Roux-en-Y gastric bypass increased circulating osteopontin levels, while they remained unaltered after sleeve gastrectomy.
The increase in osteopontin levels after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass could be related to the increased bone resorption in relation to its well-known effects on bone of this malabsorptive procedure in comparison to the merely restrictive sleeve gastrectomy.
Autor: Lancha A1, Moncada R, Valentí V, Rodríguez A, Catalán V, Becerril S, Ramírez B, Méndez-Giménez L,.
