Semaglutide delays 4-hour gastric emptying in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity

Autor: Mojca Jensterle, Simona Ferjan, Luka Ležaič, Aljaž Sočan, Katja Goričar, Katja Zaletel, Andrej Janez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 975-984, 2023.
ISSN: 1462-8902
Popis: Aim: To evaluate the effect of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 1.0 mg on the late digestive period of gastric emptying (GE) after ingestion of a standardized solid test meal by using technetium scintigraphy, the reference method for this purpose. Methods: We conducted a single-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 20 obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS mean [range] age 35 [32.3-40.8] years, body mass index 37 [30.7-39.8] kg/m$^2$) randomized to subcutaneous semaglutide 1.0 mg once weekly or placebo for 12 weeks. GE was assessed after ingestion of [$^{99mT}$c] colloid in a pancake labelled with radiopharmaceutical by scintigraphy using sequential static imaging and dynamic acquisition at baseline and at Week 13. Estimation of GE was obtained by repeated imaging of remaining [$^{99mT}$c] activity at fixed time intervals over the course of 4 hours after ingestion. Results: From baseline to the study end, semaglutide increased the estimated retention of gastric contents by 3.5% at 1 hour, 25.5% at 2 hours, 38.0% at 3 hours and 30.0% at 4 hours after ingestion of the radioactively labelled solid meal. Four hours after ingestion, semaglutide retained 37% of solid meal in the stomach compared to no gastric retention in the placebo group (P = 0.002). Time taken for half the radiolabelled meal to empty from the stomach was significantly longer in the semaglutide group than the placebo group (171 vs. 118 min P < 0.001). Conclusion: Semaglutide markedly delayed 4-hour GE in women with PCOS and obesity.
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