A389 Kynurenic Acid- A Clue for Different Mechanisms of Action in Bariatric Surgery?

Authors :: Kai Tai Derek Yeung
Luke Whiley
Elaine Holmes
Sanjay Purkayastha
Nicholas Penney
Ara Darzi
Hutan Ashrafian
Source :: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 15:S158
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2019.
Abstract: Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) and Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) are now both recognised as the most effective treatment options for morbid obesity and its related comorbidities. However, despite similar long-term outcomes, their precise mechanisms of action are yet to be fully understood.

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Sleeve gastrectomy
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Gastric bypass
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Surgery
Morbid obesity
chemistry.chemical_compound
Kynurenic acid
Action (philosophy)
chemistry
medicine
Effective treatment
business

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