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Putting the Hindgut Hypothesis to the Test in a Diabetic Zucker Rat Model

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Background

The hindgut theory hypothesizes a key role of differential hindgut stimulation following metabolic procedures in ameliorating diabetes mellitus. We used two strategies to remove the hindgut from intestinal continuity in order to analyze its impact on diabetes mellitus.

Methods

Loop duodeno-jejunostomy (DJOS) with exclusion of one-third of total intestinal length was performed in 3 groups of 9-week-old Zucker diabetic fatty rats. In group 1, no further alteration of the intestinal tract was made. Group 2 received additional ileal exclusion (IE). Group 3 underwent additional resection of 50% of the ileum with side-to-side ileocecal anastomosis (IR). One, 2, and 4 months after surgery, fasting blood glucose levels, oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT), and glucose-stimulated hormone analyses were conducted, and bile acid blood levels were compared. Body weight was documented weekly.

Results

In relation to DJOS, glucose control was not impaired in IR or IE. On the contrary, only IR could maintain preOP glucose values until 4 months. There were no significant weight differences between the groups. Confirming effective ileal diversion, bile acid blood levels were significantly higher in the DJOS group compared with both IR and IE (p = 0.0025 and p = 0.0047). Operative interventions had no impact on GLP-1 levels at any time point (ANOVA p > 0.05 for all). Insulin secretion was preserved in all groups.

Conclusion

This data supports the hypothesis that the mechanisms driving amelioration of diabetes mellitus are complex and cannot be reduced to the ileum.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Silke Hempel for the outstanding work in assistance with ELISA measurements. Moreover, we thank Anja Schmitt for her excellent work in the establishment of the GLP-1 immunostaining and Claudia Bravo and Monika Kolterjahn for their outstanding care of our animals.

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  1. Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Claudia Laessle, Ke Jin, Gabriel J Seifert, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Goran Marjanovic & Jodok Matthias Fink

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Sylvia Timme-Bronsert

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Laessle, C., Jin, K., Seifert, G.J. et al. Putting the Hindgut Hypothesis to the Test in a Diabetic Zucker Rat Model. OBES SURG 29, 4000–4007 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-04079-w

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