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ArticleObesity surgery2014

Changes in intestinal permeability after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Alexandre Lages Savassi-Rocha, Marco Túlio Costa Diniz, Eduardo Garcia Vilela, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Sander Diniz, Soraya Rodrigues de Almeida Sanches, Aloísio Sales da Cunha, Maria de Lourdes de Abreu Ferrari, Henrique Oswaldo da Gama Torres, Bruno Antonio Maciente, Gabriela Santana Ataliba and 3 more

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Alexandre Lages Savassi-RochaInstituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Bernardo Monteiro, 1397/802, 30150-281, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, alexandresavassi@hotmail.com.
Marco Túlio Costa Diniz
Eduardo Garcia Vilela
Maria de Fátima Haueisen Sander Diniz
Soraya Rodrigues de Almeida Sanches
Aloísio Sales da Cunha
Maria de Lourdes de Abreu Ferrari
Henrique Oswaldo da Gama Torres
Bruno Antonio Maciente
Gabriela Santana Ataliba
Paloma Maciel Araújo
Taciana Bretas Guerra
Inara Kellen Fonseca Balbino

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Abstract

backgroundRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) interferes considerably with the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract. The study of intestinal permeability can provide important information regarding changes in the structure and function of the mucosal barrier after the procedure.

methodsThe urinary excretion rates of lactulose and mannitol after oral intake of both substances were evaluated. We also evaluated the lactulose/mannitol excretion ratio. Tests were performed during the preoperative period (T0), at the first postoperative month (T1), and at the sixth postoperative month (T6).

resultsThe study included 16 morbidly obese patients. The excretion rate of mannitol was significantly lower at T1 compared with T0 and T6 (p = 0.003). There was no significant difference in the excretion rates of lactulose or in the lactulose/mannitol ratio during the three periods. Six patients (37.5%) exhibited a considerable increase in the excretion rate of lactulose at T6 (4-73 times higher than the preoperative value), accompanied by proportional variations in the lactulose/mannitol ratio.

conclusionsThe significant increase in mannitol excretion rate from T1 to T6 most likely reflects the occurrence of intestinal adaptation (mucosal hyperplasia), which would tend to minimize the malabsorption of macronutrients. A subgroup of patients who undergo RYGB exhibit pronounced increase in their intestinal permeability (assessed by the lactulose/mannitol ratio and the lactulose excretion rate) at T6.

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Gastric BypassIntestinal AbsorptionAdultBiomarkersFemaleGastrointestinal TractHumansHyperplasiaIntestinal MucosaLactuloseMaleMannitolObesity, MorbidPermeabilityReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsBiomarkersLactuloseMannitol

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