Bile Acids, FXR, and Metabolic Effects of Bariatric Surgery

• Main Authors: Olivier F. Noel (Author), Christopher D. Still (Author), George Argyropoulos (Author), Michael Edwards (Author), Glenn S. Gerhard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Overweight and obesity represent major risk factors for diabetes and related metabolic diseases. Obesity is associated with a chronic and progressive inflammatory response leading to the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D) mellitus, although the precise mechanism mediating th...