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Diabetic gastroparesis: a disease for which long-term therapeutic benefits are difficult to obtain

Jun Zhou12, Sha Li Ran2, Ying Chang Zhao231
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Pubmed: 38497371
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Endokrynol Pol 2024;75(2):148-158.
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  1. Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
  2. The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
  3. Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China

open access

Vol 75, No 2 (2024)
Review Article
Submitted: 2023-08-23
Accepted: 2023-12-07
Published online: 2024-03-05

Abstract

The pathophysiology of diabetic gastroparesis (DGP), a common complication in diabetic patients, is not fully known. Its development has been linked to several causes, including hyperglycaemia, vagal nerve dysfunction, aberrant Cajal’s interstitial cell network (ICC), lack of nerve nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in the intermuscular plexus, and hormonal alterations in the gastrointestinal tract. Glucose management, diet control, gastric stimulants, anti-emetic medications, Helicobacter pylori eradication, stomach electrical stimulation, and surgery are the main current treatments. These methods, however, could have unfavourable consequences. By examining recent studies and literature reviews, we outline the state of the study on diabetic gastroparesis in this paper.

Abstract

The pathophysiology of diabetic gastroparesis (DGP), a common complication in diabetic patients, is not fully known. Its development has been linked to several causes, including hyperglycaemia, vagal nerve dysfunction, aberrant Cajal’s interstitial cell network (ICC), lack of nerve nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in the intermuscular plexus, and hormonal alterations in the gastrointestinal tract. Glucose management, diet control, gastric stimulants, anti-emetic medications, Helicobacter pylori eradication, stomach electrical stimulation, and surgery are the main current treatments. These methods, however, could have unfavourable consequences. By examining recent studies and literature reviews, we outline the state of the study on diabetic gastroparesis in this paper.

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diabetic gastroparesis; pathogenesis; treatment strategy; adverse effects

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Diabetic gastroparesis: a disease for which long-term therapeutic benefits are difficult to obtain

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Endokrynologia Polska

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Vol 75, No 2 (2024)

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Review paper

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148-158

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2024-03-05

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10.5603/ep.97086

Pubmed

38497371

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Endokrynol Pol 2024;75(2):148-158.

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diabetic gastroparesis
pathogenesis
treatment strategy
adverse effects

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Jun Zhou
Sha Li Ran
Ying Chang Zhao

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