TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative effects of prolonged and intermittent stimulation of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor on gastric emptying and glycemia
AU - Umapathysivam, Mahesh M.
AU - Lee, Michael Y.
AU - Jones, Karen L.
AU - Annink, Christopher E.
AU - Cousins, Caroline E.
AU - Trahair, Laurence G.
AU - Rayner, Chris K.
AU - Chapman, Marianne J.
AU - Nauck, Michael A.
AU - Horowitz, Michael
AU - Deane, Adam M.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Acute administration of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and its agonists slows gastric emptying, which represents the major mechanism underlying their attenuation of postprandial glycemic excursions. However, this effect may diminish during prolonged use. We compared the effects of prolonged and intermittent stimulation of the GLP-1 receptor on gastric emptying and glycemia. Ten healthy men received intravenous saline (placebo) or GLP-1 (0.8 pmol/kg $ min), as a continuous 24-h infusion (prolonged), two 4.5-h infusions separated by 20 h (intermittent), and a 4.5-h infusion (acute) in a randomized, double-blind, crossover fashion. Gastric emptying of a radiolabeled mashed potato meal was measured using scintigraphy. Acute GLP-1 markedly slowed gastric emptying. The magnitude of the slowing was attenuated with prolonged but maintained with intermittent infusions. GLP-1 potently diminished postprandial glycemia during acute and intermittent regimens. These observations suggest that short-acting GLP-1 agonists may be superior to long-acting agonists when aiming specifically to reduce postprandial glycemic excursions in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
AB - Acute administration of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and its agonists slows gastric emptying, which represents the major mechanism underlying their attenuation of postprandial glycemic excursions. However, this effect may diminish during prolonged use. We compared the effects of prolonged and intermittent stimulation of the GLP-1 receptor on gastric emptying and glycemia. Ten healthy men received intravenous saline (placebo) or GLP-1 (0.8 pmol/kg $ min), as a continuous 24-h infusion (prolonged), two 4.5-h infusions separated by 20 h (intermittent), and a 4.5-h infusion (acute) in a randomized, double-blind, crossover fashion. Gastric emptying of a radiolabeled mashed potato meal was measured using scintigraphy. Acute GLP-1 markedly slowed gastric emptying. The magnitude of the slowing was attenuated with prolonged but maintained with intermittent infusions. GLP-1 potently diminished postprandial glycemia during acute and intermittent regimens. These observations suggest that short-acting GLP-1 agonists may be superior to long-acting agonists when aiming specifically to reduce postprandial glycemic excursions in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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U2 - 10.2337/db13-0893
DO - 10.2337/db13-0893
M3 - Article
C2 - 24089511
AN - SCOPUS:84893046412
SN - 0012-1797
VL - 63
SP - 785
EP - 790
JO - Diabetes
JF - Diabetes
IS - 2
ER -
