Microbiota Transplantation Demonstrates How Gut Bacteria Contributes to Weight Loss and Beneficial Metabolic Effects with Gelesis' Proprietary Hydrogel

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Jun 04, 2022

Gelesis (NYSE: GLS), the maker of Plenity for weight management, presented new preclinical data showing weight loss and additional metabolic benefits in mice receiving a microbiota transplant from another group of mice, treated with one of the company’s proprietary hydrogels. These metabolic benefits occurred while both groups of mice, the donors of the microbiota transplant and the recipient mice, were on a high fat, high carbohydrate diet typically causing rapid weight gain, obesity, and diabetes. The findings were presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s annual conference.