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SUBMITTER: Bozadjieva-Kramer N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8346483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bozadjieva-Kramer Nadejda N Shin Jae Hoon JH Shao Yikai Y Gutierrez-Aguilar Ruth R Li Ziru Z Heppner Kristy M KM Chiang Samuel S Vargo Sara G SG Granger Katrina K Sandoval Darleen A DA MacDougald Ormond A OA Seeley Randy J RJ
Nature communications 20210806 1
Bariatric surgeries such as the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) are invasive but provide the most effective improvements in obesity and Type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized a potential role for the gut hormone Fibroblast-Growth Factor 15/19 which is increased after VSG and pharmacologically can improve energy homeostasis and glucose handling. We generated intestinal-specific FGF15 knockout (FGF15<sup>INT-KO</sup>) mice which were maintained on high-fat diet. FGF15<sup>INT-KO</sup> mice lost more w ...[more]