Ox Bile- Conjugated Bile Acids Sodium in Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Summary

To study the effect of an ileocolonic formulation of ox bile extract on insulin sensitivity, postprandial glycemia and incretin levels, gastric emptying, body weight and fasting serum FGF-19 (fibroblast growth factor) levels in overweight or obese type 2 diabetic subjects on therapy with DPP4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitors (e.g. sitagliptin) alone or in combination with metformin.

Timeline

Start

2016-09-15

Primary completion

2017-10-18

Completion

2017-10-30

Publications

• Calderon G, McRae A, Rievaj J, Davis J, Zandvakili I, Linker-Nord S, Burton D, Roberts G, Reimann F, Gedulin B, Vella A, LaRusso NF, Camilleri M, Gribble FM, Acosta A. Ileo-colonic delivery of conjugated bile acids improves glucose homeostasis via colonic GLP-1-producing enteroendocrine cells in human obesity and diabetes. EBioMedicine. 2020 May;55:102759. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102759. Epub 2020 Apr 25.

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