Conditions: Diabetes
Keywords: GLP-1 Insulin Secretion
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 88
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an important incretin hormone which acts as a powerful insulin secretagogue. Defects in GLP-1 synthesis and secretion are thought to be part of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Furthermore GLP-1 based therapy is an important part of the therapeutic armamentarium for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The GLP-1 receptor (GLP1R) is the principal site of action of GLP-1 and GLP-1 receptor agonists like exenatide and liraglutide. The gene coding for this receptor, GLP1R, is highly polymorphic and contains numerous non-synonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (nsSNPs) which could potentially alter response to endogenous or exogenous GLP-1 or GLP-1R agonists. Indeed there is some in vitro data to support this concept. We propose to utilize a hyperglycemic clamp to test the insulin secretory response to infused GLP-1 in healthy volunteers to determine the effect of genetic variation in GLP1R on response to GLP-1.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: All participants recieved GLP-1 intravenously at 0.75 pmol/kg/min for the first hour and then at 1.5 pmol/kg/min for the next hour

Interventions: intervention 1: GLP-1
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: GLP-1 infused at 0.75 pmol/kg/min from 121-180 minutes, GLP-1 infused at 1.55 pmol/kg/min from 181-240 minutes,

Protocol document: