Hormonal and Neural Control of Insulin Secretion Following Gastric Bypass Surgery

Who is this study for? Patients with Hypoglycemia, Post-Bariatric Surgery
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
SUMMARY

RYGB (roux-en-y gastric bypass) has been reported to reverse type 2 diabetes (T2DM) immediately after surgery before any significant weight loss. In addition, a growing number of patients have been recognized with life-threatening hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia several years following their surgery. While the mechanisms by which RYGB improves glucose metabolism or alters islet cell function in patients after RYGB are not understood, recent studies suggest that increased secretion of GI hormones, primarily glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), as well as alteration in neural activity may contribute to enhanced insulin secretion in general, and to a greater extent in patients with hypoglycemia. The proposed research is designed to address the role of RYGB on insulin secretion by evaluating the contribution of stimulatory factors (neural and GI hormone) on islet cell function and the islet cell responsiveness to the physiologic stimulatory factors, in RYGB patients with and without hypoglycemia and non-operated controls.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:

• Hypoglycemic RYGB patients with documented blood glucose level \<50 mg/dl

• Asymptomatic individuals with bariatric surgery

• Healthy non-surgical patients with no personal history of diabetes

• Subjects must physically be able to come to our clinical research center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Locations
United States
Texas
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
RECRUITING
San Antonio
Texas Diabetes Institute - University Health System
RECRUITING
San Antonio
Contact Information
Primary
Marzieh Salehi, MD MS
salehi@uthscsa.edu
210-567-6691
Backup
Jennifer Foster, MSN
fosterj6@uthscsa.edu
210-450-8696
Time Frame
Start Date: 2009-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 160
Treatments
Experimental: Exendin-(9-39)
To evaluate the role of GLP-1 signaling in glucose tolerance and insulin secretion
Experimental: atropine
To evaluate the effect of neural activation on insulin secretion and glucose metabolism
Experimental: GLP-1 and GIP
to evaluate the beta-cell sensitivity to different doses of exogenous gut hormones
Sponsors
Leads: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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