ReShape Lifesciences™ Announces Publication of Data on Proprietary Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ (DBSN™) System in Peer Reviewed, Frontiers in NeuroScience
Data Shows ReShape’s DBSN™ System has Promise as a Novel, Adjustable and Localized Approach to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
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“Type 2 diabetes remains challenging to effectively treat for the over 30 million Americans who suffer from the disease, especially considering an estimated 50% of type 2 diabetics do not take medications as prescribed1,” stated
“Our innovative DBSN™ system may hold significant promise, as it is designed to address type 2 diabetes by electrically blocking the vagus nerve signals to the liver, which has been shown to decrease insulin resistance, while concurrently stimulating the vagus nerve feeding into the pancreas, which has been shown to release insulin,” stated
The paper detailed that with blocking and stimulation of these vagus nerve branches, type 2 diabetic rats and swine experienced lowered blood glucose as measured by glucose tolerance tests. Further, fasting plasma glucose was suppressed for days in the swine, following the cessation block and stimulation signals, adding to the therapeutic effect. Additionally, pancreatic insulin response of the swine was not negatively affected by multiple applications of block and stimulation, indicating no beta cell (or insulin producing cell) exhaustion due to the procedure.
“The publication of the data in a well-regarded, peer reviewed journal is a clear indication of the strength of the evidence supporting our proprietary DBSN™ system and its potential to address the significant, global type 2 diabetes market,” stated
About Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ System
The Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ (DBSN™) system is a novel therapeutic concept that is implanted minimally invasively and delivers bio-electronic neuromodulation of vagus nerve branches that are innervating organs which regulate plasma glucose. The DBSN™ system stimulates vagus celiac fibers of the pancreas to release insulin during stimulation, while blocking the hepatic vagal branch, innervating the liver, to decrease glucose release and decrease insulin resistance following ligation. The DBSN™ system utilizes a proprietary, reversable and adjustable electrical blockade felt to be key to the future of personalized medicine. The DBSN™ system is superior to both standalone stimulation of the vagus nerve that has shown mixed results, and vagus nerve ligation that has undesirable effects.
About ReShape Lifesciences™
ReShape Lifesciences™ is America's premier weight loss and metabolic health-solutions company, offering an integrated portfolio of proven products and services that manage and treat obesity and metabolic disease. The FDA-approved Lap-Band® Program provides minimally invasive, long-term treatment of obesity and is an alternative to more invasive surgical stapling procedures such as the gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. Reshapecare™ is a virtual weight-management program that supports lifestyle changes for all weight-loss patients led by board certified health coaches to help them keep the weight off over time. The recently launched ReShape Marketplace™ is an online collection of quality wellness products curated for all consumers to help them achieve their health goals. The ReShape Vest™ System is an investigational (outside the
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