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. 2021 Mar;31(3):1092-1098.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05076-0. Epub 2020 Oct 30.

Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Lipoprotein Metabolism and Markers of HDL Functionality in Morbid Obese Patients

Ezequiel Lozano Chiappe #  1 , Maximiliano Martin #  2 , Andrea Iglesias Molli  3 , Andrea Millan  3 , Walter Tetzlaff  1 , Eliana Botta  1 , Florencia Ferraro  1 , Maria S Sáez  4 , Maria V Lorenzon Gonzalez  4 , Laura Boero  1 , Patricia Sorroche  4 , Axel Beskow  5 , Mercedes Gutierrez  5 , Gloria Cerrone  3 , Susana Gutt  5 , Gustavo Frechtel  3 , Fernando Brites  1
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Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Lipoprotein Metabolism and Markers of HDL Functionality in Morbid Obese Patients

Ezequiel Lozano Chiappe et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: Morbid obesity represents the most severe form of obesity and surgical intervention would be its only successful treatment. Bariatric surgery could generate modifications in carbohydrate metabolism and in lipid profile plus lipoprotein-associated proteins and enzymes, such as lipoprotein-associated phoslipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), and paraoxonase (PON) 1. The aim of the present study was to analyze changes in inflammation markers, carbohydrate metabolism, and lipid parameters in patients who underwent bariatric surgery.

Methods: Thirty-seven patients with morbid obesity were recruited. Evaluations were performed before (T0) and 1 (T1) and 6 (T2) months after surgery. Glucose, insulin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoproteins (apo) A-I, and B plus Interleukin 1β and 6 levels in addition to CETP, Lp-PLA2, and PON 1 activities were determined.

Results: Body mass index decreased at T1 and T2 (p < 0.01). An improvement in all markers of insulin resistance (p < 0.05) was observed at T1. hsCRP levels diminished at T2 (p < 0.05). Triglyceride levels decreased at T1 and T2 (p < 0.05). HDL-C and apo A-I showed a decrease at T1 which was completely reversed at T2 (p < 0.05). Lp-PLA2 activity increased at T1, which was reversed at T2 (p < 0.05), and CETP activity was diminished at T2 (p < 0.05). PON and ARE activities decreased at T1 and partially recovered at T2 (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: These results would be indicative of a favorable effect of bariatric surgery on markers of carbohydrate metabolism and cardiovascular disease lipid risk factors.

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Bariatric surgery; HDL; Obesity.

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