Acute Effects of a Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Analog, Exenatide, on Gastrointestinal Motor Function and Permeability in Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome on Home Parenteral Nutrition
Acute Effects of a Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Analog, Exenatide, on Gastrointestinal Motor Function and Permeability in Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome on Home Parenteral Nutrition
We plan to examine the gastrointestinal (GI) physiologic profile of Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) analog as a possible intestino-trophic growth factor capable of inducing small bowel adaptation and regeneration in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS), with the potential to decrease parenteral nutrition dependence.
Patients with short bowel syndrome, between the ages of 18-85 who are dependent on parenteral nutrition for at least a year and are being closely followed by the Mayo Clinic Home Parenteral Nutrition Program (HPN) with at least one multisystem evaluation a year.