Changes in Plasma Growth Differentiation Factor-15 After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients: A Prospective Study.
Ahmed Abdallah SalmanHossam El-Din ShaabanMohamed SalmanSayed M Seif El NasrAhmed SolimanAbdoh SalemMohamed Tag El-DinHani Maurice Sabri MikhailHeba El DomiatyNesrin Abd AllahGhada M K GabAllahAhmed YoussefPublished in: Journal of inflammation research (2021)
The present work confirms the impact of successful weight loss on the circulating level of GDF15. Our study demonstrated that the circulating GDF15 increased significantly after LSG and it was correlated to the degree of weight loss.