Abstract
Background/Aims Post-operative weight loss in patients with gastric cancer lead to a poor quality of life and long-term survival. This study aims to evaluate the effects of gut regulatory hormones on post-operative weight loss in patients with subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Methods This prospective study was conducted for 12 months post-surgery in 14 controls and 13 gastrectomy patients who underwent subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Serum plasma ghrelin, glucagon-like peptide-1, gastric inhibitory peptide-1, peptide YY, insulin, and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance responses to a standardized test meal were recorded at multiple time points before and after gastrectomy at 4 and 12 months. Results The mean weight difference between the pre-operative state and the 4-month period was significantly reduced to 6.6 kg (P = 0.032), but significant weight reduction was not observed from 4 months to 12 months. The plasma levels of glucagon-like peptide-1, gastric inhibitory peptide-1, and peptide YY were significantly increased 4 months postoperatively compared to the pre-operative state (all P = 0.035); however, pre-operative levels and relative changes over a period of 0-4 months of hormones were not correlated with body weight changes. Only the pre-operative ghrelin at peak had a negative correlation with changes in weight reduction in the 4 months after surgery (ρ = -0.8, P = 0.024). Conclusions Significant weight reduction was common after subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer with a negative correlation pre-operative plasma ghrelin levels. Incretin hormones are modestly but significantly increased after subtotal gastrectomy; however, these changes did not affect the weight changes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 409-417 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support: This research was supported by a grant of The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (2014).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
Keywords
- Gastrectomy
- Ghrelin
- Glucagon-like peptide-1
- Stomach neoplasms
- Weight loss