Gastric bypass in obese rats causes bone loss, vitamin D deficiency, metabolic acidosis, and elevated peptide YY
Canales BK, Schafer AL, Shoback DM, Carpenter TO. Gastric bypass in obese rats causes bone loss, vitamin D deficiency, metabolic acidosis, and elevated peptide YY. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2014, 10: 878-884. PMID: 24969093, PMCID: PMC4113565, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone turnover markersDiet-induced obeseWeeks of ageSham surgeryBone lossPeptide YYRYGB animalsBone volumeHigher serum parathyroid hormoneLower trabecular bone volumeMale Sprague-Dawley ratsBone mass differencesElevated peptide YYHigher serum CTXVitamin D malabsorptionSerum parathyroid hormoneGastric bypass surgeryLow serum bicarbonateVitamin D deficiencyNormal calcium dietCortical bone volumeSham control ratsTrabecular bone volumeSprague-Dawley ratsMetabolic bone disease