Immune marker reductions in black and white Americans following sleeve gastrectomy in the short-term phase of surgical weight loss.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical weight loss procedures like vertical sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are sufficient in resolving obesity comorbidities and are touted to reduce the burden of pro-inflammatory cytokines and augment the release of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Recent reports suggest a reduced improvement in weight resolution after SG in Black Americans (BA) versus White Americans (WA). The goal of this study was to determine if differences in immunoglobulin levels and general markers of inflammation after SG in Black Americans (BA) and White Americans (WA) may contribute to this differential resolution.

Methods

Personal information, anthropometric data, and plasma samples were collected from 58 participants (24 BA and 34 WA) before and 6 weeks after SG for the measurement of immunog

SUBMITTER: Phillips CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368278 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature