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ArticleMolecular metabolism2019

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery reprograms enterocyte triglyceride metabolism and postprandial secretion in rats.

Sharon Kaufman, Myrtha Arnold, Abdiel Alvarado Diaz, Heike Neubauer, Susanne Wolfrum, Harald Köfeler, Wolfgang Langhans, Jean-Philippe Krieger

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Article in Molecular metabolism, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sharon KaufmanPhysiology and Behavior Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland. Electronic address: sharon@kaufman.ch.
Myrtha ArnoldPhysiology and Behavior Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.
Abdiel Alvarado DiazExcercise and Health Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.
Heike NeubauerDepartment of Cardiometabolic Diseases Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH and Co. KG, 88397 Biberach/Riss, Germany.
Susanne WolfrumLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Harald KöfelerCore Facility Mass Spectrometry Lipidomics Research Center Graz, Austria.
Wolfgang LanghansPhysiology and Behavior Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.
Jean-Philippe KriegerEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, UZH, Zurich, Switzerland.
ETH Zurich · CHBoehringer Ingelheim (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery produces rapid and persistent reductions in plasma triglyceride (TG) levels associated with fewer cardiovascular events. The mechanisms of the reduction in systemic TG levels remain unclear. We hypothesized that RYGB reduces intestinal TG secretion via altered enterocyte lipid handling.

methodsRYGB or Sham surgery was performed in diet-induced obese, insulin-resistant male Sprague-Dawley rats. First, we tested whether RYGB reduced test meal-induced TG levels in the intestinal lymph, a direct readout of enterocyte lipid secretion. Second, we examined whether RYGB modified TG enterocyte secretion at the single lipid level and in comparison to other lipid subclasses, applying mass spectrometry lipidomics to the intestinal lymph of RYGB and Sham rats (0-21 days after surgery). Third, we explored whether RYGB modulated the metabolic characteristics of primary enterocytes using transcriptional and functional assays relevant to TG absorption, reesterification, storage in lipid droplets, and oxidation.

resultsRYGB reduced overall postprandial TG concentrations compared to Sham surgery in plasma and intestinal lymph similarly. RYGB reduced lymphatic TG concentrations more than other lipid subclasses, and shifted the remaining TG pool towards long-chain, unsaturated species. In enterocytes of fasted RYGB rats, lipid uptake was transcriptionally (Fatp4, Fabp2, Cd36) and functionally reduced compared to Sham, whereas TG reesterification genes were upregulated.

conclusionOur results show that RYGB substantially reduces intestinal TG secretion and modifies enterocyte lipid absorption and handling in rats. These changes likely contribute to the improvements in the plasma TG profile observed after RYGB in humans.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseDiglyceridesDisease Models, AnimalEnterocytesGastric BypassGlucose Tolerance TestInsulin ResistanceIntestinal MucosaLymphMaleObesityPostprandial PeriodRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTriglyceridesBlood GlucoseDiglyceridesTriglyceridesDyslipidemiaEnterocyte metabolismIntestinal lymphObesityRYGB

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