Plasma Lipopolysaccharide Is Closely Associated With Glycemic Control and Abdominal Obesity

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Authors

Marius Trøseid · Oslo University Hospital

Torunn Kristin Nestvold · Nordland Hospital

Knut Rudi · Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Hanne Thoresen · Nordland Hospital

Erik Waage Nielsen · UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Knut Tore Lappegård · Nordland Hospital

Abstract

Our findings support a hypothesis of translocated gut bacteria as a potential trigger of obesity and diabetes, and suggest that the antidiabetic effects of bariatric surgery might be mechanistically linked to, and even the result of, a reduction in plasma levels of LPS.

Topics & Keywords

Gut microbiota and health Diet and metabolism studies Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 36, Issue 11, pp. 3627-3632

DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0451

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