The GAMMA concept (gastrointestinal activity manipulation to modulate appetite) preliminary proofs of the concept of local vibrational gastric mechanical stimulation.

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Date publication

janvier 2020

Journal

Surgical endoscopy

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MARESCAUX Jacques

Tous les auteurs :
Legner A, Kong SH, Liu YY, Shabat G, Halvax P, Saadi A, Worreth M, Marescaux J, Swanström L, Diana M

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31907661

Résumé

Mechanical stimulation of the stretch receptors of the gastric wall can simulate the presence of indigested food leading to reduced food intake. We report the preliminary experimental results of an innovative concept of localized mechanical gastric stimulation.