Patent Application: US-62657990-A

Abstract:
the invention relates to a method of diagnosing and treating individuals with diabetes or at risk to develop diabetes mellitus . in particular , gastric emptying determinations are used to assess risk . risk or early symptoms associated with subsequent development of diabetes mellitus may be controlled or alleviated by delaying gastric emptying . delay or the government may have certain rights in the invention pursuant to grant no . 2 - s07 - rr07187 - 11 .

Description:
six subjects with early niddm ( diagnosed for less than two years ) and six sex and age matched nondiabetic subjects underwent gastric emptying studies . the subjects ( 10 males , 2 females ) ranged in age from 35 to 62 years of age . five of the six subjects with niddm were hispanic americans , one an iranian . all 6 non - diabetic subjects were non - hispanic caucasians with normal fasting glucose values . the subjects with niddm had been previously diagnosed as being diabetic using a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test ( ogtt ) with blood sampled fasting and at 2 hr according to current who criteria . all the subjects with niddm were taking oral hypoglycemic medication which they discontinued the evening prior to the study . all studies were begun between 7 - 8 am following a 12 hr fast . the data were analyzed using a paired t - test . the gastric half - emptying time for each patient was calculated by linear interpolation . sources of drugs and materials are as indicated . bowman - birk trypsin inhibitor is available from nestech , ltd , devey , switzerland . ona pharmaceuticals , ltd ., osaka , japan , may be contacted for availability of another trypsin inhibitor , camostate . the following examples are presented for illustrative purposes and are not intended to be limiting gastric emptying studies utilizing a gamma camera ( scintronix usa inc ., woburn ma , usa ) were performed with a modified 0 . 62 m ( 50g glucose in 450 ml water ) glucose solution . the use of this glucose solution in gastric emptying has been previously studied ( 9 ). approximately 200 μci of 99 metastable technetium sulfur colloid ( 99m tc - sc , cis - us , bedford , ma , usa ) were added and mixed with the glucose solution . the subjects drank the glucose solution in its entirety in a 5 minute span shortly after the 99m tc - sc had been added to the solution . the subjects were then placed in a semi - reclining position ( 45 degrees from horizontal ) and the gamma camera was positioned anteriorly . only anterior views were used in calculating the gastric emptying since it has been shown ( 12 ) that the geometric means of the anterior and posterior projections , using liquid meals , were very similar to those of the anterior views alone . data were collected continuously and summed at 60 second intervals . images were acquired during an interval of 120 minutes . blood samples were drawn at 15 minute intervals beginning just prior to ingestion of the glucose solution and ending at 120 minutes . the blood was collected in vacutainer tubes containing potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride ( becton dickinson vacutainer systems , rutherford , n . j ., usa ). glucose analysis was performed on a paramax instrument ( baxter healthcare corp ., irvine , ca , usa ). the scintronix gamma camera was used with low energy , all purpose collimator at a 20 % window setting centered at 140 kev . the camera was connected to a medical data systems computer ( an arbor , mi , usa ). counts in the stomach region of interest were calculated in each 60 second image . after correcting for radioactive decay , the count rates were converted to percentage of the maximum count rate recorded . the half emptying time was significantly ( p = 0 . 009 ) shorter for the subjects with non - insulin dependent diabetes ( average = 32 . 6 min , se = 5 . 5 ) than for the non - diabetics ( average = 64 . 3 , se = 5 . 5 ) as shown in fig1 and 2 . the area under the gastric - emptying curve during the first hour , representing an overall time - weighted average , for the subjects with non - insulin dependent diabetes mellitus was 74 % of the area under the curve for the non - diabetics ( p = 0 . 016 ). the area under the curve during the two hours for the subjects with niddm was 60 % of the area under the curve for the non - diabetics ( p = 0 . 002 ). the half - emptying time and the area under the curve indicate substantially faster emptying for the subjects with niddm . the largest mean separation between subjects with niddm and non - diabetics occurred at 75 minutes ( p = 0 . 004 ) as shown in fig3 . the fasting glucose concentrations were significantly different between the subjects with niddm and non - diabetics ( p = 0 . 009 ). the glucose concentrations also were different between diabetics and non - diabetics at 15 min intervals as shown in fig4 . at other times post ingestion , glucose concentration was not measured on all subjects . the area under the glucose concentration curve during the first hour , representing an overall time - weighted average , for the subjects with niddm was 252 % of the area under the curve for the non - diabetics ( p = 0 . 006 ). the area under the curve during the two hours for the subjects with niddm was 292 % of the area under the curve for the non - diabetics ( p = 0 . 003 ). even though the subjects with niddm had more rapid gastric emptying , their plasma glucose peak was delayed ( 60 - 75 min ) when compared to the normal controls ( 45 min ). the average rate of calories emptied into the intestine ( calculated using the time of half gastric emptying ) by the subjects with niddm was 3 . 1 kcal / min , while non - diabetic controls emptied at a rate of 1 . 6 kcal / min . the extremes in caloric emptying varied between a diabetic subject emptying at a rate of 7 . 1 kcal / min and a non - diabetic subject emptying at 1 . 2 kcal / min . two subjects with early niddm ( diagnosed for less than 2 years ) underwent two separate gastric emptying studies . subjects were hispanic americans , ages 37 and 49 , both previously diagnosed as diabetic according to current who criteria using a 75 g glucose tolerance test ( ogtt ) with blood sampled fasting and at 2 hr . the one subject on oral hypoglycemic medication discontinued his medication the evening prior to the study . all studies were begun between 7 - 8 am following a 12 hour fast . an 18 gauge angiocatheter was placed in one antecubital fossa for blood drawing while another 18 gauge angiocatheter was placed in the other antecubital fossa for a 0 . 9 % ( normal saline ) infusion ( 60 ml / min ). gastric emptying studies utilizing a gamma camera ( scintronix usa , inc ., woburn ma ) were performed with a modified 0 . 62 m ( 50 g glucose in 450 ml water ) glucose solution . this solution has been used previously in gastric emptying studies ( 9 ). approximately 200 μci of 99 metastable technetium sulfur colloid ( 99m tc - sc , cis - us , bedford , ma ) was added and mixed with the glucose solution . the subjects drank the entire glucose solution within 5 min shortly after the 99m tc - sc had been added to the solution . the subjects were then seated at a 90 degree angle in front of a gamma camera . the subjects were instructed to stand at 10 min intervals so that anterior , posterior and left anterior oblique views could be obtained ( one minute each ) by the camera for a total of 120 min . images were thus acquired every 10 min . the scintronix gamma camera was used with a low - energy , all purpose collimator at a 20 % window setting centered at 140 kev . the camera was connected to a medical data systems computer ( ann arbor , mi ). counts in the stomach region of interest were calculated in each second image . after correcting for radioactive decay , the count rates were converted to a percentage of the maximum count rate recorded . blood samples were drawn from the indwelling 18 gauge angiocatheter in the antecubital fossa at 15 min intervals beginning just prior to ingestion of the glucose solution and ending at 120 min . blood for glucose evaluation was collected in grey - top vacutainer tubes containing potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride . blood for insulin and c - peptide was collected in red top tubes . samples for hemoglobin a - 1 - c , gastric inhibitory polypeptide ( gip ) and cck were collected in lavender top tubes containing edta . all glass tubes were from becton dickinson vacutainer systems , rutherford , nj . glucose analysis were performed on a paramax instrument ( baxter healthcare corp ., irvine , ca ). hemoglobin aic was performed by the micro column test ( bio - rad , hercules , ca 94547 ). the c - peptide assay was performed by smith kline bioscience laboratories , van nuys , ca by radioimmunoassay ( diagnostic products , los angeles , ca 90045 ). the assay for insulin was performed by smith kline bioscience laboratory , st . louis , mo by radioimmunoassay ( pharmacia diagnostics , fairfield , nj 07004 ). assays for gip and cck were performed by radioimmunoassay by the gastroenterology unit at mayo clinic ( rochester , mn 55905 ) using in - house kits . in the first test each subject drank the glucose solution . a gastric emptying study was then performed with simultaneous infusion of normal saline during a two hour period . the second study was performed 3 days later . subjects drank the glucose solution and a gastric emptying study was performed with simultaneous infusion of cck ( kinevac ™, squibb diagnostics , princeton , nj 08543 ) at 48 pm / kg / hr . both the saline and the cck solutions were infused using an abbott / shaw life care ™ pump , model 4 ( abbott laboratories , north chicago , il 60064 ). the saline and cck solutions were delivered by the pump through a vented abbott / shaw iv , lifecare ™ pump set ( abbott hospitals , inc ., north chicago , il 60064 ). the pump was set to deliver 60 ml fluid per hr . the infusate of cck solution consisted of 3 vials of lyophilized cck ( 5 μg each ) rehydrated with 5 ml normal saline each . a total of 135 ml of normal saline was added to the rehydrated cck for a total of 150 ml . the 150 ml was injected into an empty evacuated container ( abbott laboratories , north chicago , il 60064 ). infusions of the saline solution for the first test and the cck solution for the second test were begun 10 min prior to ingestion of the glucose solution . at the initiation of the study , subject 1 had a hemoglobin aic level of 4 . 3 % and c - peptide of 4 . 0 ng / ml . subject 2 had a hemoglobin aic level of 9 . 0 % and a c - peptide of 2 . 9 ng / ml . in the first test with a controlled saline infusion , plasma glucose levels in subject 1 peaked at 60 min at 272 mg / dl with insulin levels also peaking at 60 min at 111μu / ml . in subject 2 plasma glucose levels were maximal at 45 min at 488 mg / dl while insulin levels remained low , reaching a maximum level of 30 μu / ml at 90 min . gastric half - emptying time was 25 min for subject i and 15 min for subject 2 . cck levels in subject 1 peaked at 90 minutes at the level of 81 . 0 pg / ml . gip levels peaked at 30 min at 608 pg / ml . cck levels in subject 2 peaked at 30 min at a level of 61 pg / ml . data are shown in fig5 - 9 and table 1 . gip levels insubject 2 peaked at 30 min at 1169 pg / ml , see fig9 . table 1______________________________________insulin levels with and without simultaneous cckadministration ( μu / ml ) subject 1 subject 2time ( min ) no cck cck no cck cck______________________________________ 0 24 41 19 1915 36 36 23 1830 64 29 19 1845 84 38 24 1860 111 28 25 1975 98 30 24 1890 128 34 30 18105 95 32 21 19120 82 46 20 19______________________________________ the effect of cck infusion on gastric emptying was studied in each subject . in subject 1 , plasma glucose levels remained steady throughout the two hour study and ranged from 121 mg / dl to 125 mg / dl as shown in fig5 . insulin levels also remained in a narrow range ( 28 - 46 μu / ml , table 1 ). the gastric emptying time , as indicated in fig7 was markedly delayed with only 11 % of the total volume emptying after 120 min . at the end of the two hr period , the cck infusion was stopped and a more rapid gastric emptying pattern ensued . one hundred forty min after ingestion of the glucose solution , 55 % of the total volume remained in the stomach , 41 % after i60 min , fig7 . cck levels peaked at 120 min post ingestion of the glucose solution . gip levels peaked at 30 min . in subject 2 , cck infusion delayed peak plasma glucose levels by approximately 30 min from 45 to 75 min as shown in fig6 . insulin levels were low throughout the two hr test period , ranging between 18 - 19 μu / ml . the gastric half - emptying time was 43 min as shown in fig8 . cck levels peaked at 105 min post ingestion of the glucose solution . gip levels peaked at 60 min . differences in gip kinetics before and after cck administration are shown in fig9 . the present invention has been described in terms of particular embodiments found by the inventors to comprise preferred modes of practice of the invention . it will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that in light of the present disclosure numerous modifications and changes can be made without departing from the intended scope of the invention . for example , other methods than drugs might be used to delay gastric emptying , such as cellulose derivatives and gastric bubbles . all such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims . the references listed below are incorporated herein by reference to the extent they supplement , explain , provide a background for or teach methodology , techniques and / or compositions employed herein . 1 . thompson , d . g ., wingate , d . l ., thomas , m . and harrison , d ., gastroenterology 82 , 51 - 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