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Heyns IM, Arora M, Ganugula R, Allamreddy SR, Tiwari S, Shah DK, Basu R, Kumar MNVR. Polyester Nanoparticles with Controlled Topography for Peroral Drug Delivery Using Insulin as a Model Protein. ACS NANO 2024; 18:11863-11875. [PMID: 38622996 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
Receptor-mediated polyester drug delivery systems have tremendous potential for improving the clinical performance of existing pharmaceutical drugs. Despite significant progress made in this area, it remains unclear how and to what extent the polyester nanoparticle surface topography would affect the in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo performance of a drug, and if there exists a correlation between in vitro and in vivo, as well as healthy versus pathophysiological states. Herein, we report a systematic investigation of the interactions between ligands and receptors as a function of the linker length, two-carbon (2C) versus four-carbon (4C). The in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo in healthy models validate the hypothesis that 4C has better reach and binding to the receptors. The results indicate that 4C offered better performance over 2C in vivo in improving the oral bioavailability of insulin (INS) by 1.1-fold (3.5-fold compared to unfunctionalized nanoparticles) in a healthy rat model. Similar observations were made in pathophysiological models; however, the effects were less prominent compared to those in healthy models. Throughout, ligand decorated nanoparticles outperformed unfunctionalized nanoparticles. Finally, a semimechanistic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PKPD) model was developed using the experimental data sets to quantitatively evaluate the effect of P2Ns-GA on oral bioavailability and efficacy of insulin. The study presents a sophisticated oral delivery system for INS or hydrophilic therapeutic cargo, highlighting the significant impact on bioavailability that minor adjustments to the surface chemistry can have.
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- Ingrid Marie Heyns
- The Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Division of Translational Science and Medicine, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Alabama Life Research Institute, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
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- The Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Division of Translational Science and Medicine, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Alabama Life Research Institute, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, SEC 1325, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- The Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Division of Translational Science and Medicine, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Alabama Life Research Institute, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, SEC 1325, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- The Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Division of Translational Science and Medicine, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Alabama Life Research Institute, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, 455 Pharmacy Building, Buffalo, New York 14214, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, 455 Pharmacy Building, Buffalo, New York 14214, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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- The Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Division of Translational Science and Medicine, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Alabama Life Research Institute, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, SEC 1325, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, SEC 3448, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
- Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
- Nephrology Research and Training Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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Uitbeijerse BS, Nijhoff MF, de Koning EJP. Comparison of an oral mixed meal plus arginine and intravenous glucose, GLP-1 plus arginine to unmask residual islet function in longstanding type 1 diabetes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2024; 326:E673-E680. [PMID: 38446636 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00030.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Residual beta cells are present in most patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes but it is unknown whether these beta cells react normally to different stimuli. Moreover a defect in proinsulin conversion and abnormal alpha cell response are also part of the islet dysfunction. A three-phase [euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperglycemia + glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)] clamp was performed in patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes. Intravenous arginine boluses were administered at the end of each phase. On another day, a mixed meal stimulation test with a subsequent intravenous arginine bolus was performed. C-peptide was detectable in a subgroup of subjects at baseline (2/15) or only after stimulation (3/15). When detectable, C-peptide increased 2.9-fold [95% CI: 1.2-7.1] during the hyperglycemia phase and 14.1-fold [95% CI: 3.1-65.2] during the hyperglycemia + GLP-1 phase, and 22.3-fold [95% CI: 5.6-89.1] during hyperglycemia + GLP-1 + arginine phase when compared with baseline. The same subset of patients with a C-peptide response were identified during the mixed meal stimulation test as during the clamp. There was an inhibition of glucagon secretion (0.72-fold, [95% CI: 0.63-0.84]) during the glucose clamp irrespective of the presence of detectable beta cell function. Proinsulin was only present in a subset of subjects with detectable C-peptide (3/15) and proinsulin mimicked the C-peptide response to the different stimuli when detectable. Residual beta cells in longstanding type 1 diabetes respond adequately to different stimuli and could be of clinical benefit.NEW & NOTEWORTHY If beta cell function is detectable, the beta cells react relatively normal to the different stimuli except for the first phase response to intravenous glucose. An oral mixed meal followed by an intravenous arginine bolus can identify residual beta cell function/mass as well as the more commonly used glucose potentiated arginine-induced insulin secretion during a hyperglycemic clamp.
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- Bas S Uitbeijerse
- Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Hill TG, Hill DJ. The Importance of Intra-Islet Communication in the Function and Plasticity of the Islets of Langerhans during Health and Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4070. [PMID: 38612880 PMCID: PMC11012451 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25074070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Islets of Langerhans are anatomically dispersed within the pancreas and exhibit regulatory coordination between islets in response to nutritional and inflammatory stimuli. However, within individual islets, there is also multi-faceted coordination of function between individual beta-cells, and between beta-cells and other endocrine and vascular cell types. This is mediated partly through circulatory feedback of the major secreted hormones, insulin and glucagon, but also by autocrine and paracrine actions within the islet by a range of other secreted products, including somatostatin, urocortin 3, serotonin, glucagon-like peptide-1, acetylcholine, and ghrelin. Their availability can be modulated within the islet by pericyte-mediated regulation of microvascular blood flow. Within the islet, both endocrine progenitor cells and the ability of endocrine cells to trans-differentiate between phenotypes can alter endocrine cell mass to adapt to changed metabolic circumstances, regulated by the within-islet trophic environment. Optimal islet function is precariously balanced due to the high metabolic rate required by beta-cells to synthesize and secrete insulin, and they are susceptible to oxidative and endoplasmic reticular stress in the face of high metabolic demand. Resulting changes in paracrine dynamics within the islets can contribute to the emergence of Types 1, 2 and gestational diabetes.
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- Thomas G. Hill
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON N6A 4V2, Canada;
- Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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Åm MK, Teigen IA, Riaz M, Fougner AL, Christiansen SC, Carlsen SM. The artificial pancreas: two alternative approaches to achieve a fully closed-loop system with optimal glucose control. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:513-521. [PMID: 37715091 PMCID: PMC10904408 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02193-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a chronic disease that implies mandatory external insulin delivery. The patients must monitor their blood glucose levels and administer appropriate insulin boluses to keep their blood glucose within the desired range. It requires a lot of time and endeavour, and many patients struggle with suboptimal glucose control despite all their efforts. MATERIALS AND METHODS This narrative review combines existing knowledge with new discoveries from animal experiments. DISCUSSION In the last decade, artificial pancreas (AP) devices have been developed to improve glucose control and relieve patients of the constant burden of managing their disease. However, a feasible and fully automated AP is yet to be developed. The main challenges preventing the development of a true, subcutaneous (SC) AP system are the slow dynamics of SC glucose sensing and particularly the delay in effect on glucose levels after SC insulin infusions. We have previously published studies on using the intraperitoneal space for an AP; however, we further propose a novel and potentially disruptive way to utilize the vasodilative properties of glucagon in SC AP systems. CONCLUSION This narrative review presents two lesser-explored viable solutions for AP systems and discusses the potential for improvement toward a fully automated system: A) using the intraperitoneal approach for more rapid insulin absorption, and B) besides using glucagon to treat and prevent hypoglycemia, also administering micro-boluses of glucagon to increase the local SC blood flow, thereby accelerating SC insulin absorption and SC glucose sensor site dynamics.
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- M K Åm
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8900, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8900, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Cancer Clinic, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8900, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8900, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postboks 8900, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Hartmann B, Longo M, Mathiesen DS, Hare KJ, Jørgensen NR, Esposito K, Deacon CF, Vilsbøll T, Holst JJ, Knop FK. Signs of a Glucose- and Insulin-Independent Gut-Bone Axis and Aberrant Bone Homeostasis in Type 1 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 109:e259-e265. [PMID: 37466204 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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CONTEXT Gut hormones seem to play an important role in postprandial bone turnover, which also may be affected by postprandial plasma glucose excursions and insulin secretion. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and an isoglycemic intravenous glucose infusion (IIGI) on bone resorption and formation markers in individuals with type 1 diabetes and healthy controls. METHODS This observational case-control study, conducted at the Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark, included 9 individuals with C-peptide negative type 1 diabetes and 8 healthy controls matched for gender, age, and body mass index. Subjects underwent an OGTT and a subsequent IIGI. We analyzed changes in bone resorption assessed by measurements of carboxy-terminal type I collagen crosslinks (CTX) and in bone formation as assessed by procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP) concentrations. RESULTS Baseline CTX and PINP levels were similar in the 2 groups. Both groups exhibited significantly greater suppression of CTX during OGTT than IIGI. PINP levels were unaffected by OGTT and IIGI, respectively, in healthy controls. Participants with type 1 diabetes displayed impaired suppression of CTX-assessed bone resorption and inappropriate suppression of PINP-assessed bone formation during OGTT. CONCLUSION Our data suggest the existence of a gut-bone axis reducing bone resorption in response to oral glucose independently of plasma glucose excursions and insulin secretion. Subjects with type 1 diabetes showed impaired suppression of bone resorption and reduced bone formation during OGTT, which may allude to the reduced bone mineral density and increased fracture risk characterizing these individuals.
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- Bolette Hartmann
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Centre of Diagnostic Investigation, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Glostrup, Denmark
- Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, DK-2750 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, DK-2750 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, DK-2750 Herlev, Denmark
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Petrovic A, Igrec D, Rozac K, Bojanic K, Kuna L, Kolaric TO, Mihaljevic V, Sikora R, Smolic R, Glasnovic M, Wu GY, Smolic M. The Role of GLP1-RAs in Direct Modulation of Lipid Metabolism in Hepatic Tissue as Determined Using In Vitro Models of NAFLD. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:4544-4556. [PMID: 37367037 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45060288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have been shown to improve glucose and lipid homeostasis, promote weight loss, and reduce cardiovascular risk factors. They are a promising therapeutic option for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disease, associated with T2DM, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. GLP-1RAs have been approved for the treatment of T2DM and obesity, but not for NAFLD. Most recent clinical trials have suggested the importance of early pharmacologic intervention with GLP-1RAs in alleviating and limiting NAFLD, as well as highlighting the relative scarcity of in vitro studies on semaglutide, indicating the need for further research. However, extra-hepatic factors contribute to the GLP-1RA results of in vivo studies. Cell culture models of NAFLD can be helpful in eliminating extrahepatic effects on the alleviation of hepatic steatosis, modulation of lipid metabolism pathways, reduction of inflammation, and prevention of the progression of NAFLD to severe hepatic conditions. In this review article, we discuss the role of GLP-1 and GLP-1RA in the treatment of NAFLD using human hepatocyte models.
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- Ana Petrovic
- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Health Center Osijek-Baranja County, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Health Center Osijek-Baranja County, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastrenterology/Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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Jørgensen NT, Erichsen TM, Jørgensen MB, Idorn T, Feldt-Rasmussen B, Holst JJ, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Klose M. Glucose metabolism, gut-brain hormones, and acromegaly treatment: an explorative single centre descriptive analysis. Pituitary 2023; 26:152-163. [PMID: 36609655 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-022-01297-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Active acromegaly is associated with impaired glucose metabolism, which improves upon treatment. Treatment options include surgery, medical therapy with somatostatin analogues (SSA) and Pegvisomant (PEG), and irradiation. The objective of the study was to describe the differential effect of various treatment regimens on the secretion of glucose, insulin, glucagon, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) in patients with acromegaly. METHODS 23 surgically treated, non-diabetic patients with acromegaly and 12 healthy controls underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and subsequently isoglycaemic intravenous glucose infusion on a separate day. Baseline hormone concentrations, time-to-peak and area under the curve (AUC) on the OGTT-day and incretin effect were compared according to treatment regimens. RESULTS The patients treated with SSA (N = 15) had impaired GIP-response (AUC, P = 0.001), and numerical impairment of all other hormone responses (P > 0.3). Patients co-treated with PEG (SSA + PEG, N = 4) had increased secretion of insulin and glucagon compared to patients only treated with SSA (SSA ÷ PEG, N = 11) (insulinAUC mean ± SEM, SSA + PEG 49 ± 8.3 nmol/l*min vs SSA ÷ PEG 25 ± 3.4, P = 0.007; glucagonAUC, SSA + PEG 823 ± 194 pmol/l*min vs SSA ÷ PEG 332 ± 69, P = 0.009). GIP secretion remained significantly impaired, whereas GLP-1 secretion was numerically increased with PEG (SSA + PEG 3088 ± 366 pmol/l*min vs SSA ÷ PEG 2401 ± 239, P = 0.3). No difference was found in patients treated with/without radiotherapy nor substituted or not with hydrocortisone. CONCLUSION SSA impaired the insulin, glucagon, and incretin hormone secretions. Co-treatment with PEG seemed to counteract the somatostatinergic inhibition of the glucagon and insulin response to OGTT. We speculate that PEG may exert its action through GH-receptors on pancreatic δ-cells. Clinical trial registration NCT02005978.
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- Nanna Thurmann Jørgensen
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Maddaloni E, Bolli GB, Frier BM, Little RR, Leslie RD, Pozzilli P, Buzzetti R. C-peptide determination in the diagnosis of type of diabetes and its management: A clinical perspective. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022; 24:1912-1926. [PMID: 35676794 PMCID: PMC9543865 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Impaired beta-cell function is a recognized cornerstone of diabetes pathophysiology. Estimates of insulin secretory capacity are useful to inform clinical practice, helping to classify types of diabetes, complication risk stratification and to guide treatment decisions. Because C-peptide secretion mirrors beta-cell function, it has emerged as a valuable clinical biomarker, mainly in autoimmune diabetes and especially in adult-onset diabetes. Nonetheless, the lack of robust evidence about the clinical utility of C-peptide measurement in type 2 diabetes, where insulin resistance is a major confounder, limits its use in such cases. Furthermore, problems remain in the standardization of the assay for C-peptide, raising concerns about comparability of measurements between different laboratories. To approach the heterogeneity and complexity of diabetes, reliable, simple and inexpensive clinical markers are required that can inform clinicians about probable pathophysiology and disease progression, and so enable personalization of management and therapy. This review summarizes the current evidence base about the potential value of C-peptide in the management of the two most prevalent forms of diabetes (type 2 diabetes and autoimmune diabetes) to address how its measurement may assist daily clinical practice and to highlight current limitations and areas of uncertainties to be covered by future research.
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- Ernesto Maddaloni
- Experimental Medicine DepartmentSapienza University of RomeRomeItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of PerugiaPerugiaItaly
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- The Queen's Medical Research InstituteUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghScotlandUK
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical SciencesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMissouriUSA
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
- Department of MedicineUnit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio‐Medico University of RomeRomeItaly
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- Experimental Medicine DepartmentSapienza University of RomeRomeItaly
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Story LH, Wilson LM. New Developments in Glucagon Treatment for Hypoglycemia. Drugs 2022; 82:1179-1191. [PMID: 35932416 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-022-01754-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Glucagon is essential for endogenous glucose regulation along with the paired hormone, insulin. Unlike insulin, pharmaceutical use of glucagon has been limited due to the unstable nature of the peptide. Glucagon has the potential to address hypoglycemia as a major limiting factor in the treatment of diabetes, which remains very common in the type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent developments are poised to change this paradigm and expand the use of glucagon for people with diabetes. Glucagon emergency kits have major limitations for their use in treating severe hypoglycemia. A complicated reconstitution and injection process often results in incomplete or aborted administration. New preparations include intranasal glucagon with an easy-to-use and needle-free nasal applicator as well as two stable liquid formulations in pre-filled injection devices. These may ease the burden of severe hypoglycemia treatment. The liquid preparations may also have a role in the treatment of non-severe hypoglycemia. Despite potential benefits of expanded use of glucagon, undesirable side effects (nausea, vomiting), cost, and complexity of adding another medication may limit real-world use. Additionally, more long-term safety and outcome data are needed before widespread, frequent use of glucagon is recommended by providers.
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- LesleAnn Hayward Story
- Division of Endocrinology, Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Grespan E, Guolo A, Muscelli E, Ferrannini E, Mari A. Loss of the Incretin Effect in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:2092-2100. [PMID: 35397169 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Loss of the incretin effect (IE) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) contributes to hyperglycemia and the mechanisms underlying this impairment are unclear. OBJECTIVE To quantify the IE impairment in T2D and to investigate the factors associated with it using a meta-analytic approach. METHODS PubMed, Scopus, and Web-of-Science were searched. Studies measuring IE by the gold-standard protocol employing an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and an intravenous glucose infusion at matched glucose levels were selected. We extracted IE, sex, age, body mass index (BMI), and hemoglobin A1c, fasting values, and area under curve (AUC) of glucose, insulin, C-peptide, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). In subjects with T2D, we also recorded T2D duration, age at diagnosis, and the percentage of subjects taking antidiabetic medications. RESULTS The IE weighted mean difference between subjects with T2D and those with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) was -27.3% (CI -36.5% to -18.1%; P < .001; I2 = 86.6%) and was affected by age (P < .005). By meta-regression of combined NGT and T2D data, IE was inversely associated with glucose tolerance (lower IE in T2D), BMI, and fasting GIP (P < .05). By meta-regression of T2D studies only, IE was associated with the OGTT glucose dose (P < .0001). IE from insulin was larger than IE from C-peptide (weighted mean difference 11.2%, CI 9.2-13.2%; P < .0001; I2 = 28.1%); the IE difference was inversely associated with glucose tolerance and fasting glucose. CONCLUSION The IE impairment in T2D vs NGT is consistent though considerably variable, age being a possible factor affecting the IE difference. Glucose tolerance, BMI, and fasting GIP are independently associated with IE; in subjects with T2D only, the OGTT dose is a significant covariate.
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- C.N.R. Institute of Neuroscience, Padua, Italy
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Ramzy A, Thompson DM, Ward-Hartstonge KA, Ivison S, Cook L, Garcia RV, Loyal J, Kim PTW, Warnock GL, Levings MK, Kieffer TJ. Implanted pluripotent stem-cell-derived pancreatic endoderm cells secrete glucose-responsive C-peptide in patients with type 1 diabetes. Cell Stem Cell 2021; 28:2047-2061.e5. [PMID: 34861146 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An open-label, first-in-human phase 1/2 study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pancreatic endoderm cells (PECs) implanted in non-immunoprotective macroencapsulation devices for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. We report an analysis on 1 year of data from the first cohort of 15 patients from a single trial site that received subcutaneous implantation of cell products combined with an immunosuppressive regimen. Implants were well tolerated with no teratoma formation or severe graft-related adverse events. After implantation, patients had increased fasting C-peptide levels and increased glucose-responsive C-peptide levels and developed mixed meal-stimulated C-peptide secretion. There were immunosuppression-related transient increases in circulating regulatory T cells, PD1high T cells, and IL17A+CD4+ T cells. Explanted grafts contained cells with a mature β cell phenotype that were immunoreactive for insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide, and MAFA. These data, and associated findings (Shapiro et al., 2021), are the first reported evidence of meal-regulated insulin secretion by differentiated stem cells in patients.
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- Adam Ramzy
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI), Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada; School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Katra B, Fedak D, Matejko B, Małecki MT, Wędrychowicz A. The enteroendocrine-osseous axis in patients with long-term type 1 diabetes mellitus. Bone 2021; 153:116105. [PMID: 34245933 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The relationship between the gut and skeleton is increasingly recognized as a component of the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD), incretin hormones glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), intestinotrophic peptide glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) and osteocalcin isoforms in patients with long-term type 1 diabetes (T1D) when compared to healthy controls. METHODS Eighty two patients with long term T1D, treated in the Department of Metabolic Diseases and 53 healthy controls were recruited to the study. Long term disease duration was defined as lasting for more than 10 years. The control group was selected among age- and sex-matched healthy people. Fasting blood samples were collected to measure levels of incretin hormones (GLP-1, GLP-2, GIP), two forms of osteocalcin (uncarboxylated (ucOC), and carboxylated (cOC)), and additional biochemical parameters associated with glucose and bone metabolism (HbA1c, calcium, phosphorus, 25(OH)D3, PTH). RESULTS Patients with T1D had higher BMI than in controls (p = 0.02). There was no difference in BMD at the lumbar spine and the femoral neck between patients with long-term T1D and healthy ones. Z-score values in both groups were within normal ranges. The level of GIP was significantly higher in T1D patients (p = 0.0002) in comparison to the healthy ones. The levels of GLP-1 and GLP-2 did not differ between T1D patients and controls. In the T1D group, strong, positive associations were found between serum levels of GLP-1 and cOC (r = 0.546, p < 0.001) and between GLP-1 and total OC (r = 0.51, p < 0.001), also after adjusting for BMI (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). Significant positive associations were also found between serum levels of GLP-2 and cOC (r = 0.27, p = 0.013) and between GLP-2 and total OC (r = 0.25, p = 0.018), also in a multivariate regression (p = 0.009, p = 0,175, respectively). Moreover, in T1D patients, GLP-1 correlated positively with the femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) (r = 0.265, p = 0.016) and this association was statistically significant after adjusting for BMI (p = 0.011). These correlations were not present in the control group. The only significant correlation observed in the control group was between OC and BMD of the neck (p = 0.049 for neck BMD g/cm2, and p = 0.041 for neck Z-score). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggests an effect of gut hormones on bone in long-term T1D, which could be associated with OC activity, however we did not find a direct connection with glucose metabolism. GLP-1 could have a possible, protective role on bone mineral density in patients with T1D. The data from our study suggests that gut hormones could be considered as a new link in the skeleton - pancreatic endocrine loop in patients with T1D.
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- Barbara Katra
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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Bisgaard Bengtsen M, Møller N. Mini-review: Glucagon responses in type 1 diabetes - a matter of complexity. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15009. [PMID: 34405569 PMCID: PMC8371343 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In recent years the role of altered alpha cell function and glucagon secretion in type 1 diabetes has attracted scientific attention. It is well established that glucagon responses to hypoglycemia are absent in type 1 diabetes, but more uncertain whether it is intact following other physiological and metabolic stimuli compared with nondiabetic individuals. The aim of this review is to (i) summarize current knowledge on glucagon responses during hypoglycemia in normal physiology and type 1 diabetes, and (ii) review human in vivo studies investigating glucagon responses after other stimuli in individuals with type 1 diabetes and nondiabetic individuals. Available data suggest that in type 1 diabetes the absence of glucagon secretion after hypoglycemia is irreversible. This is a scenario specific to hypoglycemia, since other stimuli, including administration of amino acids, insulin withdrawal, lipopolysaccharide exposure and exercise lead to substantial glucagon responses though attenuated compared to nondiabetic individuals in head-to-head studies. The derailed glucagon secretion is not confined to hypoglycemia as individuals with type 1 diabetes, as opposed to nondiabetic individuals display glucagon hypersecretion after meals, thereby potentially contributing to insulin resistance. The complexity of these phenomena may relate to activation of distinct regulatory pathways controlling glucagon secretion i.e., intra-islet paracrine signaling, direct and autonomic nervous signaling.
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- Mads Bisgaard Bengtsen
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal MedicineAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
- Department of Internal MedicineRegional Hospital HorsensHorsensDenmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal MedicineAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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Holst JJ, Gasbjerg LS, Rosenkilde MM. The Role of Incretins on Insulin Function and Glucose Homeostasis. Endocrinology 2021; 162:6199910. [PMID: 33782700 PMCID: PMC8168943 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The incretin effect-the amplification of insulin secretion after oral vs intravenous administration of glucose as a mean to improve glucose tolerance-was suspected even before insulin was discovered, and today we know that the effect is due to the secretion of 2 insulinotropic peptides, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). But how important is it? Physiological experiments have shown that, because of the incretin effect, we can ingest increasing amounts of amounts of glucose (carbohydrates) without increasing postprandial glucose excursions, which otherwise might have severe consequences. The mechanism behind this is incretin-stimulated insulin secretion. The availability of antagonists for GLP-1 and most recently also for GIP has made it possible to directly estimate the individual contributions to postprandial insulin secretion of a) glucose itself: 26%; b) GIP: 45%; and c) GLP-1: 29%. Thus, in healthy individuals, GIP is the champion. When the action of both incretins is prevented, glucose tolerance is pathologically impaired. Thus, after 100 years of research, we now know that insulinotropic hormones from the gut are indispensable for normal glucose tolerance. The loss of the incretin effect in type 2 diabetes, therefore, contributes greatly to the impaired postprandial glucose control.
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- Jens Juul Holst
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and the NovoNordisk Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen N, DK-2200 Denmark
- Correspondence: Jens Juul Holst, MD, University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, The Panum Institute, 3 Blegdamsvej, Copenhagen, DK-2200 Denmark.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and the NovoNordisk Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen N, DK-2200 Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and the NovoNordisk Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen N, DK-2200 Denmark
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Singh B, Khattab F, Chae H, Desmet L, Herrera PL, Gilon P. K ATP channel blockers control glucagon secretion by distinct mechanisms: A direct stimulation of α-cells involving a [Ca 2+] c rise and an indirect inhibition mediated by somatostatin. Mol Metab 2021; 53:101268. [PMID: 34118477 PMCID: PMC8274344 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objective Glucagon is secreted by pancreatic α-cells in response to hypoglycemia and its hyperglycemic effect helps to restore normal blood glucose. Insulin and somatostatin (SST) secretions from β- and δ-cells, respectively, are stimulated by glucose by mechanisms involving an inhibition of their ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels, leading to an increase in [Ca2+]c that triggers exocytosis. Drugs that close KATP channels, such as sulfonylureas, are used to stimulate insulin release in type 2 diabetic patients. α-cells also express KATP channels. However, the mechanisms by which sulfonylureas control glucagon secretion are still largely debated and were addressed in the present study. In particular, we studied the effects of KATP channel blockers on α-cell [Ca2+]c and glucagon secretion in the presence of a low (1 mM) or a high (15 mM) glucose concentration and evaluated the role of SST in these effects. Methods Using a transgenic mouse model expressing the Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent protein, GCaMP6f, specifically in α-cells, we measured [Ca2+]c in α-cells either dispersed or within whole islets (by confocal microscopy). By measuring [Ca2+]c in α-cells within islets and glucagon secretion using the same perifusion protocols, we tested whether glucagon secretion correlated with changes in [Ca2+]c in response to sulfonylureas. We studied the role of SST in the effects of sulfonylureas using multiple approaches including genetic ablation of SST, or application of SST-14 and SST receptor antagonists. Results Application of the sulfonylureas, tolbutamide, or gliclazide, to a medium containing 1 mM or 15 mM glucose increased [Ca2+]c in α-cells by a direct effect as in β-cells. At low glucose, sulfonylureas inhibited glucagon secretion of islets despite the rise in α-cell [Ca2+]c that they triggered. This glucagonostatic effect was indirect and attributed to SST because, in the islets of SST-knockout mice, sulfonylureas induced a stimulation of glucagon secretion which correlated with an increase in α-cell [Ca2+]c. Experiments with exogenous SST-14 and SST receptor antagonists indicated that the glucagonostatic effect of sulfonylureas mainly resulted from an inhibition of the efficacy of cytosolic Ca2+ on exocytosis. Although SST-14 was also able to inhibit glucagon secretion by decreasing α-cell [Ca2+]c, no decrease in [Ca2+]c occurred during sulfonylurea application because it was largely counterbalanced by the direct stimulatory effect of these drugs on α-cell [Ca2+]c. At high glucose, i.e., in conditions where glucagon release was already low, sulfonylureas stimulated glucagon secretion because their direct stimulatory effect on α-cells exceeded the indirect effect by SST. Our results also indicated that, unexpectedly, SST-14 poorly decreased the efficacy of Ca2+ on exocytosis in β-cells. Conclusions Sulfonylureas exert two opposite actions on α-cells: a direct stimulation as in β-cells and an indirect inhibition by SST. This suggests that any alteration of SST paracrine influence, as described in diabetes, will modify the effect of sulfonylureas on glucagon release. In addition, we suggest that δ-cells inhibit α-cells more efficiently than β-cells. KATP channel blockers control glucagon secretion by two mechanisms. The first one is the direct stimulation of α-cell by a [Ca2+]c rise, as in β-cells. The second one is an indirect inhibition mediated by δ-cells releasing somatostatin. Somatostatin mainly reduces the efficacy of Ca2+ on exocytosis in α-cells. Somatostatin more potently inhibits glucagon than insulin secretion.
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- Bilal Singh
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle d'Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Brussels, Belgium
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle d'Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Brussels, Belgium
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle d'Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Brussels, Belgium
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, SMCS, Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle d'Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Brussels, Belgium.
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The Change in Glucagon Following Meal Ingestion Is Associated with Glycemic Control, but Not with Incretin, in People with Diabetes. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10112487. [PMID: 34199839 PMCID: PMC8200068 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10112487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the changes in glucagon levels in people with diabetes after the ingestion of a mixed meal and the correlations of variation in glucagon levels with incretin and clinico-biochemical characteristics. METHODS Glucose, C-peptide, glucagon, intact glucagon-like peptide 1 (iGLP-1), and intact glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (iGIP) were measured in blood samples collected from 317 people with diabetes before and 30 min after the ingestion of a standard mixed meal. The delta (Δ) is the 30-min value minus the basal value. RESULTS At 30 min after meal ingestion, the glucagon level showed no difference relative to the basal value, whereas glucose, C-peptide, iGLP-1, and iGIP levels showed a significant increase. In univariate analysis, Δglucagon showed not only a strong correlation with HbA1c but also a significant correlation with fasting glucose, Δglucose, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. However, Δglucagon showed no significant correlations with ΔiGLP-1 and ΔiGIP. In the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, HbA1c was the only variable that continued to show the most significant correlation with Δglucagon. CONCLUSIONS People with diabetes showed no suppression of glucagon secretion after meal ingestion. Patients with poorer glycemic control may show greater increase in postprandial glucagon level, and this does not appear to be mediated by incretin.
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Sun EW, Martin AM, de Fontgalland D, Sposato L, Rabbitt P, Hollington P, Wattchow DA, Colella AD, Chataway T, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Spencer NJ, Young RL, Keating DJ. Evidence for Glucagon Secretion and Function Within the Human Gut. Endocrinology 2021; 162:6127286. [PMID: 33534908 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Glucagon is secreted by pancreatic α cells in response to hypoglycemia and increases hepatic glucose output through hepatic glucagon receptors (GCGRs). There is evidence supporting the notion of extrapancreatic glucagon but its source and physiological functions remain elusive. Intestinal tissue samples were obtained from patients undergoing surgical resection of cancer. Mass spectrometry analysis was used to detect glucagon from mucosal lysate. Static incubations of mucosal tissue were performed to assess glucagon secretory response. Glucagon concentration was quantitated using a highly specific sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A cholesterol uptake assay and an isolated murine colonic motility assay were used to assess the physiological functions of intestinal GCGRs. Fully processed glucagon was detected by mass spectrometry in human intestinal mucosal lysate. High glucose evoked significant glucagon secretion from human ileal tissue independent of sodium glucose cotransporter and KATP channels, contrasting glucose-induced glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion. The GLP-1 receptor agonist Exendin-4 attenuated glucose-induced glucagon secretion from the human ileum. GCGR blockade significantly increased cholesterol uptake in human ileal crypt culture and markedly slowed ex vivo colonic motility. Our findings describe the human gut as a potential source of extrapancreatic glucagon and demonstrate a novel enteric glucagon/GCGR circuit with important physiological functions beyond glycemic regulation.
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- Emily W Sun
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, Lifelong Health, South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Gradel AKJ, Kildegaard J, Porsgaard T, Lykkesfeldt J, Refsgaard HHF. Food intake rather than blood glucose levels affects the pharmacokinetic profile of insulin aspart in pigs. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2021; 128:783-794. [PMID: 33626236 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In humans, food intake and glucose infusion have been reported to increase subcutaneous blood flow. Since local blood flow influences the rate of insulin absorption from the subcutaneous tissue, we hypothesised that an increase in blood glucose levels-occurring as the result of glucose infusion or food intake-could modulate the pharmacokinetic properties of subcutaneously administered insulin. The pharmacokinetic profile of insulin aspart was assessed in 29 domestic pigs that were examined in a fed and fasted state or included in hyperinsulinaemic clamp studies of 4 vs. 10 mmol/L glucose prior to subcutaneous (30 nmol) or intravenous (0.1 nmol/kg) insulin administration. Results showed that food intake compared to fasting accelerated absorption and decreased clearance of insulin aspart (P < 0.05). Furthermore, higher c-peptide but also glucagon levels were observed in fed compared to fasted pigs (P < 0.05). The pharmacokinetic profile of insulin aspart did not differ between pigs clamped at 4 vs. 10 mmol/L glucose. Hence, food intake rather than blood glucose levels within normal range modulates the pharmacokinetic properties of insulin aspart upon subcutaneous and intravenous administration in pigs.
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- Anna Katrina Jógvansdóttir Gradel
- Section for Experimental Animal Models, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Global Drug Discovery, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark
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- Section for Experimental Animal Models, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sass MR, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Pedersen J, Hare KJ, Borbye-Lorenzen N, Kiss K, Vilsbøll T, Knop FK, Poulsen SS, Jørgensen NR, Holst JJ, Ørskov C, Hartmann B. Secretion of parathyroid hormone may be coupled to insulin secretion in humans. Endocr Connect 2020; 9:747-754. [PMID: 32698134 PMCID: PMC7424341 DOI: 10.1530/ec-20-0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a key hormone in regulation of calcium homeostasis and its secretion is regulated by calcium. Secretion of PTH is attenuated during intake of nutrients, but the underlying mechanism(s) are unknown. We hypothesized that insulin acts as an acute regulator of PTH secretion. METHODS Intact PTH was measured in plasma from patients with T1D and matched healthy individuals during 4-h oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and isoglycemic i.v. glucose infusions on 2 separate days. In addition, expression of insulin receptors on surgical specimens of parathyroid glands was assessed by immunochemistry (IHC) and quantitative PCR (qPCR). RESULTS The inhibition of PTH secretion was more pronounced in healthy individuals compared to patients with T1D during an OGTT (decrementalAUC0-240min: -5256 ± 3954 min × ng/L and -2408 ± 1435 min × ng/L, P = 0.030). Insulin levels correlated significantly and inversely with PTH levels, also after adjusting for levels of several gut hormones and BMI (P = 0.002). Expression of insulin receptors in human parathyroid glands was detected by both IHC and qPCR. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that insulin may act as an acute regulator of PTH secretion in humans.
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- Marie Reeberg Sass
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, Nordsjællands University Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Neonatal Screening, Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Correspondence should be addressed to B Hartmann:
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Ballav C, Dhere A, Kennedy I, Agbaje OF, White S, Franklin R, Hartmann B, Holst JJ, Holman RR, Owen KR. Lixisenatide in type 1 diabetes: A randomised control trial of the effect of lixisenatide on post-meal glucose excursions and glucagon in type 1 diabetes patients. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2020; 3:e00130. [PMID: 32704555 PMCID: PMC7375047 DOI: 10.1002/edm2.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS The GLP1 agonist lixisenatide is glucagonostatic and reduces post-prandial blood glucose (PPBG) in type 2 diabetes. This study investigates its impact in type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS In a blinded, crossover trial, 25 patients with T1D were randomised to 4 weeks adjunctive treatment with lixisenatide (L) or placebo (P), with a 4-week washout period. The primary outcome was percentage of 3 hours PPBG in target (4-10 mmol/L) assessed by CGM before and after treatment. Participants also underwent post-treatment standardised mixed meal test (MMT, n = 25) and hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemic clamp (n = 15). RESULTS PPBG CGM readings in target were similar between L vs P (Mean % ± SE, breakfast 45.4 ± 6.0 vs 44.3 ± 6.0, P = .48, lunch 45.5 ± 5.8 vs 50.6 ± 5.3, P = .27 and dinner 43.0 ± 6.7 vs 47.7 ± 5.6, P = .30). HbA1C was similar between L vs P (64.7 ± 1.6 vs 64.1 ± 1.6 mmol/mol, P = .30). Prandial insulin fell after lixisenatide (dose change -0.7 ± 0.6 vs +2.4 ± 0.7 units/d, P = .004), but basal insulin dose was similar between groups. The post-MMT glucose area under the curve (AUC) was lower with L than P (392.0 ± 167.7 vs 628.1 ± 132.5 mmol/L × min, P < .001), as was the corresponding glucagon AUC (140.0 ± 110.0 vs 304.2 ± 148.2 nmol/L × min, P < .001). Glucagon and counter-regulatory hormone values at a blood glucose of 2.4 mmol/L during the hypoglycaemic clamp were similar between L and P. CONCLUSION In T1D, PPBG values were not altered by adjunctive lixisenatide although prandial insulin dose fell. Glucose and glucagon level during an MMT were significantly lower after lixisenatide, without affecting counter-regulatory response during hypoglycaemia.
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- Chitrabhanu Ballav
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordChurchill HospitalOxfordUK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordChurchill HospitalOxfordUK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordChurchill HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research CentreOxford University HospitalsOxfordUK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordChurchill HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research CentreOxford University HospitalsOxfordUK
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Diabetes Trials UnitUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research CentreOxford University HospitalsOxfordUK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordChurchill HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research CentreOxford University HospitalsOxfordUK
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Gilon P. The Role of α-Cells in Islet Function and Glucose Homeostasis in Health and Type 2 Diabetes. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:1367-1394. [PMID: 31954131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Pancreatic α-cells are the major source of glucagon, a hormone that counteracts the hypoglycemic action of insulin and strongly contributes to the correction of acute hypoglycemia. The mechanisms by which glucose controls glucagon secretion are hotly debated, and it is still unclear to what extent this control results from a direct action of glucose on α-cells or is indirectly mediated by β- and/or δ-cells. Besides its hyperglycemic action, glucagon has many other effects, in particular on lipid and amino acid metabolism. Counterintuitively, glucagon seems also required for an optimal insulin secretion in response to glucose by acting on its cognate receptor and, even more importantly, on GLP-1 receptors. Patients with diabetes mellitus display two main alterations of glucagon secretion: a relative hyperglucagonemia that aggravates hyperglycemia, and an impaired glucagon response to hypoglycemia. Under metabolic stress states, such as diabetes, pancreatic α-cells also secrete GLP-1, a glucose-lowering hormone, whereas the gut can produce glucagon. The contribution of extrapancreatic glucagon to the abnormal glucose homeostasis is unclear. Here, I review the possible mechanisms of control of glucagon secretion and the role of α-cells on islet function in healthy state. I discuss the possible causes of the abnormal glucagonemia in diabetes, with particular emphasis on type 2 diabetes, and I briefly comment the current antidiabetic therapies affecting α-cells.
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- Patrick Gilon
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Pole of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Avenue Hippocrate 55 (B1.55.06), Brussels, B-1200, Belgium.
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Janah L, Kjeldsen S, Galsgaard KD, Winther-Sørensen M, Stojanovska E, Pedersen J, Knop FK, Holst JJ, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ. Glucagon Receptor Signaling and Glucagon Resistance. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3314. [PMID: 31284506 PMCID: PMC6651628 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20133314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Hundred years after the discovery of glucagon, its biology remains enigmatic. Accurate measurement of glucagon has been essential for uncovering its pathological hypersecretion that underlies various metabolic diseases including not only diabetes and liver diseases but also cancers (glucagonomas). The suggested key role of glucagon in the development of diabetes has been termed the bihormonal hypothesis. However, studying tissue-specific knockout of the glucagon receptor has revealed that the physiological role of glucagon may extend beyond blood-glucose regulation. Decades ago, animal and human studies reported an important role of glucagon in amino acid metabolism through ureagenesis. Using modern technologies such as metabolomic profiling, knowledge about the effects of glucagon on amino acid metabolism has been expanded and the mechanisms involved further delineated. Glucagon receptor antagonists have indirectly put focus on glucagon's potential role in lipid metabolism, as individuals treated with these antagonists showed dyslipidemia and increased hepatic fat. One emerging field in glucagon biology now seems to include the concept of hepatic glucagon resistance. Here, we discuss the roles of glucagon in glucose homeostasis, amino acid metabolism, and lipid metabolism and present speculations on the molecular pathways causing and associating with postulated hepatic glucagon resistance.
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- Lina Janah
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Nephrology and Endocrinology, Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød, University of Copenhagen, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Holst JJ. The incretin system in healthy humans: The role of GIP and GLP-1. Metabolism 2019; 96:46-55. [PMID: 31029770 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2019.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The incretin effect, the amplification of insulin secretion occurring when glucose is taken in orally as compared to infused intravenously, is one of the factors that help the body to tolerate carbohydrate/glucose ingestion. These include 1) amount and type of carbohydrates; 2) gastric emptying rate; 3) digestion and absorption of the carbohydrates; 4) secretion and effect of the incretin hormones; 5) disposition of absorbed nutrients/glucose. The incretin effect can also be viewed as the fraction of the ingested glucose load handled via gastrointestinal mechanisms (including the incretin effect); it is calculated by comparison of the amount of glucose required to copy, by intravenous infusion, the oral load. Typically, for 75 g of oral glucose, about 25 g are required. This means that the GastroIntestinal Glucose Disposal (GIGD) is 66%. Both the GIGD and the incretin effect depend on the amount of glucose ingested: for higher doses the GIGD may amount to 80%, which shows that this effect is a major contributor to glucose tolerance. The main mechanism behind it is stimulation of insulin secretion by a proportional secretion of the insulinotropic hormones GIP and GLP-1. Recently it has become possible to estimate their contributions in healthy humans using specific and potent receptor antagonists. Both hormones act to improve glucose tolerance (i.e. the antagonists impair tolerance) and their effects are additive. GIP seems to be quantitatively the most important, particularly regarding insulin secretion, whereas the action of GLP-1 is mainly displayed via inhibition of glucagon secretion.
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- Jens Juul Holst
- The NNF center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, the Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200, Denmark.
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Thivolet C, Marchand L, Chikh K. Inappropriate glucagon and GLP-1 secretion in individuals with long-standing type 1 diabetes: effects of residual C-peptide. Diabetologia 2019; 62:593-597. [PMID: 30612138 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-018-4804-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Recent studies have demonstrated that residual beta cells may be present in some people with long-standing type 1 diabetes, but little is known about the potential impact of this finding on alpha cell function and incretin levels. This study aimed to evaluate whether insulin microsecretion could modulate glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) responses to a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT). METHODS Adults with type 1 diabetes onset after the age of 15 years (n = 29) underwent a liquid MMTT after an overnight fast. Insulin microsecretion was defined when peak C-peptide levels were >30 pmol/l using an ultrasensitive assay. Four individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes were included as controls. Glucagon and GLP-1 responses were analysed according to C-peptide patterns. RESULTS We found comparable peak values, Δ0-max levels and AUCs of glucagon and GLP-1 responses in C-peptide-positive participants (n = 9) and C-peptide-negative participants (n = 16) with long-standing diabetes and in participants with recent-onset diabetes (n = 4). Mean glucagon levels, however, differed (p = 0.01). Mean GLP-1 responses were significantly lower according to C-peptide positivity (p < 0.001, ANOVA). Interestingly, GLP-1 levels correlated to glucagon values in C-peptide-positive participants with long-standing diabetes (Pearson's r = 0.915, p = 0.004) and in participants with recent-onset diabetes (p < 0.001) but not in C-peptide-negative participants. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The glucagon response to an MMTT in people with long-standing type 1 diabetes is not reduced by the presence of residual beta cells. The reduction of GLP-1 responses according to residual C-peptide levels suggests specific regulatory pathways.
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- Charles Thivolet
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Lyon-Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69310, Pierre-Bénite, France.
- UnivLyon, Inserm, INRA, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Oullins, France.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Lyon-Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69310, Pierre-Bénite, France
- UnivLyon, Inserm, INRA, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Oullins, France
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- UnivLyon, Inserm, INRA, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Oullins, France
- Department of Biochemistry, Lyon-Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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Demant M, Bagger JI, Suppli MP, Lund A, Gyldenløve M, Hansen KB, Hare KJ, Christensen M, Sonne DP, Holst JJ, Vilsbøll T, Knop FK. Determinants of Fasting Hyperglucagonemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nondiabetic Control Subjects. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2018; 16:530-536. [PMID: 30325692 DOI: 10.1089/met.2018.0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fasting hyperglucagonemia can be detrimental to glucose metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and may contribute to metabolic disturbances in obese and/or prediabetic subjects. However, the mechanisms underlying fasting hyperglucagonemia remain elusive. METHODS We evaluated the interrelationship between fasting hyperglucagonemia and demographic and biochemical parameters in 106 patients with T2D (31% female, age: 57 ± 9 years [mean ± standard deviation; body mass index (BMI): 30.1 ± 4.4 kg/m2; fasting plasma glucose (FPG): 9.61 ± 2.39 mM; hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): 57.1 ± 13.1 mmol/mol] and 163 nondiabetic control subjects (29% female; age: 45 ± 17 years; BMI: 25.8 ± 4.1 kg/m2; FPG: 5.2 ± 0.4 mM; and HbA1c: 35.4 ± 3.8 mmol/mol). Multiple linear regression analysis was applied using a stepwise approach with fasting plasma glucagon as dependent parameter and BMI, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, FPG, and insulin concentrations as independent parameters. RESULTS Fasting plasma glucagon concentrations were significantly higher among patients with T2D (13.5 ± 6.3 vs. 8.5 ± 3.8 mM, P < 0.001) together with HbA1c (P < 0.001), FPG (P < 0.001), and insulin (84.9 ± 56.4 vs. 57.7 ± 35.3 mM, P < 0.001). When adjusted for T2D, HbA1c and insulin were significantly positive determinants for fasting plasma glucagon concentrations. Furthermore, WHR comprised a significant positive determinant. CONCLUSIONS We confirm that fasting plasma glucagon concentrations are abnormally high in patients with T2D, and show that fasting plasma glucagon concentrations are influenced by WHR (in addition to glycemic control and fasting plasma insulin concentrations), which may point to visceral fat deposition as an important determinant of increased fasting plasma glucagon concentrations.
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- Mia Demant
- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark .,3 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 1 Clinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark .,3 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark .,4 Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
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Knop FK. EJE PRIZE 2018: A gut feeling about glucagon. Eur J Endocrinol 2018; 178:R267-R280. [PMID: 29678923 DOI: 10.1530/eje-18-0197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hyperglucagonaemia (in the fasting as well as in the postprandial state) is considered a core pathophysiological component of diabetes and is found to contribute substantially to the hyperglycaemic state of diabetes. Hyperglucagonaemia is usually viewed upon as a consequence of pancreatic alpha cell insensitivity to the glucagon-suppressive effects of glucose and insulin. Since we observed that the well-known hyperglucagonaemic response to oral glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes is exchanged by normal suppression of plasma glucagon levels following isoglycaemic intravenous glucose administration in these patients, we have been focusing on the gut and gut-derived factors as potential mediators of diabetic hyperglucagonaemia. In a series of clinical experiments, we have elucidated the role of gut-derived factors in diabetic hyperglucagonaemia and shown that glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide promotes hyperglucagonaemia and that glucagon, hitherto considered a pancreas-specific hormone, may also be secreted from extrapancreatic tissues - most likely from proglucagon-producing enteroendocrine cells. Furthermore, our observation that fasting hyperglucagonaemia is unrelated to the diabetic state, but strongly correlates with obesity, liver fat content and circulating amino acids, has made us question the common 'pancreacentric' and 'glucocentric' understanding of hyperglucagonaemia and led to the hypothesis that steatosis-induced hepatic glucagon resistance (and reduced amino acid turnover) and compensatory glucagon secretion mediated by increased circulating amino acids constitute a complete endocrine feedback system: the liver-alpha cell axis. This article summarises the physiological regulation of glucagon secretion in humans and considers new findings suggesting that the liver and the gut play key roles in determining fasting and postabsorptive circulating glucagon levels.
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- Filip K Knop
- Clinical Metabolic PhysiologySteno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zenz S, Mader JK, Regittnig W, Brunner M, Korsatko S, Boulgaropoulos B, Magnes C, Raml R, Narath SH, Eller P, Augustin T, Pieber TR. Impact of C-Peptide Status on the Response of Glucagon and Endogenous Glucose Production to Induced Hypoglycemia in T1DM. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:1408-1417. [PMID: 29408994 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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CONTEXT Complete loss of β-cell function in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) may lead to an increased risk of severe hypoglycemia. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the impact of C-peptide status on glucagon response and endogenous glucose production (EGP) during hypoglycemia in patients with T1DM. DESIGN AND SETTING We conducted an open, comparative trial. PATIENTS Ten C-peptide positive (C-pos) and 11 matched C-peptide negative (C-neg) patients with T1DM were enrolled. INTERVENTION Plasma glucose was normalized over the night fast, and after a steady-state (baseline) plateau all patients underwent a hyperinsulinemic, stepwise hypoglycemic clamp with glucose plateaus of 5.5, 3.5, and 2.5 mmol/L and a recovery phase of 4.0 mmol/L. Blood glucagon was measured with a specific and highly sensitive glucagon assay. EGP was determined with a stable isotope tracer technique. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Impact of C-peptide status on glucagon response and EGP during hypoglycemia. RESULTS Glucagon concentrations were significantly lower in C-pos and C-neg patients than previously reported. At baseline, C-pos patients had higher glucagon concentrations than C-neg patients (8.39 ± 4.6 vs 4.19 ± 2.4 pmol/L, P = 0.016, mean ± standard deviation) but comparable EGP rates (2.13 ± 0.2 vs 2.04 ± 0.3 mg/kg/min, P < 0.391). In both groups, insulin suppressed glucagon levels, but hypoglycemia revealed significantly higher glucagon concentrations in C-pos than in C-neg patients. EGP was significantly higher in C-pos patients at hypoglycemia (2.5 mmol/L) compared with C-neg patients. CONCLUSIONS Glucagon concentrations and EGP during hypoglycemia were more pronounced in C-pos than in C-neg patients, which indicates that preserved β-cell function may contribute to counterregulation during hypoglycemia in patients with T1DM.
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- Sabine Zenz
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Research, Clinical Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH HEALTH-Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH HEALTH-Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH HEALTH-Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH HEALTH-Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH HEALTH-Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH HEALTH-Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Graz, Austria
- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Sharma A, Varghese RT, Shah M, Man CD, Cobelli C, Rizza RA, Bailey KR, Vella A. Impaired Insulin Action Is Associated With Increased Glucagon Concentrations in Nondiabetic Humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:314-319. [PMID: 29126197 PMCID: PMC5761487 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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CONTEXT Abnormal glucagon concentrations contribute to hyperglycemia, but the mechanisms of α-cell dysfunction in prediabetes are unclear. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the relative contributions of insulin secretion and action to α-cell dysfunction in nondiabetic participants across the spectrum of glucose tolerance. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. A subset of participants (n = 120) was studied in the presence and absence of free fatty acid (FFA) elevation, achieved by infusion of Intralipid (Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL) plus heparin, to cause insulin resistance. SETTING An inpatient clinical research unit at an academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS A total of 310 nondiabetic persons participated in this study. INTERVENTIONS Participants underwent a seven-sample oral glucose tolerance test. Subsequently, 120 participants were studied on two occasions. On one day, infusion of Intralipid plus heparin raised FFA. On the other day, participants received glycerol as a control. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) We examined the relationship of glucagon concentration with indices of insulin action after adjusting for the effects of age, sex, and weight. Subsequently, we sought to determine whether an acute decrease in insulin action, produced by FFA elevation, altered glucagon concentrations in nondiabetic participants. RESULTS Fasting glucagon concentrations correlated positively with fasting insulin and C-peptide concentrations and inversely with insulin action. Fasting glucagon was not associated with any index of β-cell function in response to an oral challenge. As expected, FFA elevation decreased insulin action and also raised glucagon concentrations. CONCLUSIONS In nondiabetic participants, glucagon secretion was altered by changes in insulin action.
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- Anu Sharma
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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Foghsgaard S, Vedtofte L, Andreasen C, Andersen ES, Bahne E, Bagger JI, Svare JA, Holst JJ, Clausen TD, Mathiesen ER, Damm P, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T. Women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus and prediabetes are characterised by a decreased incretin effect. Diabetologia 2017; 60:1344-1353. [PMID: 28364253 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4265-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We investigated whether a reduced incretin effect, as observed in patients with type 2 diabetes, can be detected in high-risk individuals, such as women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (pGDM). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 102 women without diabetes with pGDM and 15 control participants without pGDM and with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) underwent a 4 h 75 g OGTT and an isoglycaemic i.v. glucose infusion (IIGI). Women with pGDM were classified as having NGT or prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance). Insulin sensitivity was assessed using the Matsuda index and HOMA2-IR and the incretin effect was calculated from insulin responses during the study (100% × [AUCinsulin,OGTT - AUCinsulin,IIGI]/AUCinsulin,OGTT). RESULTS Sixty-three of the 102 women with pGDM (62%) had prediabetes (median [interquartile range]: age, 38.3 [6.5] years; BMI, 32.1 [5.8] kg/m2) and 39 women (38%) had NGT (age, 39.5 [5.6] years; BMI, 31.0 [6.7] kg/m2). Control participants (n = 15) were not significantly different from the pGDM group with regards to age (39.2 [7.4] years) and BMI (28.8 [9.2] kg/m2). Compared with women with NGT and control participants, women with prediabetes had lower insulin sensitivity, as measured by the Matsuda index (3.0 [2.4] vs 5.0 [2.6] vs 1.5 [1.8], respectively; p < 0.001). The incretin effect was 55.3% [27.8], 73.8% [19.0] and 76.7% [24.6] in women with prediabetes, women with normal glucose tolerance and control participants, respectively (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION Prediabetes was highly prevalent in women with pGDM, and alterations in the incretin effect were detected in this group before the development of type 2 diabetes. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrialsregister.eu 2012-001371-37-DK.
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- Signe Foghsgaard
- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Albèr A, Brønden A, Knop FK. Short-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists as add-on to insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes: A review. Diabetes Obes Metab 2017; 19:915-925. [PMID: 28211611 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A large proportion of patients with type 1 diabetes do not reach their glycaemic target of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) <7.0% (53 mmol/mol) and, furthermore, an increasing number of patients with type 1 diabetes are overweight and obese. Treatment of type 1 diabetes is based on insulin therapy, which is associated with well-described and unfortunate adverse effects such as hypoglycaemia and increased body weight. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RAs) are the focus of increasing interest as a possible adjunctive treatment to insulin in type 1 diabetes because of their glucagonostatic and extrapancreatic effects. So far, the focus has mainly been on the long-acting GLP-1RAs, but the risk-benefit ratio emerging from studies evaluating the effect of long-acting GLP-1RAs as adjunctive therapy to insulin therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes has been disappointing. This might be attributable to a lack of glucagonostatic effect of these long-acting GLP-1RAs in type 1 diabetes, alongside development of tachyphylaxis to GLP-1-induced retardation of gastric emptying. In contrast, the short-acting GLP-1RAs seem to have a preserved and sustained effect on glucagon secretion and gastric emptying in patients with type 1 diabetes, which could translate into effective lowering of postprandial glucose excursions; however, these observations regarding short-acting GLP-1RAs are all derived from small open-label trials and should thus be interpreted with caution. In the present paper we review the potential role of GLP-1RAs, in particular short-acting GLP-1RAs, as add-on to insulin in the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
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- Anders Albèr
- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Taleb N, Haidar A, Messier V, Gingras V, Legault L, Rabasa-Lhoret R. Glucagon in artificial pancreas systems: Potential benefits and safety profile of future chronic use. Diabetes Obes Metab 2017; 19:13-23. [PMID: 27629286 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The role of glucagon in the pathophysiology of diabetes has long been recognized, although its approved clinical use has so far been limited to the emergency treatment of severe hypoglycaemia. A novel use of glucagon as intermittent mini-boluses is proposed in the dual-hormone version (insulin and glucagon) of the external artificial pancreas. Short-term studies suggest that the incorporation of glucagon into artificial pancreas systems has the potential to further decrease hypoglycaemic risk and improve overall glucose control; however, the potential long-term safety and benefits also need to be investigated given the recognized systemic effects of glucagon. In the present report, we review the available animal and human data on the physiological functions of glucagon, as well as its pharmacological use, according to dosing and duration (acute and chronic). Along with its main role in hepatic glucose metabolism, glucagon affects the cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and gastrointestinal systems. It has a potential role in weight reduction through its central satiety function and its role in increasing energy expenditure. Most of the pharmacological studies investigating the effects of glucagon have used doses exceeding 1 mg, in contrast to the mini-boluses used in the artificial pancreas. The available data are reassuring but comprehensive human studies using small but chronic glucagon doses that are close to the physiological ranges are lacking. We propose a list of variables that could be monitored during long-term trials of the artificial pancreas. Such trials should address the questions about the risk-benefit ratio of chronic glucagon use.
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- Nadine Taleb
- Metabolic diseases unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Édouard-Montpetit, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Metabolic diseases unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Metabolic diseases unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Metabolic diseases unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Kuhre RE, Pedersen J, Knop FK, Holst JJ. The biology of glucagon and the consequences of hyperglucagonemia. Biomark Med 2016; 10:1141-1151. [PMID: 27611762 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2016-0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The proglucagon-derived peptide hormone, glucagon, comprises 29 amino acids. Its secretion from the pancreatic α cells is regulated by several factors. Glucagon increases blood glucose levels through gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis. Elevated plasma concentrations of glucagon, hyperglucagonemia, may contribute to diabetes. However, hyperglucagonemia is also observed in other clinical conditions than diabetes, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, glucagon-producing tumors and after gastric bypass surgery. Here, we review the current literature on hyperglucagonemia in disease with a particular focus on diabetes, and finally speculate that the primary physiological importance of glucagon may not reside in glucose homeostasis but in regulation of amino acid metabolism exerted via a hitherto unrecognized hepato-pancreatic feedback loop.
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- Nicolai J Wewer Albrechtsen
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Tamboli RA, Sidani RM, Garcia AE, Antoun J, Isbell JM, Albaugh VL, Abumrad NN. Jejunal administration of glucose enhances acyl ghrelin suppression in obese humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2016; 311:E252-9. [PMID: 27279247 PMCID: PMC4967145 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00082.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ghrelin is a gastric hormone that stimulates hunger and worsens glucose metabolism. Circulating ghrelin is decreased after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery; however, the mechanism(s) underlying this change is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that jejunal nutrient exposure plays a significant role in ghrelin suppression after RYGB. Feeding tubes were placed in the stomach or jejunum in 13 obese subjects to simulate pre-RYGB or post-RYGB glucose exposure to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, respectively, without the confounding effects of caloric restriction, weight loss, and surgical stress. On separate study days, the plasma glucose curves obtained with either gastric or jejunal administration of glucose were replicated with intravenous (iv) infusions of glucose. These "isoglycemic clamps" enabled us to determine the contribution of the GI tract and postabsorptive plasma glucose to acyl ghrelin suppression. Plasma acyl ghrelin levels were suppressed to a greater degree with jejunal glucose administration compared with gastric glucose administration (P < 0.05). Jejunal administration of glucose also resulted in a greater suppression of acyl ghrelin than the corresponding isoglycemic glucose infusion (P ≤ 0.01). However, gastric and isoglycemic iv glucose infusions resulted in similar degrees of acyl ghrelin suppression (P > 0.05). Direct exposure of the proximal jejunum to glucose increases acyl ghrelin suppression independent of circulating glucose levels. The enhanced suppression of acyl ghrelin after RYGB may be due to a nutrient-initiated signal in the jejunum that regulates ghrelin secretion.
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- Robyn A Tamboli
- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Holst JJ, Gribble F, Horowitz M, Rayner CK. Roles of the Gut in Glucose Homeostasis. Diabetes Care 2016; 39:884-92. [PMID: 27222546 DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The gastrointestinal tract plays a major role in the regulation of postprandial glucose profiles. Gastric emptying is a highly regulated process, which normally ensures a limited and fairly constant delivery of nutrients and glucose to the proximal gut. The subsequent digestion and absorption of nutrients are associated with the release of a set of hormones that feeds back to regulate subsequent gastric emptying and regulates the release of insulin, resulting in downregulation of hepatic glucose production and deposition of glucose in insulin-sensitive tissues. These remarkable mechanisms normally keep postprandial glucose excursions low, regardless of the load of glucose ingested. When the regulation of emptying is perturbed (e.g., pyloroplasty, gastric sleeve or gastric bypass operation), postprandial glycemia may reach high levels, sometimes followed by profound hypoglycemia. This article discusses the underlying mechanisms.
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- Jens Juul Holst
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, U.K
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- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Junker AE, Gluud L, Holst JJ, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T. Diabetic and nondiabetic patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have an impaired incretin effect and fasting hyperglucagonaemia. J Intern Med 2016; 279:485-93. [PMID: 26728692 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated whether patients with histologically verified nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have an impaired incretin effect and hyperglucagonaemia. METHODS Four groups matched for age, sex and body mass index were studied: (i) 10 patients with normal glucose tolerance and NAFLD; (ii) 10 patients with type 2 diabetes and NAFLD; (iii) eight patients with type 2 diabetes and no liver disease; and (iv) 10 controls. All participants underwent a 50-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and an isoglycaemic intravenous glucose infusion (IIGI). We determined the incretin effect by relating the beta cell secretory responses during the OGTT and IIGI. Data are presented as medians (interquartile range), and the groups were compared by using the Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS Controls exhibited a higher incretin effect [55% (43-73%)] compared with the remaining three groups (P < 0.001): 39% (44-71%) in the nondiabetic NAFLD patients, 20% (-5-50%) in NAFLD patients with type 2 diabetes, and 2% (-8-6%) in patients with type 2 diabetes and no liver disease. We found fasting hyperglucagonaemia in NAFLD patients with [7.5 pmol L(-1) (6.8-15 pmol L(-1))] and without diabetes [7.5 pmol L(-1) (5.0-8.0 pmol L(-1))]. Fasting glucagon levels were lower but similar in patients with type 2 diabetes and no liver disease [4.5 pmol L(-1) (3.0-6.0 pmol L(-1))] and controls [3.4 pmol L(-1) (1.8-6.0 pmol L(-1) )]. All groups had similar glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide responses. CONCLUSIONS Patients with NAFLD have a reduced incretin effect and fasting hyperglucagonaemia, with the latter occurring independently of glucose (in)tolerance.
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- A E Junker
- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,Department of Biomedical Science, NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Science, NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,Department of Biomedical Science, NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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Junker AE, Gluud LL, van Hall G, Holst JJ, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T. Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 on glucagon secretion in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol 2016; 64:908-15. [PMID: 26626496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS We evaluated the glucagon-suppressive effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and its potential effects on endogenous glucose production and whole body lipolysis in non-diabetic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS On two separate days, 10 non-diabetic patients with liver biopsy-verified NAFLD (NAFLD activity score 2.5±1.0) and 10 matched controls underwent 2h intravenous infusions of GLP-1 (0.8 pmol×kg(-1)×min(-1)) and placebo. Since GLP-1-mediated glucagon suppression has been shown to be glucose-dependent, plasma glucose was clamped at fasting level during the first hour, and then raised and clamped at 'postprandial level' (fasting plasma glucose level plus 3 mmol/L) for the remaining hour. We evaluated relative plasma levels of glucagon, endogenous glucose production and whole body lipolysis rates with stable isotopes and respiratory quotient using indirect calorimetry. RESULTS Compared to controls, patients with NAFLD were insulin resistant (homeostasis model assessment (HOMA(IR)): 3.8±2.2 vs. 1.6±1.5, p=0.003) and had fasting hyperglucagonaemia (7.5±5.3 vs. 5.8±1.5 mmol/L, p=0.045). Similar relative glucagon suppression was seen in both groups during GLP-1 infusion at fasting (-97±75 vs. -93±41 pmol/L×min(-1)p=0.566) and 'postprandial' plasma glucose levels (-108±101 vs. -97±53 pmol/L×min(-1), p=0.196). Increased insulinotropic effect of GLP-1 was observed in NAFLD patients. No effect of GLP-1 on endogenous glucose production was observed in any of the groups. CONCLUSIONS Patients with NAFLD exhibited fasting hyperglucagonaemia, but intact GLP-1-mediated glucagon suppression independently of plasma glucose concentrations. Preserved glucagonostatic effect and increased insulinotropic effects of GLP-1 in NAFLD may be important to maintain normo-glycaemia in these patients.
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- Anders E Junker
- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Facility, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.
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Lund A, Bagger JI, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Christensen M, Grøndahl M, Hartmann B, Mathiesen ER, Hansen CP, Storkholm JH, van Hall G, Rehfeld JF, Hornburg D, Meissner F, Mann M, Larsen S, Holst JJ, Vilsbøll T, Knop FK. Evidence of Extrapancreatic Glucagon Secretion in Man. Diabetes 2016; 65:585-97. [PMID: 26672094 DOI: 10.2337/db15-1541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Glucagon is believed to be a pancreas-specific hormone, and hyperglucagonemia has been shown to contribute significantly to the hyperglycemic state of patients with diabetes. This hyperglucagonemia has been thought to arise from α-cell insensitivity to suppressive effects of glucose and insulin combined with reduced insulin secretion. We hypothesized that postabsorptive hyperglucagonemia represents a gut-dependent phenomenon and subjected 10 totally pancreatectomized patients and 10 healthy control subjects to a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test and a corresponding isoglycemic intravenous glucose infusion. We applied novel analytical methods of plasma glucagon (sandwich ELISA and mass spectrometry-based proteomics) and show that 29-amino acid glucagon circulates in patients without a pancreas and that glucose stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract elicits significant hyperglucagonemia in these patients. These findings emphasize the existence of extrapancreatic glucagon (perhaps originating from the gut) in man and suggest that it may play a role in diabetes secondary to total pancreatectomy.
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- Asger Lund
- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Facility, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Proteomics Program, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Smits MM, Tonneijck L, Muskiet MHA, Kramer MHH, Cahen DL, van Raalte DH. Gastrointestinal actions of glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies: glycaemic control beyond the pancreas. Diabetes Obes Metab 2016; 18:224-35. [PMID: 26500045 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The gastrointestinal hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) lowers postprandial glucose concentrations by regulating pancreatic islet-cell function, with stimulation of glucose-dependent insulin and suppression of glucagon secretion. In addition to endocrine pancreatic effects, mounting evidence suggests that several gastrointestinal actions of GLP-1 are at least as important for glucose-lowering. GLP-1 reduces gastric emptying rate and small bowel motility, thereby delaying glucose absorption and decreasing postprandial glucose excursions. Furthermore, it has been suggested that GLP-1 directly stimulates hepatic glucose uptake, and suppresses hepatic glucose production, thereby adding to reduction of fasting and postprandial glucose levels. GLP-1 receptor agonists, which mimic the effects of GLP-1, have been developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Based on their pharmacokinetic profile, GLP-1 receptor agonists can be broadly categorized as short- or long-acting, with each having unique islet-cell and gastrointestinal effects that lower glucose levels. Short-acting agonists predominantly lower postprandial glucose excursions, by inhibiting gastric emptying and intestinal glucose uptake, with little effect on insulin secretion. By contrast, long-acting agonists mainly reduce fasting glucose levels, predominantly by increased insulin and reduced glucagon secretion, with potential additional direct inhibitory effects on hepatic glucose production. Understanding these pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences may allow personalized antihyperglycaemic therapy in type 2 diabetes. In addition, it may provide the rationale to explore treatment in patients with no or little residual β-cell function.
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Manell E, Hedenqvist P, Svensson A, Jensen-Waern M. Establishment of a Refined Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Pigs, and Assessment of Insulin, Glucagon and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Responses. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148896. [PMID: 26859145 PMCID: PMC4747562 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide and reliable animal models are important for progression of the research field. The pig is a commonly used large animal model in diabetes research and the present study aimed to refine a model for oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in young growing pigs, as well as describing intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) in the same age group. The refined porcine OGTT will reflect that used in children and adolescents. Eighteen pigs were obtained one week after weaning and trained for two weeks to bottle-feed glucose solution, mimicking the human OGTT. The pigs subsequently underwent OGTT (1.75 g/kg BW) and IVGTT (0.5 g/kg BW). Blood samples were collected from indwelling vein catheters for measurements of glucose and the diabetes related hormones insulin, glucagon and active glucagon-like peptide-1. The study confirmed that pigs can be trained to bottle-feed glucose dissolved in water and thereby undergo an OGTT more similar to the human standard OGTT than previously described methods in pigs. With the refined method for OGTT, oral intake only consists of glucose and water, which is an advantage over previously described methods in pigs where glucose is given together with feed which will affect glucose absorption. Patterns of hormonal secretion in response to oral and intravenous glucose were similar to those in humans; however, the pigs were more glucose tolerant with lower insulin levels than humans. In translational medicine, this refined OGTT and IVGTT methods provide important tools in diabetes research when pigs are used as models for children and adolescents in diabetes research.
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- Elin Manell
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Junker AE, Gluud LL, Holst JJ, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T. Influence of gastrointestinal factors on glucose metabolism in patients with cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 30:1522-8. [PMID: 25867498 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The impaired glucose tolerance in cirrhosis is poorly understood. We evaluated the influence of gastrointestinal-mediated glucose disposal and incretin effect in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS Non-diabetic patients with Child-Pugh A or B cirrhosis (n = 10) and matched healthy controls (n = 10) underwent a 50-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and an isoglycemic intravenous glucose infusion. We presented data as median ± interquartile range and compared groups using non-parametric analysis of variance. RESULTS Patients with cirrhosis were glucose intolerant compared with healthy controls (4-h OGTTAUC : 609 ± 458 vs 180 ± 155 min × mmol/L; P = 0.005), insulin resistant (homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance: 3.7 ± 4.9 vs 2.6 ± 1.4; P = 0.014) and had fasting hyperglucagonemia (8 ± 3 vs 3 ± 4 pmol/L; P = 0.027). Isoglycemia was achieved using 35 ± 12 g of intravenous glucose in patients with cirrhosis compared with 24 ± 10 g in healthy controls (P = 0.003). The gastrointestinal-mediated glucose disposal was markedly lower in patients with cirrhosis (30 ± 23 vs 52 ± 20%; P = 0.003). Despite higher levels of the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide patients with cirrhosis had reduced incretin effect (35 ± 44 vs 55 ± 30%; P = 0.008). CONCLUSION Impaired gastrointestinal-mediated glucose disposal and reduced incretin effect may contribute to the glucose intolerance seen in patients with cirrhosis.
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- Anders E Junker
- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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Østoft SH, Bagger JI, Hansen T, Hartmann B, Pedersen O, Holst JJ, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T. Postprandial incretin and islet hormone responses and dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 enzymatic activity in patients with maturity onset diabetes of the young. Eur J Endocrinol 2015; 173:205-15. [PMID: 25953829 DOI: 10.1530/eje-15-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The role of the incretin hormones in the pathophysiology of maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is unclear. DESIGN We studied the postprandial plasma responses of glucagon, incretin hormones (glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)) and dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4) enzymatic activity in patients with glucokinase (GCK) diabetes (MODY2) and hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α (HNF1A) diabetes (MODY3) as well as in matched healthy individuals (CTRLs). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Ten patients with MODY2 (mean age ± S.E.M. 43 ± 5 years; BMI 24 ± 2 kg/m(2); fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 7.1 ± 0.3 mmol/l: HbA1c 6.6 ± 0.2%), ten patients with MODY3 (age 31 ± 3 years; BMI 24 ± 1 kg/m(2); FPG 8.9 ± 0.8 mmol/l; HbA1c 7.0 ± 0.3%) and ten CTRLs (age 40 ± 5 years; BMI 24 ± 1 kg/m(2); FPG 5.1 ± 0.1 mmol/l; HbA1c 5.3 ± 0.1%) were examined with a liquid test meal. RESULTS All of the groups exhibited similar baseline values of glucagon (MODY2: 7 ± 1 pmol/l; MODY3: 6 ± 1 pmol/l; CTRLs: 8 ± 2 pmol/l, P=0.787), but patients with MODY3 exhibited postprandial hyperglucagonaemia (area under the curve (AUC) 838 ± 108 min × pmol/l) as compared to CTRLs (182 ± 176 min × pmol/l, P=0.005) and tended to have a greater response than did patients with MODY2 (410 ± 154 min × pmol/l, P=0.063). Similar peak concentrations and AUCs for plasma GIP and plasma GLP1 were observed across the groups. Increased fasting DPP4 activity was seen in patients with MODY3 (17.7 ± 1.2 mU/ml) vs CTRLs (13.6 ± 0.8 mU/ml, P=0.011), but the amount of activity was similar to that in patients with MODY2 (15.0 ± 0.7 mU/ml, P=0.133). CONCLUSION The pathophysiology of MODY3 includes exaggerated postprandial glucagon responses and increased fasting DPP4 enzymatic activity but normal postprandial incretin responses both in patients with MODY2 and in patients with MODY3.
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- Signe Harring Østoft
- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkNNF Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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In normal physiology, glucagon from pancreatic alpha cells plays an important role in maintaining glucose homeostasis via its regulatory effect on hepatic glucose production. Patients with type 2 diabetes suffer from fasting and postprandial hyperglucagonemia, which stimulate hepatic glucose production and, thus, contribute to the hyperglycemia characterizing these patients. Although this has been known for years, research focusing on alpha cell (patho)physiology has historically been dwarfed by research on beta cells and insulin. Today the mechanisms behind type 2 diabetic hyperglucagonemia are still poorly understood. Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that the gastrointestinal hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) might play an important role in this pathophysiological phenomenon. Furthermore, it has become apparent that suppression of glucagon secretion or antagonization of the glucagon receptor constitutes potentially effective treatment strategies for patients with type 2 diabetes. In this review, we focus on the regulation of glucagon secretion by the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and GIP. Furthermore, potential advantages and limitations of suppressing glucagon secretion or antagonizing the glucagon receptor, respectively, in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes will be discussed.
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- Asger Lund
- Center for Diabetes Research, Department of Medicine, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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Rhee NA, Østoft SH, Holst JJ, Deacon CF, Vilsbøll T, Knop FK. The impact of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibition on incretin effect, glucose tolerance, and gastrointestinal-mediated glucose disposal in healthy subjects. Eur J Endocrinol 2014; 171:353-62. [PMID: 24935932 DOI: 10.1530/eje-14-0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is thought to intensify the physiological effects of the incretin hormones. We investigated the effects of DPP4 inhibition on plasma levels of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1), incretin effect, glucose tolerance, gastrointestinal-mediated glucose disposal (GIGD) and gastric emptying in healthy subjects. DESIGN A randomised, controlled and open-labelled study. METHODS Ten healthy subjects (six women; age, 40±5 years (mean±s.e.m.); BMI, 24±3 kg/m(2); fasting plasma glucose, 5.1±0.2 mmol/l and HbA1c, 34±1 mmol/mol (5.3±0.1%)) were randomised to two-paired study days comprising a 4-h 50 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with paracetamol (A) and an isoglycaemic intravenous (i.v.) glucose infusion (B), with (A1+B1) and without (A2+B2) preceding administration of the DPP4 inhibitor sitagliptin. RESULTS Isoglycaemia was obtained in all subjects on the paired study days. Significant increases in fasting levels and OGTT-induced responses of active GLP1 and GIP were seen after DPP4 inhibition. No significant impact of DPP4 inhibition on fasting plasma glucose (5.1±0.1 vs 4.9±0.1 mmol/l, P=0.3), glucose tolerance (area under the curve (AUC) for plasma glucose, 151±35 vs 137±26 mmol/l×min, P=0.7) or peak plasma glucose during OGTT (8.5±0.4 vs 8.1±0.3 mmol/l, P=0.3) was observed. Neither incretin effect (40±9% (without DPP4 inhibitor) vs 40±7% (with DPP4 inhibitor), P=1.0), glucagon responses (1395±165 vs 1223±195 pmol/l×min, P=0.41), GIGD (52±4 vs 56±5%, P=0.40) nor gastric emptying (Tmax for plasma paracetamol: 86±9 vs 80±12 min, P=0.60) changed following DPP4 inhibition. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that acute increases in active incretin hormone levels do not affect glucose tolerance, GIGD, incretin effect, glucagon responses or gastric emptying in healthy subjects.
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- N A Rhee
- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCenter for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCenter for Diabetes ResearchGentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, DenmarkDepartment of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kramer CK, Borgoño CA, Van Nostrand P, Retnakaran R, Zinman B. Glucagon response to oral glucose challenge in type 1 diabetes: lack of impact of euglycemia. Diabetes Care 2014; 37:1076-82. [PMID: 24241790 DOI: 10.2337/dc13-2339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Previous studies have demonstrated aberrant glucagon physiology in the setting of type 1 diabetes (T1D) but have not addressed the potential impact of ambient glycemia on this glucagon response. Thus, our objective was to evaluate the impact of euglycemia versus hyperglycemia on the glucagon response to an oral glucose challenge in T1D. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Ten adults with T1D (mean age 56.6 ± 9.0 years, duration of diabetes 26.4 ± 7.5 years, HbA1c 7.5% ± 0.77, and BMI 24.1 kg/m(2) [22.6-25.4]) underwent 3-h 50-g oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) on two separate days at least 24 h apart in random order under conditions of pretest euglycemia (plasma glucose [PG] between 4 and 6 mmol/L) and hyperglycemia (PG between 9 and 11 mmol/L), respectively. RESULTS Glycemic excursion on the OGTT was similar between the euglycemic and hyperglycemic tests (P = 0.72 for interaction between time postchallenge and glycemic setting). Interestingly, glucagon levels increased in response to the OGTT under both glycemic conditions (P < 0.001) and there were no differences in glucagon response between the euglycemic and hyperglycemic days (P = 0.40 for interaction between time postchallenge and glycemic setting). In addition, the incretin responses to the OGTT (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, glucagon-like peptide-1, glucagon-like peptide-2) were also not different between the euglycemic and hyperglycemic settings. CONCLUSIONS In patients with T1D, there is a paradoxical increase in glucagon in response to oral glucose that is not reversed when euglycemia is achieved prior to the test. This abnormal glucagon response likely contributes to the postprandial hyperglycemia in T1D irrespective of ambient glycemia.
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Oh TJ, Kim MY, Shin JY, Lee JC, Kim S, Park KS, Cho YM. The incretin effect in Korean subjects with normal glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014; 80:221-7. [PMID: 23405851 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incretin effect is known to be decreased in type 2 diabetes. However, there are limited data on the incretin effect in non-Caucasian subjects. Because Asian patients with type 2 diabetes are characterized by decreased insulin secretion, this study set out to examine the incretin effect in Korean subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or type 2 diabetes. METHODS We performed 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) and corresponding isoglycaemic intravenous glucose infusion (IIGI) studies in Korean subjects with NGT (n = 14) or type 2 diabetes (n = 16). The incretin effect was calculated based on the incremental area under the curves (iAUCs) of the plasma levels of insulin, C-peptide or insulin secretion rate (ISR). The plasma levels of total glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) were measured by ELISA. RESULTS The incretin effect was not different between the subjects with NGT and type 2 diabetes (43 ± 6% vs 47 ± 4%, P = 0·575 by insulin; 29 ± 7% vs 38 ± 4%, P = 0·253 by C-peptide; 28 ± 7% vs 35 ± 5%, P = 0·372 by ISR, respectively). However, the gastrointestinally mediated glucose disposal (GIGD) was markedly decreased in type 2 diabetes (28·5 ± 4·2% vs 59·0 ± 4·3%, P < 0·001). The plasma levels of the total GLP-1 and GIP during the OGTTs were comparable between the two groups. CONCLUSION In Koreans, the secretion of GLP-1 or GIP during OGTTs and the incretin effect were comparable between subjects with NGT and type 2 diabetes, whereas the GIGD was significantly decreased in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Tae Jung Oh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Pettus J, Hirsch I, Edelman S. GLP-1 agonists in type 1 diabetes. Clin Immunol 2013; 149:317-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Satish K Garg
- 1 Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, Colorado
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Brown RJ, Cochran E, Gorden P. Metreleptin improves blood glucose in patients with insulin receptor mutations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:E1749-56. [PMID: 23969187 PMCID: PMC3816267 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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CONTEXT Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome (RMS) is caused by mutations of the insulin receptor and results in extreme insulin resistance and dysglycemia. Hyperglycemia in RMS is very difficult to treat, and patients are at risk for early morbidity and mortality from complications of diabetes. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to study 1-year effects of recombinant human methionyl leptin (metreleptin) in 5 patients with RMS and 10-year effects in 2 of these patients. DESIGN AND SETTING We conducted an open-label nonrandomized study at the National Institutes of Health. PATIENTS Patients were adolescents with RMS and poorly controlled diabetes. INTERVENTION Two patients were treated with escalating doses (0.02 up to 0.22 mg/kg/d) of metreleptin for 10 years, including 3 cycles of metreleptin withdrawal and reinitiation. In all 5 patients, 1-year effects of metreleptin (0.22 mg/kg/d) were studied. OUTCOME MEASURES Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and body mass index (BMI) z-scores were evaluated every 6 months. RESULTS HbA1c decreased from 11.4% ± 1.1% at baseline to 9.3% ± 1.9% after 6 months and 9.7% ± 1.6% after 12 months of metreleptin (P = .007). In patients treated for 10 years, HbA1c declined with each cycle of metreleptin and rose with each withdrawal. BMI z-scores declined from -1.4 ± 1.8 at baseline, to -2.6 ± 1.6 after 12 months of metreleptin (P = .0006). Changes in BMI z-score correlated with changes in HbA1c (P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS Metreleptin treatment for 12 months was associated with a 1.7% reduction in HbA1c; part of this improvement was likely mediated via decreased BMI. Metreleptin is a promising treatment option for RMS, but additional therapies are needed to achieve HbA1c targets.
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- Rebecca J Brown
- MD, MHSc, Building 10-CRC, Room 6-5942, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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Plamboeck A, Veedfald S, Deacon CF, Hartmann B, Wettergren A, Svendsen LB, Meisner S, Hovendal C, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T, Holst JJ. Characterisation of oral and i.v. glucose handling in truncally vagotomised subjects with pyloroplasty. Eur J Endocrinol 2013; 169:187-201. [PMID: 23704713 PMCID: PMC3709640 DOI: 10.1530/eje-13-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) is rapidly inactivated by dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4), but may interact with vagal neurons at its site of secretion. We investigated the role of vagal innervation for handling of oral and i.v. glucose. DESIGN AND METHODS Truncally vagotomised subjects (n=16) and matched controls (n=10) underwent 50 g-oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)±vildagliptin, a DPP4 inhibitor (DPP4i) and isoglycaemic i.v. glucose infusion (IIGI), copying the OGTT without DPP4i. RESULTS Isoglycaemia was obtained with 25±2 g glucose in vagotomised subjects and 18±2 g in controls (P<0.03); thus, gastrointestinal-mediated glucose disposal (GIGD) - a measure of glucose handling (100%×(glucoseOGTT-glucoseIIGI/glucoseOGTT)) - was reduced in the vagotomised compared with the control group. Peak intact GLP1 concentrations were higher in the vagotomised group. Gastric emptying was faster in vagotomised subjects after OGTT and was unaffected by DPP4i. The early glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide response was higher in vagotomised subjects. Despite this, the incretin effect was equal in both groups. DPP4i enhanced insulin secretion in controls, but had no effect in the vagotomised subjects. Controls suppressed glucagon concentrations similarly, irrespective of the route of glucose administration, whereas vagotomised subjects showed suppression only during IIGI and exhibited hyperglucagonaemia following OGTT. DPP4i further suppressed glucagon secretion in controls and tended to normalise glucagon responses in vagotomised subjects. CONCLUSIONS GIGD is diminished, but the incretin effect is unaffected in vagotomised subjects despite higher GLP1 levels. This, together with the small effect of DPP4i, is compatible with the notion that part of the physiological effects of GLP1 involves vagal transmission.
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- Astrid Plamboeck
- Diabetes Research Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.
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Breitman I, Isbell JM, Saliba J, Jabbour K, Flynn CR, Marks-Shulman PA, Laferrère B, Abumrad NN, Tamboli RA. Effects of proximal gut bypass on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in humans. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:e57. [PMID: 23520381 PMCID: PMC3609508 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Igal Breitman
- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, Columbia University, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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