
Eliana Garcia Vaz
Postdoctoral fellow

The impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on normal metabolism in a porcine model
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Summary, in English
Background A growing body of literature on Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) has generated inconclusive results on the mechanism underlying the beneficial effects on weight loss and glycaemia, partially due to the problems of designing clinical studies with the appropriate controls. Moreover, RYGB is only performed in obese individuals, in whom metabolism is perturbed and not completely understood. Methods In an attempt to isolate the effects of RYGB and its effects on normal metabolism, we investigated the effect of RYGB in lean pigs, using sham-operated pair-fed pigs as controls. Two weeks post-surgery, pigs were subjected to an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and circulating metabolites, hormones and lipids measured. Bile acid composition was profiled after extraction from blood, faeces and the gallbladder. Results A similar weight development in both groups of pigs validated our experimental model. Despite similar changes in fasting insulin, RYGB-pigs had lower fasting glucose levels. During an IVGTT RYGB-pigs had higher insulin and lower glucose levels. VLDL and IDL were lower in RYGB- than in sham-pigs. RYGB-pigs had increased levels of most amino acids, including branched-chain amino acids, but these were more efficiently suppressed by glucose. Levels of bile acids in the gallbladder were higher, whereas plasma and faecal bile acid levels were lower in RYGB- than in sham-pigs. Conclusion In a lean model RYGB caused lower plasma lipid and bile acid levels, which were compensated for by increased plasma amino acids, suggesting a switch from lipid to protein metabolism during fasting in the immediate postoperative period.
Department/s
- Neuroendocrine Cell Biology
- Surgery (Lund)
- Diabetic Complications
- Functional zoology
- Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
- EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden
Publishing year
2017-03-01
Language
English
Publication/Series
PLoS ONE
Volume
12
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Topic
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
Status
Published
Research group
- Neuroendocrine Cell Biology
- Diabetic Complications
- Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1932-6203