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Peptide Tyrosine-Tyrosine Triggers GLP-2-Mediated Intestinal Hypertrophy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

Gonzalo-Martín Pérez-AranaAlfredo Díaz-GómezAlonso Camacho-RamírezAntonio Ribelles-GarcíaDavid Almorza-GomarManuel Gracia-RomeroJose Arturo Prada-Oliveira
Published in: Obesity surgery (2022)
The postprandial ileal PYY secretion is enhanced after RYGB. This increase mediates GLP-2 release through its binding to the Y2 receptor on L-cells. This mechanism plays a role in alimentary limb hypertrophy after surgery.
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