PMID- 27222547 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170928 LR - 20220408 IS - 1935-5548 (Electronic) IS - 0149-5992 (Print) IS - 0149-5992 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Jun TI - Mechanisms of Diabetes Improvement Following Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery. PG - 893-901 LID - 10.2337/dc16-0145 [doi] AB - More than 20 years ago, Pories et al. published a seminal article, "Who Would Have Thought It? An Operation Proves to Be the Most Effective Therapy for Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus." This was based on their observation that bariatric surgery rapidly normalized blood glucose levels in obese people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and 10 years later, almost 90% remained diabetes free. Pories et al. suggested that caloric restriction played a key role and that the relative contributions of proximal intestinal nutrient exclusion, rapid distal gut nutrient delivery, and the role of gut hormones required further investigation. These findings of T2DM improvement/remission after bariatric surgery have been widely replicated, together with the observation that bariatric surgery prevents or delays incident T2DM. Over the ensuing two decades, important glucoregulatory roles of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract have been firmly established. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial glycemic effects of bariatric surgery remain incompletely understood. In addition to the mechanisms proposed by Pories et al., changes in bile acid metabolism, GI tract nutrient sensing and glucose utilization, incretins, possible anti-incretin(s), and the intestinal microbiome are implicated. These changes, acting through peripheral and/or central pathways, lead to reduced hepatic glucose production, increased tissue glucose uptake, improved insulin sensitivity, and enhanced beta-cell function. A constellation of factors, rather than a single overarching mechanism, likely mediate postoperative glycemic improvement, with the contributing factors varying according to the surgical procedure. Thus, different bariatric/metabolic procedures provide us with experimental tools to probe GI tract physiology. Embracing this approach through the application of detailed phenotyping, genomics, metabolomics, and gut microbiome studies will enhance our understanding of metabolic regulation and help identify novel therapeutic targets. CI - (c) 2016 by the American Diabetes Association. Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. FAU - Batterham, Rachel L AU - Batterham RL AD - Centre for Obesity Research, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, U.K. Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery, University College London Hospital, London, U.K. National Institute for Health Research, Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospital, London, U.K. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk. FAU - Cummings, David E AU - Cummings DE AD - VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. LA - eng GR - R01 DK084324/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK089528/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK103842/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - U34 DK107917/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Diabetes Care JT - Diabetes care JID - 7805975 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Gastrointestinal Hormones) RN - 0 (Incretins) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:857. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:861. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:878. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:884. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:902. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:912. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:924. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:934. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:941. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:949. CIN - Diabetes Care. 39:954. MH - *Bariatric Surgery/methods MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Caloric Restriction MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*surgery MH - Energy Metabolism/physiology MH - Gastrointestinal Hormones/physiology MH - Gastrointestinal Tract/metabolism/physiology MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Incretins/metabolism MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Obesity/diet therapy/surgery MH - Remission Induction MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - Weight Loss/physiology PMC - PMC5864134 EDAT- 2016/05/26 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/29 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/01 CRDT- 2016/05/26 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 39/6/893 [pii] AID - 0145 [pii] AID - 10.2337/dc16-0145 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Care. 2016 Jun;39(6):893-901. doi: 10.2337/dc16-0145.