Effect of sleeve gastrectomy on the expression of meteorin-like (METRNL) and Irisin (FNDC5) in muscle and brown adipose tissue and its impact on uncoupling proteins in diet-induced obesity rats.

CONCLUSIONS: Sleeve gastrectomy induces weight loss through complex mechanisms that may include browning of fat.
PMID: 32861644 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - July 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Jamal MH, Abu-Farha M, Al-Khaledi G, Al-Sabah S, Ali H, Cherian P, Al-Khairi I, AlOtaibi F, Al-Ali W, Bosso M, Dsouza C, Abubaker J, Al-Mulla F Tags: Surg Obes Relat Dis Source Type: research