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SUBMITTER: Dutia R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4422767 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dutia R R Embrey M M O'Brien C S CS Haeusler R A RA Agénor K K KK Homel P P McGinty J J Vincent R P RP Alaghband-Zadeh J J Staels B B Staels B B le Roux C W CW Yu J J Laferrère B B
International journal of obesity (2005) 20150120 5
<h4>Introduction</h4>Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) leads to sustained weight loss and significant improvement in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Bile acids (BAs), signaling molecules which influence glucose metabolism, are a potential mediator for the improvement in T2DM after GBP. This study sought to investigate the effect of GBP on BA levels and composition in individuals with T2DM.<h4>Methods</h4>Plasma BA levels and composition and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 levels were measured during fastin ...[more]