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Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Surgery in Diet-Induced Obese Diabetic Mice
Published on: October 18, 2024
Metabolic improvement in obese patients after duodenal-jejunal exclusion is associated with intestinal microbiota
C de Jonge1, S Fuentes2, E G Zoetendal2
1Department of Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Background:
Intestinal microbiota have been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery improves both conditions and has been associated with changes in intestinal microbiota composition. We investigated the effect of a nonsurgical bariatric technique on intestinal microbiota composition in relation to metabolic improvement.
Methods:
Seventeen patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes were treated with the nonsurgical duodenal-jejunal bypass liner, which excludes the proximal 60 cm small intestine from food. Fecal samples as well as metabolic parameters reflecting obesity and type 2 diabetes were obtained from the patients at baseline, after 6 months with the device in situ, and 6 months after explantation.
Results:
After 6 months of treatment, both obesity and type 2 diabetes had improved with a decrease in weight from 106.1 [99.4-123.5] to 97.4 [89.4-114.0] kg and a decrease in HbA1c from 8.5% [7.6-9.2] to 7.2% [6.3-8.1] (both p < 0.05). This was paralleled by an increased abundance of typical small intestinal bacteria such as Proteobacteria, Veillonella, and Lactobacillus spp. in feces. After removal of the duodenal-jejunal bypass liner, fecal microbiota composition was similar to that observed at baseline, despite persistent weight loss.
Conclusion:
Improvement of obesity and type 2 diabetes after exclusion of the proximal 60 cm small intestine by treatment with a nonsurgical duodenal-jejunal bypass liner may be promoted by changes in fecal microbiota composition.
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