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Engin A. Bariatric Surgery in Obesity: Metabolic Quality Analysis and Comparison of Surgical Options. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1460:697-726. [PMID: 39287870 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63657-8_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Obesity is a constantly growing health problem which reduces quality of life and life expectancy. Bariatric surgery (BS) for obesity is considered when all other conservative treatment modalities have failed. Comparison of the multidisciplinary programs with BS regarding to the weight loss showed that substantial and durable weight reduction have been achieved only with bariatric surgical treatments. Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most popular BS, it has high long-term failure rates, and it is claimed that one of every three patients will undergo another bariatric procedure within a 10-year period. Although BS provides weight loss and improvement of metabolic comorbidities, in long-term follow-up, weight gain is observed in half of the patients, while decrease in bone mass and nutritional deficiencies occur in up to 90%. Moreover, despite significant weight loss, several psychological aspects of patients are worsened in comparison to preoperative levels. Nearly one-fifth of postoperative patients with "Loss-of-eating control" meet food addiction criteria. Therefore, the benefits of weight loss following bariatric procedures alone are still debated in terms of the proinflammatory and metabolic profile of obesity.
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- Atilla Engin
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
- Mustafa Kemal Mah. 2137. Sok. 8/14, 06520, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
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Albaugh VL, Axelrod C, Belmont KP, Kirwan JP. Physiology Reconfigured: How Does Bariatric Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission? Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2023; 52:49-64. [PMID: 36754497 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bariatric surgery improves glucose homeostasis and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Over the past 20 years, a breadth of studies has been conducted in humans and rodents aimed to identify the regulatory nodes responsible for surgical remission of type 2 diabetes. The review herein discusses central mechanisms of type 2 diabetes remission associated with weight loss and surgical modification of the gastrointestinal tract.
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- Vance L Albaugh
- Metamor Institute, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA; Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
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Camastra S, Palumbo M, Santini F. Nutrients handling after bariatric surgery, the role of gastrointestinal adaptation. Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:449-461. [PMID: 33895917 PMCID: PMC8933374 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01194-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Bariatric surgery determines a rearrangement of the gastrointestinal tract that influences nutrient handling and plays a role in the metabolic changes observed after surgery. Most of the changes depend on the accelerated gastric emptying observed in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and, to a lesser extent, in sleeve gastrectomy (SG). The rapid delivery of meal into the jejunum, particularly after RYGB, contributes to the prompt appearance of glucose in peripheral circulation. Glucose increase is the principal determinant of GLP-1 increase with the consequent stimulation of insulin secretion, the latter balanced by a paradoxical glucagon increase that stimulates EGP to prevent hypoglycaemia. Protein digestion and amino acid absorption appear accelerated after RYGB but not after SG. After RYGB, the adaptation of the gut to the new condition participates to the metabolic change. The intestinal transit is delayed, the gut microbioma is changed, the epithelium becomes hypertrophic and increases the expression of glucose transporter and of the number of cell secreting hormones. These changes are not observed after SG. After RYGB-less after SG-bile acids (BA) increase, influencing glucose metabolism probably modulating FXR and TGR5 with an effect on insulin sensitivity. Muscle, hepatic and adipose tissue insulin sensitivity improve, and the gut reinforces the recovery of IS by enhancing glucose uptake and through the effect of the BA. The intestinal changes observed after RYGB result in a light malabsorption of lipid but not of carbohydrate and protein. In conclusion, functional and morphological adaptations of the gut after RYGB and SG activate inter-organs cross-talk that modulates the metabolic changes observed after surgery.Level of evidence Level V, narrative literature review.
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- Stefania Camastra
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy. .,Interdepartmental Research Center "Nutraceuticals and Food for Health", University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center "Nutraceuticals and Food for Health", University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Ben-Haroush Schyr R, Al-Kurd A, Moalem B, Permyakova A, Israeli H, Bardugo A, Arad Y, Hefetz L, Bergel M, Haran A, Azar S, Magenheim I, Tam J, Grinbaum R, Ben-Zvi D. Sleeve Gastrectomy Suppresses Hepatic Glucose Production and Increases Hepatic Insulin Clearance Independent of Weight Loss. Diabetes 2021; 70:2289-2298. [PMID: 34341005 PMCID: PMC8576500 DOI: 10.2337/db21-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bariatric operations induce weight loss, which is associated with an improvement in hepatic steatosis and a reduction in hepatic glucose production. It is not clear whether these outcomes are entirely due to weight loss, or whether the new anatomy imposed by the surgery contributes to the improvement in the metabolic function of the liver. We performed vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) on obese mice provided with a high-fat high-sucrose diet and compared them to diet and weight-matched sham-operated mice (WMS). At 40 days after surgery, VSG-operated mice displayed less hepatic steatosis compared with WMS. By measuring the fasting glucose and insulin levels in the blood vessels feeding and draining the liver, we showed directly that hepatic glucose production was suppressed after VSG. Insulin levels were elevated in the portal vein, and hepatic insulin clearance was elevated in VSG-operated mice. The hepatic expression of genes associated with insulin clearance was upregulated. We repeated the experiment in lean mice and observed that portal insulin and glucagon are elevated, but only insulin clearance is increased in VSG-operated mice. In conclusion, direct measurement of glucose and insulin in the blood entering and leaving the liver shows that VSG affects glucose and insulin metabolism through mechanisms independent of weight loss and diet.
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- Rachel Ben-Haroush Schyr
- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center-Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center-Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Hajifathalian K, Mehta A, Ang B, Skaf D, Shah SL, Saumoy M, Dawod Q, Dawod E, Shukla A, Aronne L, Brown RS, Cohen DE, Dannenberg AJ, Fortune B, Kumar S, Sharaiha RZ. Improvement in insulin resistance and estimated hepatic steatosis and fibrosis after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 93:1110-1118. [PMID: 32861753 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States and is closely associated with obesity and insulin resistance (IR). Weight loss is the best treatment for NAFLD. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a promising endoscopic procedure for treatment of obesity. Our aim is to evaluate the change in IR and estimated hepatic steatosis and fibrosis after ESG. METHODS One hundred eighteen patients with obesity and NAFLD underwent ESG and were followed for 2 years. Weight loss was evaluated as % total body weight loss. IR was evaluated using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The previously validated hepatic steatosis index and NAFLD fibrosis score were used to estimate hepatic steatosis and risk of fibrosis. RESULTS Patients' mean body mass index was 40 ± 7 kg/m2 at baseline. Eighty-four percent of patients completed 2 years of follow-up. At 2 years, the mean total body weight loss was 15.5% (95% confidence interval, 13.3%-17.8%). Patients' HOMA-IR improved significantly from 6.7 ± 11 to 3.0 ± 1.6 after only 1 week from ESG (P = .019) with continued improvement up to 2 years (P = .03). Patients' hepatic steatosis index score improved significantly, decreasing by 4 points per year (P for trend, <.001). Patients' NAFLD fibrosis score improved significantly, decreasing by 0.3 point per year (P for trend, .034). Twenty-four patients (20%) improved their risk of hepatic fibrosis from F3-F4 or indeterminate to F0-F2, whereas only 1 patient (1%) experienced an increase in the estimated risk of fibrosis (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a significant and sustained improvement in estimated hepatic steatosis and fibrosis after ESG in patients with NAFLD. Importantly, we showed an early and weight-independent improvement in insulin resistance, which lasted for 2 years after the procedure.
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- Kaveh Hajifathalian
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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Korakas E, Kountouri A, Raptis A, Kokkinos A, Lambadiari V. Bariatric Surgery and Type 1 Diabetes: Unanswered Questions. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:525909. [PMID: 33071965 PMCID: PMC7531037 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.525909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In recent decades there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of obesity in patients with type 1 diabetes leading to the development of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic complications, with mechanisms poorly clarified. While bariatric surgery has long been considered an effective treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes, the evidence regarding its benefits on weight loss and the prevention of complications in T1DM patients is scarce, with controversial outcomes. Bariatric surgery has been associated with a significant reduction in daily insulin requirement, along with a considerable reduction in body mass index, results which were sustained in the long term. Furthermore, studies suggest that bariatric surgery in type 1 diabetes results in the improvement of comorbidities related to obesity including hypertension and dyslipidemia. However, regarding glycemic control, the reduction of mean glycosylated hemoglobin was modest or statistically insignificant in most studies. The reasons for these results are yet to be elucidated; possible explanations include preservation of beta cell mass and increased residual function post-surgery, improvement in insulin action, altered GLP-1 function, timing of surgery, and association with residual islet cell mass. A number of concerns regarding safety issues have arisen due to the reporting of peri-operative and post-operative adverse events. The most significant complications are metabolic and include diabetic ketoacidosis, severe hypoglycemia and glucose fluctuations. Further prospective clinical studies are required to provide evidence for the effect of bariatric surgery on T1DM patients. The results may offer a better knowledge for the selection of people living with diabetes who will benefit more from a metabolic surgery.
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- Emmanouil Korakas
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- *Correspondence: Vaia Lambadiari
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Biliopancreatic Diversion Induces Greater Metabolic Improvement Than Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Cell Metab 2019; 30:855-864.e3. [PMID: 31588013 PMCID: PMC6876863 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diabetes remission is greater after biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) than Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. We used a mixed-meal test with ingested and infused glucose tracers and the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedure with glucose tracer infusion to assess the effect of 20% weight loss induced by either RYGB or BPD on glucoregulation in people with obesity (ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT03111953). The rate of appearance of ingested glucose into the circulation was much slower, and the postprandial increases in plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were markedly blunted after BPD compared to after RYGB. Insulin sensitivity, assessed as glucose disposal rate during insulin infusion, was ∼45% greater after BPD than RYGB, whereas β cell function was not different between groups. These results demonstrate that compared with matched-percentage weight loss induced by RYGB, BPD has unique beneficial effects on glycemic control, manifested by slower postprandial glucose absorption, blunted postprandial plasma glucose and insulin excursions, and greater improvement in insulin sensitivity.
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Douros JD, Tong J, D’Alessio DA. The Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Islet Function, Insulin Secretion, and Glucose Control. Endocr Rev 2019; 40:1394-1423. [PMID: 31241742 PMCID: PMC6749890 DOI: 10.1210/er.2018-00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Although bariatric surgery was developed primarily to treat morbid obesity, evidence from the earliest clinical observations to the most recent clinical trials consistently demonstrates that these procedures have substantial effects on glucose metabolism. A large base of research indicates that bariatric surgeries such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), and biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) improve diabetes in most patients, with effects frequently evident prior to substantial weight reduction. There is now unequivocal evidence from randomized controlled trials that the efficacy of surgery is superior to intensive life-style/medical management. Despite advances in the clinical understanding and application of bariatric surgery, there remains only limited knowledge of the mechanisms by which these procedures confer such large changes to metabolic physiology. The improvement of insulin sensitivity that occurs with weight loss (e.g., the result of diet, illness, physical training) also accompanies bariatric surgery. However, there is evidence to support specific effects of surgery on insulin clearance, hepatic glucose production, and islet function. Understanding the mechanisms by which surgery affects these parameters of glucose regulation has the potential to identify new targets for therapeutic discovery. Studies to distinguish among bariatric surgeries on key parameters of glucose metabolism are limited but would be of considerable value to assist clinicians in selecting specific procedures and investigators in delineating the resulting physiology. This review is based on literature related to factors governing glucose metabolism and insulin secretion after the commonly used RYGB and VSG, and the less frequently used BPD and adjustable gastric banding.
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- Jonathan D Douros
- Division of Endocrinology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Endocrinology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Endocrinology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Geronikolou SA, Albanopoulos K, Chrousos G, Cokkinos D. Evaluating the Homeostasis Assessment Model Insulin Resistance and the Cardiac Autonomic System in Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Meta-Analysis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 988:249-259. [PMID: 28971404 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56246-9_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Morbid obesity is a severe chronic disease and subject to surgical methods for losing weight. This intervention is expected to drive to better quality of life and health status. Other important aspects which may be influenced are: HOMA-IR (as insulin resistance marker) and heart rate variability (as cardiac function and autonomic nervous system marker), which are independent and valid predictors of future cardiac, neurological, metabolic health. We pooled 4 studies (646 subjects) resulting to HOMA-IR and nine HRV components-grouped in those undergone to gastric bypass (RYGP) and those operated with vertical sleeve gastrectomy (SG) method. We performed a meta-analysis in patients for HOMA-IR and HRV, using Hedge's g correction of Cohen d for small samples. We concluded that RYGP favors insulin resistance decrease, whereas SG increases the vagal tone, improving cardiac function. The severity of cardiovascular diseases history suggests the selection of the surgery method: SG for the most severe cardiovascular cases and RYGP for those with higher HOMA-IR.
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- Styliani A Geronikolou
- First Clinic of Paediatrics, Athens University, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital, Athens, Greece. .,Clinical, Translational, Experimental Surgery Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Street, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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- First Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Clinic of Paediatrics, Athens University, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.,Clinical Translational, Experimental Surgery Research Centre, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Street, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Translational, Experimental Surgery Research Centre, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Street, 11527, Athens, Greece
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Pérez-Pevida B, Escalada J, Miras AD, Frühbeck G. Mechanisms Underlying Type 2 Diabetes Remission After Metabolic Surgery. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:641. [PMID: 31608010 PMCID: PMC6761227 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes prevalence is increasing dramatically worldwide. Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for selected patients with diabetes and/or obesity. When compared to intensive medical therapy and lifestyle intervention, metabolic surgery has shown superiority in achieving glycemic improvement, reducing number of medications and cardiovascular risk factors, which translates in long-term benefits on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms underlying diabetes improvement after metabolic surgery have not yet been clearly understood but englobe a complex interaction among improvements in beta cell function and insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, intestinal gluconeogenesis, changes in glucose utilization, and absorption by the gut and changes in the secretory pattern and morphology of adipose tissue. These are achieved through different mediators which include an enhancement in gut hormones release, especially, glucagon-like peptide 1, changes in bile acids circulation, gut microbiome, and glucose transporters expression. Therefore, this review aims to provide a comprehensive appraisal of what is known so far to better understand the mechanisms through which metabolic surgery improves glycemic control facilitating future research in the field.
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- Belén Pérez-Pevida
- Section of Investigative Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Belén Pérez-Pevida
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Pamplona, Spain
- Obesity and Adipobiology Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Section of Investigative Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Pamplona, Spain
- Obesity and Adipobiology Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
- Gema Frühbeck
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Pataky Z, Guessous I, Caillon A, Golay A, Rohner-Jeanrenaud F, Altirriba J. Variable oxytocin levels in humans with different degrees of obesity and impact of gastric bypass surgery. Int J Obes (Lond) 2018; 43:1120-1124. [PMID: 30006581 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0150-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Exogenous oxytocin administration in obese mice, rats, and monkeys was shown to induce sustained weight loss, mostly due to a decrease in fat mass, accompanied by an improvement of glucose metabolism. A pilot study in obese humans confirmed the weight-reducing effect of oxytocin. Knowledge about circulating oxytocin levels in human obesity might help indicating which obese subjects could potentially benefit from an oxytocin treatment. Conclusive results on this topic are missing. The aim of this study was to measure circulating oxytocin levels in lean (n = 37) and obese (n = 72) individuals across a wide range of body mass index (BMI) values (18.5-60 kg/m2) and to determine the impact of pronounced body weight loss following gastric bypass surgery in 12 morbidly obese patients. We observed that oxytocin levels were unchanged in overweight and in class I and II obese subjects and only morbidly obese patients (obesity class III, BMI > 40 kg/m2) exhibited significantly higher levels than lean individuals, with no modification 1 year after gastric bypass surgery, despite substantial body weight loss. In conclusion, morbidly obese subjects present elevated oxytocin levels which were unaltered following pronounced weight loss.
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- Zoltan Pataky
- Service of Therapeutic Education for Chronic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Department of Medicine Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Service of Therapeutic Education for Chronic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Department of Medicine Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Department of Medicine Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Does Bariatric Surgery Improve Obesity Associated Comorbid Conditions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 960:545-570. [PMID: 28585216 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48382-5_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Obesity is a constantly growing health problem which reduces quality of life and life expectancy. Bariatric surgery for obesity is taken into account when all other conservative treatment modalities have failed. Comparison of the multidisciplinary programs with bariatric surgery regarding to weight loss showed that substantial and durable weight reduction have been achieved only with bariatric surgical treatments. However, the benefits of weight loss following bariatric procedures are still debated regarding the pro-inflammatory and metabolic profile of obesity.
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Zhao L, Zhu L, Su Z, Liu Y, Li P, Yang X, Li W, Tan L, Sun X, Zhu S. Using the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp to assess insulin sensitivity at 3 months following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in type 2 diabetes patients with BMI <35 kg/m 2 in China. Int J Surg 2016; 38:90-94. [PMID: 28043929 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.12.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to describe short-time effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on insulin sensitivity (IS) of Chinese diabetes patients with body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m2 by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 15 type 2 diabete mellitus (T2DM) patients with BMI <35 kg/m2, who underwent laparoscopical Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp were performed at baseline and at 3 months after LRYGB. RESULTS The glucose disposal rate (M value) increased significantly at 3 months after RYGB (from 3.36 ± 1.26 mg kg-1 min-1 to 6.30 ± 1.3 mg kg-1 min-1, p < 0.001). The time to reach euglycemia at the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp reduced remarkably from baseline to 3 months after RYGB (from 114.40 ± 6.11 min to 97.93 ± 8.57 min, p < 0.001). There was a marked reduction in value of HOMA-IR (from 4.47 ± 2.20 mg kg-1 min-1 to 2.10 ± 0.75 mg kg-1 min-1, p < 0.001). The parameters of body fat distribution (body weight, BMI, waist circumference, waist to hip radio) changed obviously after surgery. RYGB caused a significant improvement in fasting and postprandial plasma glucose and insulin, HbAc1. Preoperative M value and the time to reach steady-state correlated with changes of M and the time to reach steady-state at 3 months after RYGB. CONCLUSION Peripheral and hepatic IS improved remarkably at 3 months following RYGB, as an important mechanism for early improvement in T2DM patients with low BMI. And the time to reach euglycemia at the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp may be an useful index of assessing insulin sensitivity. It is more reasonal to combine the time to reach euglycemia with M value for assessing IS.
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- Lei Zhao
- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Demirci K, Bilen N, Şikar Aktürk A, Odyakmaz Demirsoy E, Cantürk Z, Çağlayan Ç, Bayramgüler D, Kıran R. Erişkin Obez Hastalarda Dermatolojik Bulgular. KOCAELI ÜNIVERSITESI SAĞLIK BILIMLERI DERGISI 2016. [DOI: 10.30934/kusbed.358623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Changes of insulin sensitivity and secretion after bariatric/metabolic surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2016; 12:1199-205. [PMID: 27568471 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is classically characterized by failure of pancreatic β-cell function and insulin secretion to compensate for a prevailing level of insulin resistance, typically associated with visceral obesity. Although this is usually a chronic, progressive disease in which delay of end-organ complications is the primary therapeutic goal for medical and behavioral approaches, several types of bariatric surgery, especially those that include intestinal bypass components, exert powerful antidiabetes effects to yield remission of T2D in most cases. It has become increasingly clear that in addition to the known benefits of acute caloric restriction and chronic weight loss to ameliorate T2D, bariatric/metabolic operations also engage a variety of weight-independent mechanisms to improve glucose homeostasis, enhancing insulin sensitivity and secretion to varying degrees depending on the specific operation. In this paper, we review the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy on the primary determinants of glucose homeostasis: insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and, to the lesser extent that it is known, insulin-independent glucose disposal. A full understanding of these effects should help optimize surgical and device-based designs to provide maximal antidiabetes impact, and it holds the promise to identify targets for possible novel diabetes pharmacotherapeutics. These insights also contribute to the conceptual rationale for use of bariatric operations as "metabolic surgery," employed primarily to treat T2D, including among patients not obese enough to qualify for surgery based on traditional criteria related to high body mass index.
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Lyons CL, Kennedy EB, Roche HM. Metabolic Inflammation-Differential Modulation by Dietary Constituents. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8050247. [PMID: 27128935 PMCID: PMC4882660 DOI: 10.3390/nu8050247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Obesity arises from a sustained positive energy balance which triggers a pro-inflammatory response, a key contributor to metabolic diseases such as T2D. Recent studies, focused on the emerging area of metabolic-inflammation, highlight that specific metabolites can modulate the functional nature and inflammatory phenotype of immune cells. In obesity, expanding adipose tissue attracts immune cells, creating an inflammatory environment within this fatty acid storage organ. Resident immune cells undergo both a pro-inflammatory and metabolic switch in their function. Inflammatory mediators, such as TNF-α and IL-1β, are induced by saturated fatty acids and disrupt insulin signaling. Conversely, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids do not interrupt metabolism and inflammation to the same extent. AMPK links inflammation, metabolism and T2D, with roles to play in all and is influenced negatively by obesity. Lipid spillover results in hepatic lipotoxicity and steatosis. Also in skeletal muscle, excessive FFA can impede insulin's action and promote inflammation. Ectopic fat can also affect pancreatic β-cell function, thereby contributing to insulin resistance. Therapeutics, lifestyle changes, supplements and dietary manipulation are all possible avenues to combat metabolic inflammation and the subsequent insulin resistant state which will be explored in the current review.
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- Claire L Lyons
- Nutrigenomics Research Group, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Nutrigenomics Research Group, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Nutrigenomics Research Group, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Kanat M, DeFronzo RA, Abdul-Ghani MA. Treatment of prediabetes. World J Diabetes 2015; 6:1207-1222. [PMID: 26464759 PMCID: PMC4598604 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i12.1207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Progression of normal glucose tolerance (NGT) to overt diabetes is mediated by a transition state called impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance are the main defects in type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) and even normoglycemic IGT patients manifest these defects. Beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance also contribute to the progression of IGT to type 2 DM. Improving insulin sensitivity and/or preserving functions of beta-cells can be a rational way to normalize the GT and to control transition of IGT to type 2 DM. Loosing weight, for example, improves whole body insulin sensitivity and preserves beta-cell function and its inhibitory effect on progression of IGT to type 2 DM had been proven. But interventions aiming weight loss usually not applicable in real life. Pharmacotherapy is another option to gain better insulin sensitivity and to maintain beta-cell function. In this review, two potential treatment options (lifestyle modification and pharmacologic agents) that limits the IGT-type 2 DM conversion in prediabetic subjects are discussed.
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Middelbeek RJW, James-Todd T, Patti ME, Brown FM. Short-term insulin requirements following gastric bypass surgery in severely obese women with type 1 diabetes. Obes Surg 2015; 24:1442-6. [PMID: 24668543 PMCID: PMC4122809 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1228-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND In severely obese type 2 diabetes patients, gastric bypass surgery (GB) reduces body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and allows reduced doses of insulin and other medications. Data regarding the effects of GB on severely obese patients with type 1 diabetes are limited. METHODS Severely obese women with type 1 diabetes (n = 9) were studied immediately before and after GB (7.7 ± 5.8 weeks, mean ± SD). RESULTS On average, GB reduced mean BMI by 11% and mean HbA1c by 0.9% (from 8.0 to 7.1%), with a parallel 38% decrease in basal insulin requirements (expressed per kilogram of body weight). CONCLUSION GB rapidly decreased BMI, HbA1c, and insulin requirements in severely obese women with type 1 diabetes. However, physiologic insulin replacement remains necessary in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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- Roeland J W Middelbeek
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, USA,
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Pok EH, Lee WJ. Gastrointestinal metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:14315-28. [PMID: 25339819 PMCID: PMC4202361 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Medical therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus is ineffective in the long term due to the progressive nature of the disease, which requires increasing medication doses and polypharmacy. Conversely, bariatric surgery has emerged as a cost-effective strategy for obese diabetic individuals; it has low complication rates and results in durable weight loss, glycemic control and improvements in the quality of life, obesity-related co-morbidity and overall survival. The finding that glucose homeostasis can be achieved with a weight loss-independent mechanism immediately after bariatric surgery, especially gastric bypass, has led to the paradigm of metabolic surgery. However, the primary focus of metabolic surgery is the alteration of the physio-anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract to achieve glycemic control, metabolic control and cardio-metabolic risk reduction. To date, metabolic surgery is still not well defined, as it is used most frequently for less obese patients with poorly controlled diabetes. The mechanism of glycemic control is still incompletely understood. Published research findings on metabolic surgery are promising, but many aspects still need to be defined. This paper examines the proposed mechanism of diabetes remission, the efficacy of different types of metabolic procedures, the durability of glucose control, and the risks and complications associated with this procedure. We propose a tailored approach for the selection of the ideal metabolic procedure for different groups of patients, considering the indications and prognostic factors for diabetes remission.
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Hedberg J, Sundström J, Sundbom M. Duodenal switch versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis of weight results, diabetes resolution and early complications in single-centre comparisons. Obes Rev 2014; 15:555-63. [PMID: 24666623 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Long-term weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in super-obese patients has not been ideal. Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS) is argued to be better; however, additional side effects are feared. The aim of the present study was to determine differences in results after DS and RYGB in publications from single-centre comparisons. A systematic review of studies containing DS and RYGB performed at the same centre was performed. Outcome data were weight results, resolution of comorbid conditions, perioperative results and complications. Main outcome was difference in weight loss after DS and RYGB. Secondary outcomes were difference in resolution of comorbidities, perioperative results and complications. The final analysis included 16 studies with in total 874 DS and 1,149 RYGB operations. When comparing weight results at the longest follow-up of each study, DS yielded 6.2 (95% confidence interval 5.0-7.5) body mass index units additional weight loss compared with RYGB, P < 0.001. Operative time and length of stay were significantly longer after DS, as well as the risk for post-operative leaks, P < 0.05. DS is more effective than RYGB as a weight-reducing procedure. However, this comes at the price of more early complications and might also yield slightly higher perioperative mortality.
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- J Hedberg
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Micronutrient and physiologic parameters before and 6 months after RYGB. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2014; 10:944-51. [PMID: 25264334 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery is considered an effective method for sustained weight loss, but may cause various nutritional complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of minerals and vitamins, food consumption, and to monitor physiologic parameters in patients with obesity before and 6 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB). METHODS Thirty-six patients who had undergone RYGB were prospectively evaluated before and 6 months after surgery. At each phase their weight, height, body mass index (BMI), Electro Sensor Complex (ES Complex) data, food consumption, and total protein serum levels, albumin, prealbumin, parathyroid hormone (PTH), zinc (Zn), B12 vitamin (VitB12), iron (Fe), ferritin, copper (Cu), ionic calcium (CaI), magnesium (Mg), and folic acid were assessed. RESULTS The mean weight loss from baseline to 6 months after surgery was 35.34±4.82%. Markers of autonomic nervous system balance (P<.01), stiffness index (P<.01), standard deviation of normal-to-normal R-R intervals (SDNN) (P<.01), and insulin resistance (P<.001) were also improved. With regard to the micronutrients measured, 34 patients demonstrated some kind of deficiency. There was a high percentage of Zn deficiency in both pre- (55.55%) and postoperative (61.11%) patients, and 33.33% of the patients were deficient in prealbumin postoperatively. The protein intake after 6 months of surgery was below the recommended intake (<70 g/d) for 88.88% of the patients. Laboratory analyses demonstrated an average decrease in total protein (P<.05), prealbumin (P = .002), and PTH (P = .008) between pre- and postsurgery, and a decrease in the percentage of deficiencies for Mg (P<.05), CaI (P<.05), and Fe (P = .021). CONCLUSION Despite improvements in the autonomic nervous system balance, stiffness index markers and insulin resistance, we found a high prevalence of hypozincemia at 6 months post-RYGB. Furthermore, protein supplements were needed to maintain an adequate protein intake up to 6 months postsurgery.
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Lannoo M, Dillemans B. Laparoscopy for primary and secondary bariatric procedures. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2014; 28:159-73. [PMID: 24485263 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Recently obesity has been defined as a disease and has turned bariatric surgery into a part of a chronic illness management. Obesity induces several comorbidities leading to cardiovascular disease and mortality. The effects of bariatric surgery on these comorbidities used to be classified as weight-loss induced. However bariatric surgery has recently been termed metabolic surgery because of the suspected direct, weight loss independent effect of bariatric procedures on the physiopathological mechanisms causing excess fat storage and insulin resistance. This review describes the standard procedures commonly performed and their specific outcomes on metabolic diseases in order to work towards more patient tailored treatment of obesity and to reduce side effects. Furthermore this review focuses on gaps in understanding the pathogenesis of obesity and its treatment with bariatric surgery. Surgery failures as well as new techniques are discussed and evaluated.
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- Matthias Lannoo
- Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Sint Jan, Bruges, Belgium.
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Junqueira Vasques AC, Pareja JC, de Oliveira MDS, Satake Novaes F, Miranda de Oliveira Lima M, Chaim ÉA, Piccinini F, Dalla Man C, Cobelli C, Geloneze B. β-Cell function improvements in grade I/II obese subjects with type 2 diabetes 1 month after biliopancreatic diversion: results from modeling analyses of oral glucose tolerance tests and hyperglycemic clamp studies. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:4117-24. [PMID: 24135388 PMCID: PMC3836124 DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) surgery on β-cell function in grade I and II obese patients with type 2 diabetes using oral and intravenous glucose loads. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Sixty-eight women were divided into the following three groups: 19 lean-control (23.0 ± 2.2 kg/m(2)) and 18 obese-control (35.0 ± 4.8 kg/m(2)) subjects with normal glucose tolerance, and 31 obese patients with type 2 diabetes (36.3 ± 3.7 kg/m(2)). Of the 31 diabetic women, 64% underwent BPD (n = 20, BMI: 36.5 ± 3.7 kg/m(2)) and were reassessed 1 month after surgery. Oral glucose tolerance tests and hyperglycemic clamps were performed. Mathematical modeling was used to analyze basal and stimulated β-cell function, insulin sensitivity (IS), hepatic extraction (HE) of insulin, and delay time of β-cell response to a specific plasma glucose concentration. RESULTS After BPD, restoration of the basal disposition index (P < 0.001) and improvement of the stimulated disposition indices in oral and intravenous glucose stimulation of the β-cell were observed (P < 0.05). In both dynamic tests, there were no changes in the delay time of β-cell response. IS for oral glucose stimulation (IS(oral)) and intravenous clamp glucose stimulation (IS(clamp)) was completely normalized (P < 0.001). IS(oral) and IS(clamp) increased approximately 5.0-fold and 3.5-fold, respectively (P < 0.01). The HE of insulin increased in the basal (P < 0.05) and stimulated states (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS β-Cell function, IS, and HE of insulin improved after BPD, which improved glycemic control.
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Camastra S, Muscelli E, Gastaldelli A, Holst JJ, Astiarraga B, Baldi S, Nannipieri M, Ciociaro D, Anselmino M, Mari A, Ferrannini E. Long-term effects of bariatric surgery on meal disposal and β-cell function in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Diabetes 2013; 62:3709-17. [PMID: 23835342 PMCID: PMC3806605 DOI: 10.2337/db13-0321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gastric bypass surgery leads to marked improvements in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in obese type 2 diabetes (T2D); the impact on glucose fluxes in response to a physiological stimulus, such as a mixed meal test (MTT), has not been determined. We administered an MTT to 12 obese T2D patients and 15 obese nondiabetic (ND) subjects before and 1 year after surgery (10 T2D and 11 ND) using the double-tracer technique and modeling of β-cell function. In both groups postsurgery, tracer-derived appearance of oral glucose was biphasic, a rapid increase followed by a sharp drop, a pattern that was mirrored by postprandial glucose levels and insulin secretion. In diabetic patients, surgery lowered fasting and postprandial glucose levels, peripheral insulin sensitivity increased in proportion to weight loss (~30%), and β-cell glucose sensitivity doubled but did not normalize (compared with 21 nonsurgical obese and lean controls). Endogenous glucose production, however, was less suppressed during the MMT as the combined result of a relative hyperglucagonemia and the rapid fall in plasma glucose and insulin levels. We conclude that in T2D, bypass surgery changes the postprandial response to a dumping-like pattern and improves glucose tolerance, β-cell function, and peripheral insulin sensitivity but worsens endogenous glucose output in response to a physiological stimulus.
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- Stefania Camastra
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Corresponding author: Stefania Camastra,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Bariatric Surgery, Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy
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He B, Chen L, Yu C, Piao D, Wang Y, Han P. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass increases hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013; 10:485-93. [PMID: 24503104 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2013.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery for the treatment of obesity leads to long-term diabetes remission in approximately 80% of cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of RYGB on hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic rats and their possible mechanisms. We also tested the hypothesis that RYGB reduces lipid content and improves insulin sensitivity in hepatocytes and skeletal muscle cells. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: diabetic RYGB group (n = 18), diabetic RYGB sham group (n = 6), diabetic group (n = 6), and nondiabetic control group (n = 6). The hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp with tracer infusion was completed at 2, 4, and 8 weeks postoperatively to assess insulin sensitivity. The lipid content in liver and muscle tissue was examined. RESULTS Postoperatively, the diabetic RYGB group had significant decreases in weight, fat mass, and food intake. Two weeks after surgery, RYGB had significantly improved the hepatic insulin sensitivity index and decreased the hepatic triglyceride, total cholesterol, and fatty acyl-CoA content. The significantly increased insulin sensitivity and decreased lipid content in muscle were not detected until 4 weeks after RYGB surgery. The basal insulin and C-peptide concentrations were significantly lower than those in diabetic group by 2 weeks after RYGB. CONCLUSION The increased insulin sensitivity after RYGB occurs earlier in the liver than in the muscle and both may contribute to long-term remission of type 2 diabetes. Reduced lipid content of hepatocytes and skeletal muscle cells after RYGB may contribute to the improved insulin sensitivity in these cells.
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- Bing He
- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shen Yang, People׳s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shen Yang, People׳s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shen Yang, People׳s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shen Yang, People׳s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shen Yang, People׳s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shen Yang, People׳s Republic of China.
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The inexorable increase in the prevalence of obesity is a global health concern, which will result in a concomitant escalation in health-care costs. Obesity-related metabolic syndrome affects approximately 25% of adults and is associated with cardiovascular and renal disease. The heart and kidneys are physiologically interdependent, and the pathological effects of obesity can lead to cardiorenal syndrome and, ultimately, kidney and heart failure. Weight loss can prevent or ameliorate obesity-related cardiorenal syndrome, but long-term maintenance of a healthy weight has been difficult to achieve through lifestyle changes or pharmacotherapy. Bariatric surgery offers both sustained weight loss and favourable metabolic changes, including dramatic improvements in glycaemic control and symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Procedures such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass offer immediate multisystemic benefits, including bile flow alteration, reduced gastric size, anatomical gut rearrangement and altered flow of nutrients, vagal manipulation and enteric hormone modulation. In patients with cardiorenal syndrome, bariatric surgery also offers renoprotection and cardioprotection, and attenuates both kidney and heart failure by improving organ perfusion and reversing metabolic dysfunction. However, further research is required to understand how bariatric surgery acts on the cardiorenal axis, and its pioneering role in novel treatments and interventions for cardiorenal disease.
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Stabe C, Vasques ACJ, Lima MMO, Tambascia MA, Pareja JC, Yamanaka A, Geloneze B. Neck circumference as a simple tool for identifying the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance: results from the Brazilian Metabolic Syndrome Study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2013; 78:874-81. [PMID: 22804918 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 04/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of the neck circumference (NC) with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance (IR) in a large Brazilian population-based sample, within a wide range of adiposity and glucose tolerance, and to establish cut-off values of the NC for MetS and IR. CONTEXT The NC correlates with cardiovascular risk factors, IR and components of MetS. Upper-body subcutaneous (sc) fat, as estimated by the NC, is associated with cardiovascular risk factors as much as abdominal fat, which is usually estimated by the waist circumference (WC). There are few epidemiological population-based studies on the clinical significance of the NC to MetS and IR. DESIGN This is a cross-sectional study. PATIENTS About 1053 Brazilian adults (18-60 years). MEASUREMENTS Patients with BMI 18.5-40.0 kg/m(2), with normal glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes (T2DM), were submitted to anthropometric measurements including waist circumference (WC), NC and BMI. Abdominal visceral fat (VF) was assessed by ultrasound. Insulin sensitivity (IS) was assessed by euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp (10% of total sample) and HOMA-IR. Spearman correlations were used to evaluate the association between NC and IR and MetS risk factors. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used for gender-specific cut-off values for the prediction of IR and MetS. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the chance of developing IR or MetS according to the enlargement of NC and WC. RESULTS The sample consisted of 28.6% men, with a mean age of 39.4 (12 years). T2DM diagnosis was present in 306 individuals, of whom 34% were men. NC correlated with WC and BMI in both men and women (P < 0.001). In both genders, NC showed a positive correlation with triglycerides, fasting glucose, fasting insulin and HOMA-IR, and NC had a negative association with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). NC and IS showed a moderate negative correlation. A significant correlation was demonstrated between VF and NC. In the ROC curves, NC presented the largest AUC for IR in women (P < 0.001), while NC presented a large AUC for MetS in both genders. CONCLUSIONS Neck circumference measurements are an alternative and innovative approach for determining body fat distribution. The NC is positively associated with MetS risk factors, IR and VF, with established cut-off values for the prediction of MetS and IR.
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- Christiane Stabe
- Laboratory of Research in Metabolism and Diabetes, Department of Medical Clinic, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Lima MMO, Pareja JC, Alegre SM, Geloneze SR, Kahn SE, Astiarraga BD, Chaim ÉA, Baracat J, Geloneze B. Visceral fat resection in humans: effect on insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, adipokines, and inflammatory markers. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013; 21:E182-9. [PMID: 23404948 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The visceral fat is linked to insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and an increased cardiovascular risk, but it is not clear whether it has a causative role. DESIGN AND METHODS Surgical resection of this fat depot is a research model to address this issue. Twenty premenopausal women with metabolic syndrome and grade III obesity were randomized to undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) either alone or combined with omentectomy. Insulin sensitivity (IS; euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp), acute insulin response to glucose (AIR; intravenous glucose tolerance test), disposition index (DI = AIR × IS measured by clamp), lipid profile, adipokine profile (leptin, adiponectin, resistin, visfatin, interleukin-6, TNF-α, MCP-1), ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP), body composition, and abdominal fat echography were assessed prior to surgery and 1, 6, and 12 months post-surgery. RESULTS Omentectomy was associated with greater weight loss at all time points. IS improved similarly in both groups. Omentectomy was associated to lower CRP after 12 months, but it did not influence adipokines and other metabolic parameters. Among non-diabetic subjects, omentectomy was associated with a preservation of baseline AIR after 12 months (as opposed to deterioration in the control group) and a greater DI after 6 and 12 months. CONCLUSION Although omentectomy did not enhance the effect of RYGBP on insulin sensitivity and adipokines, it was associated with a preservation of insulin secretion, a greater weight loss, and lower CRP.
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- Marcelo M O Lima
- Laboratory of Investigation in Metabolism and Diabetes (LIMED)/Gastrocentro, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion Changes After Gastric Bypass in Normotolerant and Diabetic Obese Subjects. Ann Surg 2013; 257:462-8. [DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e318269cf5c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Vetter ML, Ritter S, Wadden TA, Sarwer DB. Comparison of Bariatric Surgical Procedures for Diabetes Remission: Efficacy and Mechanisms. Diabetes Spectr 2012; 25:200-210. [PMID: 23264721 PMCID: PMC3527013 DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.25.4.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bariatric surgery induces a mean weight loss of 15-30% of initial body weight (depending on the procedure), as well as a 45-95% rate of diabetes remission. Procedures that induce greater weight loss are associated with higher rates of diabetes remission. Improvements in glucose homeostasis after bariatric surgery are likely mediated by a combination of caloric restriction (followed by weight loss) and the effects of altered gut anatomy on the secretion of glucoregulatory gut hormones.
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- Marion L Vetter
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and medical director at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
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Bradley D, Magkos F, Klein S. Effects of bariatric surgery on glucose homeostasis and type 2 diabetes. Gastroenterology 2012; 143:897-912. [PMID: 22885332 PMCID: PMC3462491 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.07.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Obesity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Weight loss improves the major factors involved in the pathogenesis of T2DM, namely insulin action and beta cell function, and is considered a primary therapy for obese patients who have T2DM. Unfortunately, most patients with T2DM fail to achieve successful weight loss and adequate glycemic control from medical therapy. In contrast, bariatric surgery causes marked weight loss and complete remission of T2DM in most patients. Moreover, bariatric surgical procedures that divert nutrients away from the upper gastrointestinal tract are more successful in producing weight loss and remission of T2DM than those that simply restrict stomach capacity. Although upper gastrointestinal tract bypass procedures alter the metabolic response to meal ingestion, by increasing early postprandial plasma concentrations of glucagon-like peptide 1 and insulin, it is not clear whether these effects make an important contribution to long-term control of glycemia and T2DM once substantial surgery-induced weight loss has occurred. Nonetheless, the effects of surgery on body weight and metabolic function indicate that bariatric surgery should be part of the standard therapy for T2DM. More research is needed to advance our understanding of the physiological effects of different bariatric surgical procedures and possible weight loss-independent factors that improve metabolic function and contribute to the resolution of T2DM.
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Comparison of metabolic effects of surgical-induced massive weight loss in patients with long-term remission versus non-remission of type 2 diabetes. Obes Surg 2012; 22:910-7. [PMID: 22246393 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0589-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the non-remission of type 2 diabetes in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients. METHODS A group of patients not in remission (NR) was formed (n = 13). A remission group (R) was composed of patients who had undergone normalization of fasting glycemia and A1c, without anti-diabetic drugs and matched for selected baseline characteristics (i.e., duration of disease, previous BMI, final BMI, fat distribution, and age; n = 15). A control group of lean subjects (n = 41) was formed. RESULTS The NR group had higher uric acid (5.1 vs. 3.9 mg/dL), number of leukocytes (6,866.9 vs. 5,423.6), hs-CRP (0.27 vs. 0.12 mg/dL), MCP-1 (118.4 vs. 64.4 ng/mL), HOMA-IR, and AUC(glucose) but lower adiponectin (9.4 vs. 15.4 ng/mL), leptin (12.7 vs. 20.7 ng/mL), and AUC(GLP-1) in comparison to R group; the NR group also had lower leptin and higher adiponectin, HOMA-IR, AUC(glucose), AUC(C-peptide), AUC(glucagon), and AUC(GLP-1) than controls. The R group had lower MCP-1 and higher adiponectin compared to controls. Insulin sensitivity was significantly lower in the NR group than in the R and control groups. The insulin secretion index values were lower in the NR group than in the R and control groups. CONCLUSIONS This study found greater insulin resistance, lower insulin secretion, persistent adiposopathy and chronic subclinical inflammation, and less robust incretin response in the NR group despite a similar level of weight loss. Persistently altered pathophysiological mechanisms can be related to the lack of remission of type 2 diabetes after RYGB.
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Hardy T, Abu-Raddad E, Porksen N, De Gaetano A. Evaluation of a mathematical model of diabetes progression against observations in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 303:E200-12. [PMID: 22550065 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00421.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The seminal publication of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) results in 2002 has provided insight into the impact of major therapies on the development of diabetes over a time span of a few years. In the present work, the publicly available DPP data set is used to calibrate and evaluate a recently developed mechanistic mathematical model for the long-term development of diabetes to assess the model's ability to predict the natural history of disease progression and the effectiveness of preventive interventions. A general population is generated from which virtual subject samples corresponding to the DPP enrollment criteria are selected. The model is able to reproduce with good fidelity the observed time courses of both diabetes incidence and average glycemia, under realistic hypotheses on evolution of disease and efficacy of the studied therapies, for all treatment arms. Model-based simulations of the long-term evolution of the disease are consistent with the transient benefits observed with conventional therapies and with promising effects of radical improvement of insulin sensitivity (as by metabolic surgery) or of β-cell protection. The mechanistic diabetes progression model provides a credible tool by which long-term implications of antidiabetic interventions can be evaluated.
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- Thomas Hardy
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Dirksen C, Jørgensen NB, Bojsen-Møller KN, Jacobsen SH, Hansen DL, Worm D, Holst JJ, Madsbad S. Mechanisms of improved glycaemic control after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Diabetologia 2012; 55:1890-901. [PMID: 22538359 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2556-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) greatly improves glycaemic control in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, in many even before significant weight loss. Understanding the responsible mechanisms may contribute to our knowledge of the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes and help identify new drug targets or improve surgical techniques. This review summarises the present knowledge based on pathophysiological studies published during the last decade. Taken together, two main mechanisms seem to be responsible for the early improvement in glycaemic control after RYGB: (1) an increase in hepatic insulin sensitivity induced, at least in part, by energy restriction and (2) improved beta cell function associated with an exaggerated postprandial glucagon-like peptide 1 secretion owing to the altered transit of nutrients. Later a weight loss induced improvement in peripheral insulin sensitivity follows.
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- C Dirksen
- Department of Endocrinology 541, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kettegaard Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
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Toghaw P, Matone A, Lenbury Y, De Gaetano A. Bariatric surgery and T2DM improvement mechanisms: a mathematical model. Theor Biol Med Model 2012; 9:16. [PMID: 22587410 PMCID: PMC3586953 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-9-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Consensus exists that several bariatric surgery procedures produce a rapid improvement of glucose homeostasis in obese diabetic patients, improvement apparently uncorrelated with the degree of eventual weight loss after surgery. Several hypotheses have been suggested to account for these results: among these, the anti-incretin, the ghrelin and the lower-intestinal dumping hypotheses have been discussed in the literature. Since no clear-cut experimental results are so far available to confirm or disprove any of these hypotheses, in the present work a mathematical model of the glucose-insulin-incretin system has been built, capable of expressing these three postulated mechanisms. The model has been populated with critically evaluated parameter values from the literature, and simulations under the three scenarios have been compared. Results The modeling results seem to indicate that the suppression of ghrelin release is unlikely to determine major changes in short-term glucose control. The possible existence of an anti-incretin hormone would be supported if an experimental increase of GIP concentrations were evident post-surgery. Given that, on the contrary, collected evidence suggests that GIP concentrations decrease post-surgery, the lower-intestinal dumping hypothesis would seem to describe the mechanism most likely to produce the observed normalization of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) after bariatric surgery. Conclusions The proposed model can help discriminate among competing hypotheses in a context where definitive data are not available and mechanisms are still not clear.
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- Puntip Toghaw
- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of bariatric surgery on the body composition of patients suffering from class III obesity at different postoperative time intervals. METHODS The body composition of 114 patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was measured prior to surgery (T0) and then 30 (T30) and 180 (T180) days following surgery. Body composition was evaluated using the following parameters: total body mass, body mass index, excess weight, percentage of excess weight loss, relative body fat (%F), lean body mass (LBM), and fat tissue mass (FTM). To determine these variables, validated formulas and equations proper to obese men and women were employed. RESULTS A significant reduction in %F (41.5%), LBM (20.3%), FTM (37.9%) was noted at each time interval (p ≤ 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Bariatric surgery proved to be effective in reducing total body mass and body fat at every time interval. However, dietary measures emphasizing adequate protein intake may be implemented in order to reduce loss of LBM and, coupled with frequent physical activity, may help curtail the impact the surgery has on morphological variables.
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Mohan S, Tan J, Gorantla S, Ahmed L, Park CM. Early improvement in albuminuria in non-diabetic patients after Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery. Obes Surg 2012; 22:375-80. [PMID: 21590347 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-011-0437-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a growing epidemic in the USA that has been shown to be associated with chronic kidney disease and albuminuria. Bariatric surgery is an effective means of achieving long-term weight loss and improvements in metabolic derangements including albumin excretion over the long term. METHODS We report changes in urinary albumin excretion levels in the early post-operative period for a euglycemic, predominantly Hispanic American cohort undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. RESULTS Our cohort of 38 patients was largely female (89.5%) and predominantly Hispanic (76.3%) with a mean BMI of 46 ± 8.0 kg/m(2). Over half (53.3%) of the patients with significant preoperative albumin excretion in our cohort lowered their albumin excretion levels to <20 mg/g of creatinine. This early reduction in albumin excretion in our cohort correlated significantly with the level of albumin excretion preoperatively but not with the degree of weight loss experienced in this early post-operative period. CONCLUSIONS Improvements in microalbuminuria in the early post-operative period after Roux-en-Y surgery may result from an interplay between changes in gastrointestinal hormones, insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and adipose tissue-and needs further study.
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- Sumit Mohan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, 622W 168th Street, PH4-124, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Maser RE, Lenhard MJ, Peters MB, Irgau I, Wynn GM. Effects of surgically induced weight loss by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on cardiovascular autonomic nerve function. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2011; 9:221-6. [PMID: 22222304 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Revised: 11/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with autonomic imbalance. With respect to cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction, this is characterized by reduced heart rate variability (HRV). Our objective was to determine the effect of surgically induced weight loss on cardiovascular autonomic nerve fiber function in subjects with severe obesity and examine whether an association with reduced insulin resistance exists. The setting was a hospital and private practice in the United States. METHODS A total of 32 morbidly obese patients (body mass index 51 ± 11 kg/m(2)) underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Measures of HRV (e.g., power spectral analysis, RR variation during deep breathing) were used to evaluate autonomic function before and 6 months after surgery. The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) was used to assess insulin resistance. RESULTS At 6 months after bariatric surgery, the patients had lost 58% excess body mass index with improvement in the HOMA-IR (3.0 ± 1.4 versus 1.1 ± .7; P < .001). Measures of RR variation during deep breathing and total spectral power, low frequency (LF) power (influenced by sympathetic and parasympathetic activity), and high frequency (HF) power (parasympathetic activity) increased with weight loss. The LF/HF ratio was lower (1.5 ± 1.5 versus .9 ± .7, P < .05) with a reduction in weight. Spectral analysis of HRV combined with spectral analysis of respiratory activity generated the respiration frequency area (RFA) and low frequency area. The RFA was increased, and the LFA/RFA ratio was reduced with weight loss. HOMA-IR and HRV did not correlate. CONCLUSION Surgically induced weight loss has a favorable effect on autonomic function, but it does not appear to be directly attributable to reduced insulin resistance.
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- Raelene E Maser
- Department of Medical Technology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
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Serrot FJ, Dorman RB, Miller CJ, Slusarek B, Sampson B, Sick BT, Leslie DB, Buchwald H, Ikramuddin S. Comparative effectiveness of bariatric surgery and nonsurgical therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and body mass index <35 kg/m2. Surgery 2011; 150:684-91. [PMID: 22000180 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with a body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m(2) have been an active area of investigation. We examined the comparative effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to routine medical management (nonsurgical controls; NSCs) in achieving appropriate targets defined by the American Diabetes Association for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in patients with class I obesity (BMI 30.0-34.9 kg/m(2)) T2DM at 1 year. METHODS We identified patients undergoing RYGB (N = 17) with both class I obesity and T2DM and compared them to similar NSC (N = 17) treated in the Primary Care Center. Data were collected at baseline and 1 year for systolic blood pressure (SBP), as well as blood levels for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). RESULTS After RYGB, BMI decreased from 34.6 ± 0.8 kg/m(2) to 25.8 ± 2.5 kg/m(2) (P < .001) and HbA1c decreased from 8.2 ± 2.0% to 6.1 ± 2.7% (P < .001). The NSC cohort had no significant change in either BMI or HbA1c. SBP and LDL did not significantly change in either group. The RYGB group had a decrease in medication use compared to the NSC group (P < .001). The RYGB group ceased the use of antihypertensive and antihyperlipidemia medications by 1 year despite abnormal values. CONCLUSION RYGB can be performed in patients with both a BMI <35 kg/m(2) and T2DM with better weight loss, glycemic control, and fewer antihyperglycemic medications than NSC. Inappropriate cessation of medications may partially explain the persistent increase in both SBP and LDL after RYGB.
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- Federico J Serrot
- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Body weight at developmental age in siblings born to mothers before and after surgically induced weight loss. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2011; 8:387-91. [PMID: 22093379 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND To gain insight into the role of epigenetic factors in determining body weight in adolescence, we studied the body weight of siblings born to the same mother before and after biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) for obesity. The study was performed in a university hospital during a 20-year period. METHODS The siblings born before and after BPD were retrospectively rated by their mother as normal, overweight, or obese at 1, 6, and 12 years. RESULTS At 1 and 6 years, the body weight was rated as similar in the subsets. However, at 12 years of age, a greater percentage of those born before BPD were considered overweight (42% versus 33%) and obese (22% versus 3%; P <.009) than their counterparts born after BPD. Considering only the subjects aged 21-25 years at the study period, the body weight and body mass index in subjects born before BPD were greater (P <.02 and P <.012, respectively) than in those born after BPD (79.5 ± 16.5 kg versus 66.7 ± 11.8 kg, and 27.5 ± 3.9 kg/m(2) versus 23.4 ± 3.7 kg/m(2), respectively). CONCLUSION The results of the present study, in which the influences of the genetic pattern and environmental and educational factors were minimized, show that adolescents born to post-BPD mothers weigh less than their siblings born to the same mother before BPD when she was still obese. An insulin-resistant milieu during pregnancy could account for the greater body weight later in adolescence.
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Camastra S, Gastaldelli A, Mari A, Bonuccelli S, Scartabelli G, Frascerra S, Baldi S, Nannipieri M, Rebelos E, Anselmino M, Muscelli E, Ferrannini E. Early and longer term effects of gastric bypass surgery on tissue-specific insulin sensitivity and beta cell function in morbidly obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2011; 54:2093-102. [PMID: 21614570 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2193-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Bariatric surgery consistently induces remission of type 2 diabetes. We tested whether there are diabetes-specific mechanisms in addition to weight loss. METHODS We studied 25 morbidly obese patients (BMI 51.7 ± 1.5 kg/m(2) [mean ± SEM]), 13 with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (HbA(1c) 7.1 ± 0.5% [54 ± 5 mmol/mol]), before and at 2 weeks and 1 year after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Lean (n = 8, BMI 23.0 ± 0.5 kg/m(2)) and obese (n = 14) volunteers who were BMI-matched (36.0 ± 1.2) to RYGB patients at 1 year after surgery served as controls. We measured insulin-stimulated glucose disposal (M) and substrate utilisation (euglycaemic clamp/indirect calorimetry), endogenous glucose production (EGP) by 6,6-[(2)H(2)]glucose, lipolysis (rate of appearance of [(2)H(5)]glycerol) and beta cell function (acute insulin response to i.v. glucose [AIR] as determined by C-peptide deconvolution). RESULTS At baseline, all obese groups showed typical metabolic abnormalities, with M, glucose oxidation and non-oxidative disposal impaired, and EGP, lipolysis, lipid oxidation and energy expenditure increased. Early after RYGB plasma glucose and insulin levels, and energy expenditure had decreased, while lipid oxidation increased, with M, EGP and AIR unchanged. At 1 year post-RYGB (BMI 34.4 ± 1.1 kg/m(2)), all diabetic patients were off glucose-lowering treatment and mean HbA(1c) was 5.4 ± 0.14% (36 ± 2 mmol/mol) (p = 0.03 vs baseline); AIR also improved significantly. In all RYGB patients, M, substrate oxidation, EGP, energy expenditure and lipolysis improved in proportion to weight loss, and were therefore similar to values in obese controls, but still different from those in lean controls. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION In morbidly obese patients, RYGB has metabolic effects on liver, adipose tissue, muscle insulin sensitivity and pattern of substrate utilisation; these effects can be explained by energy intake restriction and weight loss, the former prevailing early after surgery, the latter being dominant in the longer term.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
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Promintzer-Schifferl M, Prager G, Anderwald C, Mandl M, Esterbauer H, Shakeri-Leidenmühler S, Pacini G, Stadler M, Bischof MG, Ludvik B, Luger A, Krebs M. Effects of gastric bypass surgery on insulin resistance and insulin secretion in nondiabetic obese patients. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:1420-6. [PMID: 21494227 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Roux-en-Y-Gastric-Bypass (RYGB) reduces overall and diabetes-specific mortality by 40% and over 90%. This study aims to gain insight into the underlying mechanisms of this effect. We evaluated time-courses of glucose, insulin, C-peptide, and the incretin glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) following an oral glucose load. Insulin-sensitivity was measured by a hyperinsulinemic-isoglycemic-clamp-test; glucose-turnover was determined using D-[6,6-(2)H(2)] glucose. Examinations were performed in six nondiabetic patients with excess weight before (PRE: BMI: 49.3 ± 3.2 kg/m(2)) and 7 months after RYGB (POST: BMI: 36.7 ± 2.9 kg/m(2)), in a lean (CON: BMI: 22.6 ± 0.6 kg/m(2)) and an obese control group (CONob) without history of gastrointestinal surgery (BMI: 34.7 ± 1.2 kg/m(2)). RYGB reduced fasting plasma concentrations of insulin and C-peptide (P < 0.01, respectively) whereas fasting glucose concentrations remained unchanged. After RYGB increase of C-peptide concentration following glucose ingestion was significantly higher compared to all other groups (dynamic-area under the curve (Dyn-AUC): 0-90 min: POST: 984 ± 115 ng·min/ml, PRE: 590 ± 67 ng·min/ml, CONob: 440 ± 44 ng·min/ml, CON: 279 ± 22 ng·min/ml, P < 0.01 respectively). Early postprandial increase of glucose concentration was however not affected. GLP-1 concentrations following glucose ingestion were sixfold higher after RYBG than before (P = 0.01). Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake tended to increase postoperatively (M-value: PRE: 1.8 ± 0.5, POST: 3.0 ± 0.3, not significant (n.s.)). Endogenous glucose production (EGP) was unaffected by RYGB. Hepatic insulin resistance index improved after RYGB and was then comparable to both control groups (PRE: 29.2 ± 4.3, POST: 12.6 ± 1.1, P < 0.01). RYGB results in hyper-secretion of insulin and C-peptide, whereas improvements of insulin resistance are minor and seem to occur rather in the liver and the adipose tissue than in the skeletal muscle.
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- Miriam Promintzer-Schifferl
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Ashrafian H, Athanasiou T, Li JV, Bueter M, Ahmed K, Nagpal K, Holmes E, Darzi A, Bloom SR. Diabetes resolution and hyperinsulinaemia after metabolic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Rev 2011; 12:e257-72. [PMID: 20880129 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2010.00802.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose metabolism continues to rise in conjunction with the pandemic of obesity. The metabolic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operation offers the successful resolution of diabetes in addition to sustained weight loss and excellent long-term outcomes in morbidly obese individuals. The procedure consists of the physiological BRAVE effects: (i) Bile flow alteration; (ii) Reduction of gastric size; (iii) Anatomical gut rearrangement and altered flow of nutrients; (iv) Vagal manipulation and (v) Enteric gut hormone modulation. This operation provides anti-diabetic effects through decreasing insulin resistance and increasing the efficiency of insulin secretion. These metabolic outcomes are achieved through weight-independent and weight-dependent mechanisms. These include the foregut, midgut and hindgut mechanisms, decreased inflammation, fat, adipokine and bile metabolism, metabolic modulation, shifts in gut microbial composition and intestinal gluconeogenesis. In a small minority of patients, gastric bypass results in hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia that may lead to nesidioblastosis (pancreatic beta-cell hypertrophy with islet hyperplasia). Elucidating the precise metabolic mechanisms of diabetes resolution and hyperinsulinaemia after surgery can lead to improved operations and disease-specific procedures including 'diabetes surgery'. It can also improve our understanding of diabetes pathogenesis that may provide novel strategies for the management of metabolic syndrome and impaired glucose metabolism.
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- H Ashrafian
- The Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Curry TB, Roberts SK, Basu R, Basu A, Schroeder D, Joyner MJ, Miles JM. Gastric bypass surgery is associated with near-normal insulin suppression of lipolysis in nondiabetic individuals. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2011; 300:E746-51. [PMID: 21304064 PMCID: PMC3074944 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00596.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We hypothesized that individuals who have undergone gastric bypass have greater insulin sensitivity that obese subjects but less compared with lean. We measured free fatty acid (FFA) and glucose kinetics during a two-step, hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp in nondiabetic subjects who were 38 ± 5 mo post-gastric bypass surgery (GB; n = 15), in lean subjects (L; n = 15), and in obese subjects (O; n = 16). Fasting FFAa were not significantly different between the three study groups but during both doses of insulin were significantly higher in O than in either GB or L. The effective insulin concentration resulting in half-maximal suppression of FFA was similar in L and GB and significantly less in both groups compared with O. Glucose infusion rates during low-dose insulin were not significantly different in GB compared with either L or O. During high-dose insulin, glucose infusion rates were significantly greater in GB than in O but less than in L. Endogenous glucose production in GB was significantly lower than O only during low dose of insulin. We conclude that gastric bypass is associated with improvements in adipose tissue insulin sensitivity to levels similar to lean, healthy persons and also with improvements in the response of glucose metabolism to insulin. These changes may be due to preferential reduction in visceral fat and decreased FFA availability. However, some differences in insulin sensitivity in GB remain compared with L. Residual insulin resistance may be related to excess total body fat or abnormal lipolysis and requires further study.
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- Timothy B Curry
- Depts. of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Kim SH, Abbasi F, Lamendola C, Reaven GM, McLaughlin T. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in gastric bypass patients with hypoglycemic syndrome: no evidence for inappropriate pancreatic beta-cell function. Obes Surg 2010; 20:1110-6. [PMID: 20665189 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0183-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) has been associated with a hypoglycemic syndrome characterized by postprandial hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. The syndrome is believed to occur due to insulin hypersecretion from either pancreatic beta-cell hyperplasia or hyperfunction. METHODS Eight RYGB patients with hypoglycemic syndrome had insulin secretion rates determined during a 240-min graded intravenous glucose infusion. They were compared to 34 nondiabetic, nonsurgical individuals who were divided based on their insulin sensitivity status as measured by the insulin suppression test: insulin-sensitive (n = 8), insulin intermediate (n = 7), and insulin-resistant (n = 19). RESULTS RYGB patients had insulin concentrations and HOMA-IR similar to the insulin-sensitive reference group. In addition, integrated insulin secretion rates were comparable to the insulin-sensitive group and significantly lower than the insulin intermediate (p <or= 0.046) and insulin-resistant groups (p <or= 0.001). Pancreatic beta-cell sensitivity to glucose (slope relating glucose and ISR) was lowest in the RYGB group (p <or= 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Patients with hypoglycemic syndrome post-RYGB do not have generalized hypersecretion of insulin and appear to have appropriate insulin secretion rate in response to intravenous glucose.
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- Sun H Kim
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Heber D, Greenway FL, Kaplan LM, Livingston E, Salvador J, Still C. Endocrine and nutritional management of the post-bariatric surgery patient: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:4823-43. [PMID: 21051578 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to provide guidelines for the nutritional and endocrine management of adults after bariatric surgery, including those with diabetes mellitus. The focus is on the immediate postoperative period and long-term management to prevent complications, weight regain, and progression of obesity-associated comorbidities. The treatment of specific disorders is only summarized. PARTICIPANTS The Task Force was composed of a chair, five additional experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer. It received no corporate funding or remuneration. CONCLUSIONS Bariatric surgery is not a guarantee of successful weight loss and maintenance. Increasingly, patients regain weight, especially those undergoing restrictive surgeries such as laparoscopic banding rather than malabsorptive surgeries such as Roux-en-Y bypass. Active nutritional patient education and clinical management to prevent and detect nutritional deficiencies are recommended for all patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Management of potential nutritional deficiencies is particularly important for patients undergoing malabsorptive procedures, and strategies should be employed to compensate for food intolerance in patients who have had a malabsorptive procedure to reduce the risk for clinically important nutritional deficiencies. To enhance the transition to life after bariatric surgery and to prevent weight regain and nutritional complications, all patients should receive care from a multidisciplinary team including an experienced primary care physician, endocrinologist, or gastroenterologist and consider enrolling postoperatively in a comprehensive program for nutrition and lifestyle management. Future research should address the effectiveness of intensive postoperative nutritional and endocrine care in reducing morbidity and mortality from obesity-associated chronic diseases.
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- David Heber
- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Lin E, Liang Z, Frediani J, Davis SS, Sweeney JF, Ziegler TR, Phillips LS, Gletsu-Miller N. Improvement in ß-cell function in patients with normal and hyperglycemia following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 299:E706-12. [PMID: 20716694 PMCID: PMC2980357 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00405.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Glycemic disorders resolve following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, but early and longer-term mechanisms regarding effects on β-cell dysfunction as well as relationships with decreasing adiposity are not well understood. We evaluated longitudinal changes in peripheral insulin sensitivity (Si), the acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg), and the composite estimate of β-cell function, the disposition index (DI), over 24 mo via frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance testing in severely obese women who had fasting normoglycemia (n = 16) and hyperglycemia (n = 11) before RYGB surgery; homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) estimated insulin resistance; air displacement plethysmography determined adipose tissue mass. At baseline, subjects with normoglycemia had adequate DI associated with elevated AIRg, but DI was markedly reduced in subjects with hyperglycemia. Within 1-6 mo post-RYGB, glycemic control was normalized in subjects with hyperglycemia related to reduced HOMA-IR (-54% at 1 mo, P < 0.005) and increased DI (23-fold at 6 mo vs. baseline, P < 0.05). Over 24 mo, DI improved in subjects with hyperglycemia (15-fold vs. baseline, P < 0.005) and also modestly in subjects with normoglycemia (58%, P < 0.05), due largely to increased Si. Decreasing adiposity correlated with longer-term HOMA-IR and Si values at 6 and 24 mo, respectively. In patients exhibiting fasting hyperglycemia before surgery, β-cell function improved early following RYGB, due largely to increases in insulin secretion. For both normoglycemic and hyperglycemic subjects, further improvement or stabilization of β-cell function over the 2 yr is due largely to improved Si associated with reduced adiposity.
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- Edward Lin
- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Pannain S, Mokhlesi B. Bariatric surgery and its impact on sleep architecture, sleep-disordered breathing, and metabolism. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 24:745-61. [PMID: 21112023 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2010.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Over the last several decades, the prevalence of obesity has increased significantly worldwide. This has translated into an increased prevalence of obesity-associated morbidities including sleep-disordered breathing and metabolic disorders. While the medical management of obesity is relatively ineffective, bariatric surgery is the most successful method for sustained weight loss and markedly reduces obesity-related morbidity and mortality. The anatomical changes created with different types of procedures lead to variable weight loss and improvement of co-morbidities; however the latter does not appear to be exclusively dependent on the amount of weight loss. Bariatric surgery does not always lead to complete resolution of obstructive sleep apnea and age, gender and severity of the obstructive sleep apnea predict the residual disease after peak weight loss. Metabolic disorders and specifically diabetes often improve dramatically early after the procedure, before any significant weight loss has occurred. The modified gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology may explain this phenomenon.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bariatric Surgery/adverse effects
- Bariatric Surgery/methods
- Bariatric Surgery/rehabilitation
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology
- Humans
- Metabolic Syndrome/etiology
- Metabolic Syndrome/physiopathology
- Metabolic Syndrome/surgery
- Obesity, Morbid/complications
- Obesity, Morbid/metabolism
- Obesity, Morbid/physiopathology
- Obesity, Morbid/surgery
- Sleep/physiology
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes/etiology
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes/metabolism
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes/surgery
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/epidemiology
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/metabolism
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/physiopathology
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/surgery
- Weight Loss/physiology
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- Silvana Pannain
- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Simonyte K, Olsson T, Näslund I, Angelhed JE, Lönn L, Mattsson C, Rask E. Weight loss after gastric bypass surgery in women is followed by a metabolically favorable decrease in 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:3527-31. [PMID: 20410231 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The role of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11beta-HSD1) in the pathogenesis of obesity has been elucidated in humans and in various rodent models. Obesity is accompanied by disturbances in glucocorticoid metabolism, circulating adipokine levels, and fatty acid (FA) reesterification. This study was undertaken to evaluate glucocorticoid metabolism in sc fat before and after weight loss and to explore putative associations between 11beta-HSD1 and leptin, adiponectin, and FA recycling. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty-seven obese (mean body mass index 44.4 + or - 4.4 kg/m(2)) women underwent gastric bypass surgery. Subcutaneous fat biopsies were collected before and 2 yr after surgery. The expression of 11beta-HSD1, leptin, adiponectin, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) mRNA was evaluated with real-time PCR. Serum leptin and adiponectin protein levels were estimated by ELISA. RESULTS Two years after gastric bypass surgery, significant reductions were observed in the mean body mass index (from 44.4 to 30.8 kg/m(2)) and mean waist circumference (from 121.9 to 90.6 cm). After weight loss, 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression decreased 4-fold (P < 0.001). Both leptin and adiponectin mRNA expression decreased, with concomitantly decreased circulating leptin and increased circulating adiponectin levels. PEPCK mRNA expression did not change. CONCLUSION Weight loss after gastric bypass surgery was followed by metabolically favorable changes in insulin sensitivity, circulating leptin and adiponectin, and peripheral glucocorticoid metabolism. A significant reduction in 11beta-HSD1 expression was observed in sc adipose tissue after weight loss. This suggests that up-regulation of 11beta-HSD1 is a consequence, rather than a cause, of obesity.
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- Kotryna Simonyte
- Department of Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Building 6M, Third Floor, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
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