The Role of Gut–brain Axis in Regulating Glucose Metabolism After Acute Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Sayali A. Pendharkar,
Varsha Asrani,
Rinki Murphy,
Richard Cutfield,
John A. Windsor,
Maxim S. Petrov
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical and translational gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.673
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2155-384X
DOI - 10.1038/ctg.2016.63
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , gut–brain axis , carbohydrate metabolism , metabolism , bioinformatics , neuroscience , intensive care medicine , biology , disease
Fasting circulating oxyntomodulin, glicentin, and VIP levels are significantly decreased in patients with defective glucose homeostasis after acute pancreatitis. Oxyntomodulin appears to be a promising therapeutic target for future clinical studies on diabetes associated with diseases of the exocrine pancreas.
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