Investigation of serum and adipose tissue levels of asprosin in patients with severe obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy.

Hasan Cantay Kenan Binnetoglu Huseyin Fatih Gul Seyit Ali Bingol

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)

Serum asprosin levels decreased significantly at 6 months after bariatric surgery. Adipose tissue of patients with obesity showed high asprosin levels and immunoreactivity. In conclusion, asprosin levels in adipose tissue were considered a potential independent risk factor in obesity etiopathogenesis.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet
high fat diet induced
weight gain
risk factors
skeletal muscle
early onset
body mass index