Splanchnic Blood Redistribution After Incretin Hormone Infusion and Obesity Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01880827

Last Updated: 2021-10-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Royx-en-Y surgery

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Roux-en-Y

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

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.

GIP-infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume during infusion

MMS

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume after meal solution

Control

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

GIP-infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume during infusion

GLP-1

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume during infusion

MMS

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume after meal solution

Sleeve gastrectomy

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GIP-infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume during infusion

MMS

Intervention Type DRUG

Blood flow and volume after meal solution

Sleeve gastrectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

as in RYGS group

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

GIP-infusion

Blood flow and volume during infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

GLP-1

Blood flow and volume during infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

MMS

Blood flow and volume after meal solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Sleeve gastrectomy

as in RYGS group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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


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

Exclusion Criteria

1. BMI over 60 kg/m2
2. Weight more than 170 kg
3. Waist circumference \> 150 cm
4. Insulin treatment requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus
5. Mental disorder or poor compliance
6. Eating disorder or excessive use of alcohol
7. Active ulcus-disease
8. Pregnancy
9. Past dose of radiation
10. Presence of any ferromagnetic objects that would make MR imaging contraindicated
11. 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


1. Blood pressure \> 140/90 mmHg
2. Any chronic disease
3. Mental disorder or poor compliance
4. Any chronic medical defect or injury which hinder/interfere everyday life
5. Eating disorder or excessive use of alcohol
6. Pregnancy
7. Past dose of radiation
8. 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
9. Presence of any ferromagnetic objects that would make MR imaging contraindicated
10. Smoking
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Lund University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Turku University Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pirjo Nuutila

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Pirjo Nuutila, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

PET centre, Turku

Locations

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Turku univercity hospital, PET center

Turku, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Saari T, Koffert J, Honka H, Kauhanen S, U-Din M, Wierup N, Lindqvist A, Groop L, Virtanen KA, Nuutila P. Obesity-associated Blunted Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Blood Flow After Meal Improves After Bariatric Surgery. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jun 16;107(7):1930-1938. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac191.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35363252 (View on PubMed)

Honka H, Koffert J, Kauhanen S, Teuho J, Hurme S, Mari A, Lindqvist A, Wierup N, Groop L, Nuutila P. Bariatric Surgery Enhances Splanchnic Vascular Responses in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2017 Apr;66(4):880-885. doi: 10.2337/db16-0762. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28096259 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012-002689-10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id