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Effects of Exogenous GIP and GLP-2 on Bone Turnover in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Kirsa Skov-Jeppesen1,2, Charlotte B Christiansen1,2, Laura S Hansen3
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Context:
Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have an increased risk of bone fractures despite normal or increased bone mineral density. The underlying causes are not well understood but may include disturbances in the gut-bone axis, in which both glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) are regulators of bone turnover. Thus, in healthy fasting participants, both exogenous GIP and GLP-2 acutely reduce bone resorption.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to investigate the acute effects of subcutaneously administered GIP and GLP-2 on bone turnover in individuals with T2D.
Methods:
We included 10 men with T2D. Participants met fasting in the morning on 3 separate test days and were injected subcutaneously with GIP, GLP-2, or placebo in a randomized crossover design. Blood samples were drawn at baseline and regularly after injections. Bone turnover was estimated by circulating levels of collagen type 1 C-terminal telopeptide (CTX), procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP), sclerostin, and PTH.
Results:
GIP and GLP-2 significantly reduced CTX to (mean ± SEM) 66 ± 7.8% and 74 ± 5.9% of baseline, respectively, compared with after placebo (P = .001). In addition, P1NP and sclerostin increased acutely after GIP whereas a decrease in P1NP was seen after GLP-2. PTH levels decreased to 67 ± 2.5% of baseline after GLP-2 and to only 86 ± 3.4% after GIP.
Conclusion:
Subcutaneous GIP and GLP-2 affect CTX and P1NP in individuals with T2D to the same extent as previously demonstrated in healthy individuals.
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