Vertical sleeve gastrectomy triggers fast β-cell recovery upon overt diabetes

• Main Authors: Lena Oppenländer (Author), Subarna Palit (Author), Kerstin Stemmer (Author), Tobias Greisle (Author), Michael Sterr (Author), Ciro Salinno (Author), Aimée Bastidas-Ponce (Author), Annette Feuchtinger (Author), Anika Böttcher (Author), Ansarullah (Author), Fabian J. Theis (Author), Heiko Lickert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The effectiveness of bariatric surgery in restoring β-cell function has been described in type-2 diabetes (T2D) patients and animal models for years, whereas the mechanistic underpinnings are largely unknown. The possibility of vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) to rescue far-progressed, c...