Post-Bariatric Surgery Changes in Quinolinic and Xanthurenic Acid Concentrations Are Associated with Glucose Homeostasis.

BACKGROUND:An increase of plasma kynurenine concentrations, potentially bioactive metabolites of tryptophan, was found in subjects with obesity, resulting from low-grade inflammation of the white adipose tissue. Bariatric surgery decreases low-grade inflammation associated with obesity and improves...

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Main Authors: Marie Favennec, Benjamin Hennart, Marie Verbanck, Marie Pigeyre, Robert Caiazzo, Violeta Raverdy, Hélène Verkindt, Audrey Leloire, Gilles J Guillemin, Loïc Yengo, Delphine Allorge, Philippe Froguel, François Pattou, Odile Poulain-Godefroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4915629?pdf=render