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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2025

The role of the gut-brain axis in bariatric surgery.

Tyler M Cook, Maigen M Bethea, Darleen A Sandoval

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tyler M CookDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA.
Maigen M BetheaDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA.
Darleen A SandovalDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA. Electronic address: Darleen.sandoval@cuanschutz.edu.

Funding

PILOT STUDY--SUBSTRATE METABOLISM IN EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTSP30DK048520 · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 1995 to 2025
$7.7M
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN NUTRITIONT32DK007658 · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 1991 to 2025
$1.3M
The Colorado Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health ProgramK12AR084226 · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2025 to 2025
$648k
Training for minoritized individuals in gut-brain axis researchK26DK138368 · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2025 to 2025
$115k
NIAMS NIH HHS K12 AR084226NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK139710NIDDK NIH HHS K26 DK138368NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK048520NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121995NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007658
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bariatric surgery is the gold standard for sustained weight loss. Despite common misconceptions, bariatric surgery remodels gut-brain physiology in more complex ways than simply reducing stomach size or causing nutrient malabsorption. Bariatric surgery induces weight loss primarily by reductions in food intake and alterations in feeding patterns, macronutrient preference, and the rewarding aspects of food. Bariatric surgery also enhances nutrient-induced brain activation, alters nutrient processing, enhances gut hormone secretion, and increases bile acids. However, which of these signals directly link to improved satiety and altered reward pathways remains unclear. While state-of-the-art tools are now available to manipulate specific subpopulations of peripheral sensory neurons, work is needed to apply these tools to obesity and bariatric surgery. This will be critical for advancing the understanding of the role of the gut-brain axis in the success of surgery and allowing for the continued expansion of therapeutic options for obesity.

Indexed as

Bariatric SurgeryBrainBrain-Gut AxisGastrointestinal TractObesityAnimalsHumans

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PMID40349608
PMCPMC12192777

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