Two Bariatric Surgical Procedures Differentially Alter the Intestinal Microbiota in Obesity Patients

ConclusionBoth LSG and LRYGB altered the composition of intestinal microbiota in Chinese obesity patients, and particularly increased the richness and evenness of microbiota. Genera belonging to phylumFirmicutes were the most altered bacteria by bariatric surgery. The procedure of LSG resulted in much more pronounced alteration of the intestinal microbiota abundance than that observed in LRYGB. While different genera were altered after LSG and LRYGB procedures, 10 genera were the common altered genera in both procedures. Bacteria altered after LSG and LRYGB were functionally associated with BMI, and with relieving of the metabolic syndromes.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research