, we showed that GLP-1 acts in the enteric nervous system of mouse intestine. Therefore our working hypothesis was that GLP-1 may have also a direct influence on the gastric mechanical activity since the major part of experimental studies about its involvement in the regulation of gastric motility have been conducted in in vivo conditions. The purposes of this study were (i) to examine exogenous GLP-1 effects on mouse gastric mechanical activity using isolated whole stomach; (ii) to clarify the regional activity of GLP-1 using circular muscular strips from gastric fundus or antrum; (iii) to analyze the mechanism of action underlying the observed effects; (iv) to verify regional differences of GLP-1 receptors (GLP-1R) expression by RT-PCR. In the whole stomach GLP-1 caused concentration-dependent relaxation significantly anatagonized by exendin (9-39), an antagonist of GLP-1R and abolished by tetrodotoxin (TTX) or N(ω)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME), inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase. GLP-1 was without any effect in fundic strips, but it induced concentration-dependent relaxation in carbachol-precontracted antral strips. The effect was abolished by TTX or l-NAME. RT-PCR analysis revealed a higher expression of GLP-1R mRNA in antrum than in fundus. These results suggest that exogenous GLP-1 is able to reduce mouse gastric motility by acting peripherally in the antral region, through neural NO release.
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- Alessandra Rotondo
- Dipartimento di Biologia cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Amato A, Cinci L, Rotondo A, Serio R, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Vannucchi MG, Mulè F. Peripheral motor action of glucagon-like peptide-1 through enteric neuronal receptors. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2010; 22:664-e203. [PMID: 20158614 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01476.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a proglucagon-derived peptide expressed in the enteroendocrine-L cells of small and large intestine and released in response to meal ingestion. Glucagon-like peptide-1 exerts inhibitory effects on gastrointestinal motility through vagal afferents and central nervous mechanisms; however, no data is available about a direct influence on the gastrointestinal wall. Our aim was to investigate the effects of GLP-1 on the spontaneous and evoked mechanical activity of mouse duodenum and colon and to identify the presence and distribution of GLP-1 receptors (GLP-1R) in the muscle coat. METHODS Organ bath recording technique and immunohistochemistry were used. KEY RESULTS Glucagon-like peptide-1 (up to the concentration of 1 mumol L(-1)) failed to affect spontaneous mechanical activity. It caused concentration-dependent reduction of the electrically evoked cholinergic contractions in circular smooth muscle of both intestinal segments, without affecting the longitudinal muscle responses. Glucagon-like peptide-1 inhibitory effect was significantly antagonized by exendin (9-39), an antagonist of GLP-1R. In both intestinal preparations, GLP-1 effect was not affected by guanethidine, a blocker of adrenergic neurotransmission, but it was significantly reduced by N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase. Glucagon-like peptide-1 failed to affect the contractions evoked by exogenous carbachol. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated GLP-1R expression in the enteric neurons. Furthermore, 27% of GLP-1R immunoreactive (IR) neurons in the duodenum and 79% of GLP-1R-IR neurons in the colon, co-expressed nNOS. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The present results suggest that GLP-1 is able to act in the enteric nervous system by decreasing the excitatory cholinergic neurotransmission through presynaptic GLP-1Rs, which modulate NO release.
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- A Amato
- Dipartimento di Biologia cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Verspohl E. Novel therapeutics for type 2 diabetes: Incretin hormone mimetics (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 124:113-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Holmes GM, Browning KN, Tong M, Qualls-Creekmore E, Travagli RA. Vagally mediated effects of glucagon-like peptide 1: in vitro and in vivo gastric actions. J Physiol 2009; 587:4749-59. [PMID: 19675064 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.175067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a neuropeptide released following meal ingestion that, among other effects, decreases gastric tone and motility. The central targets and mechanism of action of GLP-1 on gastric neurocircuits have not, however, been fully investigated. A high density of GLP-1 containing neurones and receptors are present in brainstem vagal circuits, suggesting that the gastroinhibition may be vagally mediated. We aimed to investigate: (1) the response of identified gastric-projecting neurones of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) to GLP-1 and its analogues; (2) the effects of brainstem application of GLP-1 on gastric tone; and (3) the vagal pathway utilized by GLP-1 to induce gastroinhibition. We conducted our experiments using whole-cell recordings from identified gastric-projecting DMV neurones and microinjection in the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) of anaesthetized rats while monitoring gastric tone. Perfusion with GLP-1 induced a concentration-dependent excitation of a subpopulation of gastric-projecting DMV neurones. The GLP-1 effects were mimicked by exendin-4 and antagonized by exendin-9-39. In an anaesthetized rat preparation, application of exendin-4 to the DVC decreased gastric tone in a concentration-dependent manner. The gastroinhibitory effects of exendin-4 were unaffected by systemic pretreatment with the pro-motility muscarinic agonist bethanechol, but were abolished by systemic administration of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), or by bilateral vagotomy. Our data indicate that GLP-1 activates selective receptors to excite DMV neurones mainly and that the gastroinhibition observed following application of GLP-1 in the DVC is due to the activation of an inhibitory non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic input to the stomach.
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- Gregory M Holmes
- Neuroscience, PBRC-Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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Schirra J, Nicolaus M, Woerle HJ, Struckmeier C, Katschinski M, Göke B. GLP-1 regulates gastroduodenal motility involving cholinergic pathways. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2009; 21:609-18, e21-2. [PMID: 19220754 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The gut-born incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) delays gastric emptying. To elucidate the mechanisms by which GLP-1 affects gastroduodenal motility and glycaemia, we studied the effects of exendin(9-39), a potent GLP-1 receptor antagonist, on gastroduodenal motility and pancreatic hormones. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, four-arm, cross-over trial, 10 healthy volunteers were studied during the interdigestive period followed by duodenal perfusion of a mixed liquid meal (250 kcal). On four separate days, exendin(9-39), atropine, exendin(9-39) + atropine or saline were infused intravenously. Antro-pyloro-duodenal and fundic motility were assessed. The compliance of the proximal stomach was determined by isobaric distensions. During fasting, exendin(9-39) did not influence proximal gastric volume, pyloric tone, and duodenal contractility. Exendin(9-39) significantly increased antral waves only in the absence of atropine. During duodenal meal perfusion, exendin(9-39) significantly reduced proximal gastric volume accommodation, abbreviated postprandial antral inhibition, reduced the postprandial increase in pyloric tone, and reduced gastric compliance. Atropine abolished the effects of exendin(9-39) on gastric volume accommodation but did not affect its effects on postprandial antroduodenal motility and on gastric compliance. Exendin(9-39) increased fasting and postprandial glycaemia and plasma glucagon but not insulin concentrations. Atropine did not affect GLP-1 secretion. Cholinergic mechanisms mediate the effects of GLP-1 on postprandial gastric accommodation but not on antro-pyloro-duodenal motility. GLP-1 reduces fasting and postprandial glycaemia, in part by reducing glucagon secretion.
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- J Schirra
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
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Hellström PM, Hein J, Bytzer P, Björnssön E, Kristensen J, Schambye H. Clinical trial: the glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue ROSE-010 for management of acute pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2009; 29:198-206. [PMID: 18945254 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03870.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is currently no treatment available to manage acute pain attacks in IBS patients regardless of subtype. AIMS To evaluate efficacy and safety of the GLP-1 analogue ROSE-010 in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. METHODS Eligible patients (n = 166) meeting Rome II criteria were randomly assigned to receive single subcutaneous injections of ROSE-010 100 microg, 300 microg and placebo in a cross-over design. Safety was assessed from spontaneously reported adverse events and measurement of vital signs. Patient-rated pain relief and intensity were measured on a 100-mm visual analogue scale. The primary efficacy variable was proportion of patients with >50% maximum total pain relief response from 10 to 60 min after treatment. Secondary endpoints included the maximum summed pain intensity difference, time to meaningful pain relief and patient ratings of satisfaction with treatment. RESULTS Twice as many patients were responders in the primary efficacy endpoint after both ROSE-010 injections compared to placebo (24%P = 0.011, 23%P = 0.005, and 12% after 300 microg, 100 microg and placebo injections, respectively). Similar results were obtained for the proportion of patients with total pain intensity response. Times to meaningful and total pain relief were shorter for both doses of ROSE-010 compared with placebo. Compared with placebo, more patients (P < 0.05) were satisfied with ROSE-010 and considered ROSE-010 better than previous IBS medications used. CONCLUSION ROSE-010 was well tolerated and provided fast and effective relief of acute pain attacks on demand in IBS patients.
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- P M Hellström
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
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Bharucha AE, Charkoudian N, Andrews CN, Camilleri M, Sletten D, Zinsmeister AR, Low PA. Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1, yohimbine, and nitrergic modulation on sympathetic and parasympathetic activity in humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2008; 295:R874-80. [PMID: 18596108 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00153.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin, which is used to treat diabetes mellitus in humans, inhibited vagal activity and activated nitrergic pathways. In rats, GLP-1 also increased sympathetic activity, heart rate, and blood pressure (BP). However, the effects of GLP-1 on sympathetic activity in humans are unknown. Our aims were to assess the effects of a GLP-1 agonist with or without alpha(2)-adrenergic or -nitrergic blockade on autonomic nervous functions in humans. In this double-blind study, 48 healthy volunteers were randomized to GLP-1-(7-36) amide, the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine acetate (l-NMMA), the alpha(2)-adrenergic antagonist yohimbine, or placebo (i.e., saline), alone or in combination. Hemodynamic parameters, plasma catecholamines, and cardiac sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation were measured by spectral analysis of heart rate. Thereafter, the effects of GLP-1-(7-36) amide on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) were assessed by microneurography in seven subjects. GLP-1 increased (P = 0.02) MSNA but did not affect cardiac sympathetic or parasympathetic indices, as assessed by spectral analysis. Yohimbine increased plasma catecholamines and the low-frequency (LF) component of heart rate power spectrum, suggesting increased cardiac sympathetic activity. l-NMMA increased the BP and reduced the heart rate but did not affect the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic activity. GLP-1 increases skeletal muscle sympathetic nerve activity but does not appear to affect cardiac sympathetic or parasympathetic activity in humans.
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- Adil E Bharucha
- Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research Program, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Wan S, Browning KN, Travagli RA. Glucagon-like peptide-1 modulates synaptic transmission to identified pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons. Peptides 2007; 28:2184-91. [PMID: 17889966 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 08/15/2007] [Accepted: 08/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Using a brainstem slice preparation, we aimed to study the pre- and postsynaptic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on synaptic transmission to identified pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons. Following blockade of GABAergic mediated currents with bicuculline, perfusion with 100 nM GLP-1 increased both amplitude and frequency of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in 21 of 52 neurons. Perfusion with the GLP-1 selective agonist exendin-4 (100 nM), also increased the frequency of spontaneous EPSCs, while pretreatment with the GLP-1 selective antagonist, exendin 9-39, prevented the effects of GLP-1. In the presence of kynurenic acid to block ionotropic glutamatergic currents, perfusion with GLP-1 increased the frequency of inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in 28 of 74 neurons; in 14 of these responsive neurons, GLP-1 also increased IPSC amplitude, indicating actions at both pre- and postsynaptic sites. Perfusion with exendin-4 increased the frequency of spontaneous IPSCs, while pretreatment with exendin 9-39 prevented the effects of GLP-1. These results suggest that GLP-1 modulates both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons.
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- Shuxia Wan
- Research Center of Digestive Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital, Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immune-related Diseases, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China
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