Priscilla Sampaio, Dan Linetzky Waitzberg, Natasha Mendonça Machado, Raquel Susana Matos de Miranda Torrinhas, Danielle C Fonseca, Beatriz A M Ferreira, Mariane Marques, Samira Barcelos, Robson Kiyoshi Ishida, Ismael Francisco Mota Siqueira Guarda, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Paulo Sakai, Marco Aurélio Santo, Steven B Heymsfield, Maria Lúcia Corrêa-Giannella, Mariana Doce Passadore, Priscila Sala
<b/> Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is one of the most performed bariatric surgical techniques. However, RYGB commonly results, as side effects, in nutritional deficiencies. This study aimed to examine changes in the expression of vitamin A pathway encoding genes in the gastrointestinal tract (GI) and to evaluate the potential mechanisms associated with hypovitaminosis A after RYGB. Intestinal biopsies were obtained through double-balloon endoscopy in 20 women with obesity (age 46.9±6.2 years; body mass index [BMI] 46...
September 27, 2022: International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. Journal International de Vitaminologie et de Nutrition