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ReviewEndocrine reviews2022

Mechanisms of Weight Loss After Obesity Surgery.

Elina Akalestou, Alexander D Miras, Guy A Rutter, Carel W le Roux

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In one paragraph

Review in Endocrine reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07277465 (Role of the Microbiota in Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 71 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07277465 nacompletednot on this map

Role of the Microbiota in Obesity: Effect After Bariatric Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorCelia BañulsRan2021 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsObese Patients With Bariatric SurgeryArmsBariatric surgery
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Experienced Weight Stigma Changes Following Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Elina AkalestouSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9316-6680
Alexander D MirasDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3830-3173
Guy A RutterSection of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Carel W le RouxDiabetes Complications Research Centre, University College Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5521-5445

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilDepartment of HealthMedical Research Council MR/J0003042/1Medical Research Council MR/L020149/1Medical Research Council MR/L02036X/1Medical Research Council MR/R022259/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 212625/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity surgery remains the most effective treatment for obesity and its complications. Weight loss was initially attributed to decreased energy absorption from the gut but has since been linked to reduced appetitive behavior and potentially increased energy expenditure. Implicated mechanisms associating rearrangement of the gastrointestinal tract with these metabolic outcomes include central appetite control, release of gut peptides, change in microbiota, and bile acids. However, the exact combination and timing of signals remain largely unknown. In this review, we survey recent research investigating these mechanisms, and seek to provide insights on unanswered questions over how weight loss is achieved following bariatric surgery which may eventually lead to safer, nonsurgical weight-loss interventions or combinations of medications with surgery.

Indexed as

Bariatric SurgeryEnergy MetabolismHumansObesityWeight Losseating behaviorenergy expendituregut hormonesObesity surgeryweight loss

Identifiers

PMID34363458
PMCPMC8755990

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