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ArticleObesity surgery2015

Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces Hepatic Steatosis by Improving the Coordinated Regulation of Aquaglyceroporins in Adipose Tissue and Liver in Obese Rats.

Leire Méndez-Giménez, Sara Becerril, Rafael Moncada, Víctor Valentí, Beatriz Ramírez, Andoni Lancha, Javier Gurbindo, Inmaculada Balaguer, Javier A Cienfuegos, Victoria Catalán and 4 more

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Sleeve gastrectomy causes weight-loss independent improvements in hepatic steatosis.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2023
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  8. Nuclear Receptor Regulation of Aquaglyceroporins in Metabolic Organs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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  9. Implications of Aquaglyceroporin 7 in Energy Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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  16. Does bariatric surgery improve adipose tissue function?Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2016
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14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leire Méndez-GiménezMetabolic Research Laboratory, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Sara Becerril
Rafael Moncada
Víctor Valentí
Beatriz Ramírez
Andoni Lancha
Javier Gurbindo
Inmaculada Balaguer
Javier A Cienfuegos
Victoria Catalán
Secundino Fernández
Javier Gómez-Ambrosi
Amaia Rodríguez
Gema Frühbeck
Clinica Universidad de Navarra · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESNavarre Institute of Health Research · ES

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Abstract

backgroundGlycerol constitutes an important metabolite for the control of lipid accumulation and glucose homeostasis. Our aim was to investigate the potential role of aquaglyceroporins, which are glycerol channels mediating glycerol efflux in adipocytes (AQP3 and AQP7) and glycerol influx (AQP9) in hepatocytes, in the improvement of adiposity and hepatic steatosis after sleeve gastrectomy in an experimental model of diet-induced obesity (DIO).

methodsMale Wistar DIO rats (n = 161) were subjected to surgical (sham operation and sleeve gastrectomy) or dietary interventions [fed ad libitum a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD) or pair-fed to the amount of food eaten by sleeve-gastrectomized animals]. The tissue distribution and expression of AQPs in biopsies of epididymal (EWAT) and subcutaneous (SCWAT) white adipose tissue and liver were analyzed by real-time PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry.

resultsFour weeks after surgery, DIO rats undergoing sleeve gastrectomy showed a reduction in body weight, whole-body adiposity, and hepatic steatosis. DIO was associated with a tendency towards an increase in EWAT AQP3 and SCWAT AQP7 and a decrease in hepatic AQP9. Sleeve gastrectomy downregulated AQP7 in both fat depots and upregulated AQP3 in EWAT, without changing hepatic AQP9. Aqp7 transcript levels in EWAT and SCWAT were positively associated with adiposity and glycemia, while Aqp9 mRNA was negatively correlated with markers of hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance.

conclusionOur results show, for the first time, that sleeve gastrectomy, a widely applied bariatric surgery procedure, restores the coordinated regulation of fat-specific AQP7 and liver-specific AQP9, thereby improving whole-body adiposity and hepatic steatosis.

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AdipocytesAdipose TissueAdiposityAnimalsAquaglyceroporinsAquaporinsDisease Models, AnimalFatty LiverGastrectomyGene ExpressionLiverMaleObesity, MorbidRatsRats, WistarAqp7 protein, ratAquaglyceroporinsAquaporins

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