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Lookup NU author(s): Sorena Afshar, Dr Fiona MalcomsonORCiD, Seamus Kelly, Professor John Mathers
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© 2017 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC Purpose: The impact of weight loss on obesity-related colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is not well defined. Previous studies have suggested that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may have an unexpected adverse impact on CRC risk. This study aimed to investigate the impact of RYGB on biomarkers of CRC risk. Materials and methods: Rectal mucosal biopsies and blood were obtained from patients undergoing RYGB (n = 22) and non-obese control participants (n = 20) at baseline and at a median of 6.5 months after surgery. Markers of systemic inflammation and glucose homeostasis were measured. Expression of pro-inflammatory genes and proto-oncogenes in the rectal mucosa was quantified using qPCR. Crypt cell proliferation state of the rectal mucosa was assessed by counting mitotic figures in whole micro-dissected crypts. Results: At 6.5 months post-surgery, participants had lost 29 kg body mass and showed improvements in markers of glucose homeostasis and in systemic inflammation. Expression of pro-inflammatory genes in the rectal mucosa did not increase and COX-1 expression fell significantly (P = 0.019). The mean number of mitoses per crypt decreased from 6.5 to 4.3 (P = 0.028) after RYGB. Conclusion: RYGB in obese adults led to lower rectal crypt cell proliferation, reduced systemic and mucosal markers of inflammation and improvements in glucose regulation. These consistent findings of reduced markers of tumourigenic potential suggest that surgically induced weight loss may lower CRC risk.
Author(s): Afshar S, Malcomson F, Kelly SB, Seymour K, Woodcock S, Mathers JC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Obesity Surgery
Year: 2018
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
Pages: 945-954
Print publication date: 01/04/2018
Online publication date: 08/10/2017
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
Date deposited: 01/12/2017
ISSN (print): 0960-8923
ISSN (electronic): 1708-0428
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2953-6
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-017-2953-6
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