Early changes in immune cell count, metabolism, and function following sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective human study.

Tammy LoRenuka S HaridasEleanor J M RudgeRobert P ChaseKeyvan HeshmatiElizabeth M LuceyAlison M WeiglOtatade J Iyoha-BelloChelsea O ItuahEmily J BenjaminSeth W McNuttLeena SatheLeanna FarnamBenjamin A RabyAli TavakkoliDamien C Croteau-ChonkaEric G Sheu

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

LSG induces significant changes in the composition and metabolism of immune cells as early as three months post-operatively. Further evaluation is required of bariatric surgery's effects on immunometabolism and consequences for host defense and metabolic disease.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
endothelial cells
weight loss
obese patients
peripheral blood
clinical evaluation