The Genus Parabacteroides Is a Potential Contributor to the Beneficial Effects of Truncal Vagotomy–Related Bariatric Surgery - Takeaways - MDSpire

The Genus Parabacteroides Is a Potential Contributor to the Beneficial Effects of Truncal Vagotomy–Related Bariatric Surgery

  • By

  • Dong Liang

  • Xin Zhang

  • Zhaorui Liu

  • Rui Zheng

  • Longjiang Zhang

  • Dong Yu

  • Xiaojun Shen

  • May 11, 2022

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    The incidence of obesity is rising globally, making bariatric surgery the most effective treatment for morbid obesity.

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    Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed bariatric surgery, exceeding 50% of procedures.

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    Truncal vagotomy (TV) has been shown to significantly reduce body weight and is gaining attention in obesity treatment.

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    The study found that SG and SG-TV surgeries led to distinct changes in gut microbiota composition in diet-induced obesity mice.

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    The genus Parabacteroides and a specific metabolic pathway were identified as important contributors to weight loss after SG-TV.

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The Genus Parabacteroides Is a Potential Contributor to the Beneficial Effects of Truncal Vagotomy–Related Bariatric Surgery

  • by Dong Liang, Xin Zhang, Zhaorui Liu, Rui Zheng, Longjiang Zhang, Dong Yu, Xiaojun Shen

  • May 11, 2022

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