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ReviewDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2017

Tissue-specific methylation profile in obese patients with type 2 diabetes before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Priscila Sala, Raquel Susana Matos de Miranda Torrinhas, Danielle Cristina Fonseca, Graziela Rosa Ravacci, Dan Linetzky Waitzberg, Daniel Giannella-Neto

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Review in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Priscila SalaFMUSP-Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Discipline, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (LIM 35), São Paulo, Brazil.
Raquel Susana Matos de Miranda TorrinhasFMUSP-Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Discipline, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (LIM 35), São Paulo, Brazil.
Danielle Cristina FonsecaFMUSP-Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Discipline, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (LIM 35), São Paulo, Brazil.
Graziela Rosa RavacciFMUSP-Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Discipline, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (LIM 35), São Paulo, Brazil.
Dan Linetzky WaitzbergFMUSP-Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Discipline, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (LIM 35), São Paulo, Brazil.
Daniel Giannella-NetoUniversity Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Nove de Julho · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eating habits, lifestyles, and exposure to specific environmental factors can greatly impact the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), influence the genome epigenetically, and affect the expression of genes, including genes related to glycemic control, at any stage of life. The epigenetic mechanism underlying obesity and T2D pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Conventional strategies for the treatment of obesity and its comorbidities often have poor long-term adherence, and pharmacological interventions are limited. Bariatric surgery is the most effective current option to treat severe obesity, and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most applied technique worldwide. Epigenetic changes differ depending on the approach used to treat obesity and its associated comorbidities (clinical or surgical). Compared to primary clinical care, bariatric surgery leads to much greater loss of body weight and higher remission rates of T2D and metabolic syndrome, with methylation profiles in promoter regions of genes in obese individuals becoming similar to those of normal-weight individuals. Bariatric surgery can influence DNA methylation in parallel with changes in gene expression pattern. Changes in clinical biomarkers that reflect improvements in glucose and lipid metabolism after RYGB often occur before major weight loss and are coordinated by surgery-induced changes in intestinal hormones. Therefore, the intestine methylation profile would assist in understanding the mechanisms involved in improved glycemic control after bariatric surgery. The main objectives in this area for the future are to identify epigenetic marks that could be used as early indicators of metabolic risk, and to develop treatments able to delay or even reverse these epigenetic changes. Studies that provide the "human epigenetic profile" will be of considerable value to identify tissue-specific epigenetic signatures and their role in the development of chronic diseases. Further studies should apply methods based on global analysis of the genome to identify methylated sites associated with disease and epigenetic marks associated with the remodeling response to bariatric surgery. This review describes the main epigenetic alterations associated with obesity and T2D and the potential role of RYGB in remodeling these changes.

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Bariatric surgeryDNA methylationEpigeneticObesityType 2 diabetes

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PMID28250848
PMCPMC5322591
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