Association Between Gut Regulatory Hormones and Post-operative Weight Loss Following Gastrectomy in Patients With Gastric Cancer

Hye Kyung Jung, Chung Hyun Tae, Hye Ah Lee, Ko Eun Lee, Chang Mo Moon, Seong Eun Kim, Ju Young Seoh, Joo Ho Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-417
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022

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Funding Information:
Financial support: This research was supported by a grant of The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (2014).

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© 2022 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.

Keywords

  • Gastrectomy
  • Ghrelin
  • Glucagon-like peptide-1
  • Stomach neoplasms
  • Weight loss

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