Table 3

Effect of physiological (low dose, 0.4 pmol/kg/min) and supraphysiological (high dose, 1.2 pmol/kg/min) doses of GLP-1 on pyloric motility and antro-pyloro-duodenal wave propagation with intraduodenal perfusion of saline or lipid (2.5 kcal/min, 2.5 ml/min)

Pyloric motilityAntro-pyloro-duodenal propagated contractions (No/60 minutes)
IPPW
(No/10 minutes)
Pyloric tone (mm Hg)
Intraduodenal saline
Saline iv1.6  (0.3)0.2  (0.5)9.8 (1.3)
 GLP-1 iv: low dose10.1 (1.9)3-150 5.3 (0.9)3-150 0.03-150
 GLP-1 iv: high dose8.6 (1.3)3-150 7.3 (1.5)3-150 3-152 0.03-150
Intraduodenal lipid
Saline iv14.7 (1.5)3-151 3-154 3.1 (0.4)3-151 3-154
 GLP-1 iv: low dose15.7 (2.5)7.4 (1.0)3-150 3-154
 GLP-1 iv: high dose15.5 (2.1)8.6 (1.0)3-150
 Saline iv: recovery6.2 (1.1)3-150 3-152 3-153 5.1 (0.8)3-150 3-152 3-153
  • Mean (SEM) of actual values (IPPW) and of values over basal (tone) during each 60 minute infusion period; n=11.

  • For the same intraduodenal perfusion:

  • 3-150 p<0.05v saline iv;

  • 3-152 p<0.05v low dose GLP-1;

  • 3-153 p<0.05v high dose GLP-1. For different intraduodenal perfusions:

  • 3-151 p<0.05 v saline iv/intraduodenal saline;

  • 3-154 p<0.05 v low dose GLP-1/intraduodenal saline.

  • IPPW, isolated pyloric pressure waves.