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Retrograde Gastric Electrical Stimulation Reduces Food Intake and Weight in Obese Rats
Author(s) -
Yin Jieyun,
Chen Jiande D.Z.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
obesity research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8528
pISSN - 1071-7323
DOI - 10.1038/oby.2005.194
Subject(s) - medicine , stimulation , stomach , weight loss , obesity , endocrinology , food intake , gastroenterology
Objective : To investigate the therapeutic potential of retrograde gastric electrical stimulation (RGES) for obesity in a rodent model of obesity. Research Methods and Procedures : The study was performed in 12 obese Zucker rats implanted with two pairs of gastric serosal electrodes, one pair for stimulation and the other for recording intrinsic gastric myoelectrical activity. It was composed of an acute study in three sessions to study the effect of RGES on intrinsic gastric myoelectrical activity and acute food intake and a chronic phase to study the short‐term effect of RGES on weight. RGES was performed through the distal stomach using long pulses at a frequency of tachygastria (known to induce gastric hypomotility). Results : RGES completely entrained intrinsic gastric myoelectrical activity and turned it into tachygastria at a certain strength. RGES reduced acute food intake compared with the control ( p < 0.01). A 2‐week treatment of RGES resulted in a significant reduction in food intake ( p = 0.002) and a significantly greater weight loss than sham stimulation ( p = 0.004). Discussion : RGES at a tachygastrial frequency reduces food intake and results in weight loss in obese Zucker rats, and its effect is probably attributed to the introduction of tachygastria in the stomach.

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