Introduction: Potential brain structural differences in people with obesity (PwO) who achieve over or less than 50% excess weight loss (EWL) after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are currently unknown. We compared measures of gray matter volume (GMV) and white matter (WM) microstructural integrity of PwO who achieved over or less than 50% EWL after SG with a group of controls with obesity (CwO) without a past history of metabolic bariatric surgery. Methods: Sixty-two PwO underwent 1.5 T MRI scanning: 24 who achieved more than 50% of EWL after SG ("group a"), 18 who achieved less than 50% EWL after SG ("group b"), and 20 CwO ("group c"). Voxel-based morphometry and tract-based spatial Statistics analyses were performed to investigate GMV and WM differences among groups. Multiple regression analyses were performed to investigate relationships between structural and psychological measures. Results: Group a demonstrated significantly lower GMV loss and higher WM microstructural integrity with respect to group b and c in some cortical regions and several WM tracts. Positive correlations were observed in group a between WM integrity and several psychological measures; the lower the WM integrity, the higher the mental distress, emotional dysregulation, and binge eating behavior. Conclusion: The present results gain a new understanding of the neural mechanisms of outcome in patients who undergo SG. We found limited GMV changes and extensive WM microstructural differences between PwO who achieved over or less than 50% EWL after SG, which may be due to higher vulnerability of WM to the metabolic dysfunction present in PwO.

Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Brain Structural Integrity / Gangemi, Emma; Piervincenzi, Claudia; Mallio, Carlo Augusto; Spagnolo, Giuseppe; Petsas, Nikolaos; Gallo, Ida Francesca; Sisto, Antonella; Quintiliani, Livia; Bruni, Vincenzo; Quattrocchi, Carlo Cosimo. - In: OBESITY SURGERY. - ISSN 0960-8923. - 34:9(2024). [10.1007/s11695-024-07416-w]

Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Brain Structural Integrity

Gangemi, Emma;Piervincenzi, Claudia;Petsas, Nikolaos;
2024

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Introduction: Potential brain structural differences in people with obesity (PwO) who achieve over or less than 50% excess weight loss (EWL) after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are currently unknown. We compared measures of gray matter volume (GMV) and white matter (WM) microstructural integrity of PwO who achieved over or less than 50% EWL after SG with a group of controls with obesity (CwO) without a past history of metabolic bariatric surgery. Methods: Sixty-two PwO underwent 1.5 T MRI scanning: 24 who achieved more than 50% of EWL after SG ("group a"), 18 who achieved less than 50% EWL after SG ("group b"), and 20 CwO ("group c"). Voxel-based morphometry and tract-based spatial Statistics analyses were performed to investigate GMV and WM differences among groups. Multiple regression analyses were performed to investigate relationships between structural and psychological measures. Results: Group a demonstrated significantly lower GMV loss and higher WM microstructural integrity with respect to group b and c in some cortical regions and several WM tracts. Positive correlations were observed in group a between WM integrity and several psychological measures; the lower the WM integrity, the higher the mental distress, emotional dysregulation, and binge eating behavior. Conclusion: The present results gain a new understanding of the neural mechanisms of outcome in patients who undergo SG. We found limited GMV changes and extensive WM microstructural differences between PwO who achieved over or less than 50% EWL after SG, which may be due to higher vulnerability of WM to the metabolic dysfunction present in PwO.
2024
Brain tractography; DTI; Metabolic bariatric surgery; Obesity; Sleeve gastrectomy; Voxel-based morphometry
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Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Brain Structural Integrity / Gangemi, Emma; Piervincenzi, Claudia; Mallio, Carlo Augusto; Spagnolo, Giuseppe; Petsas, Nikolaos; Gallo, Ida Francesca; Sisto, Antonella; Quintiliani, Livia; Bruni, Vincenzo; Quattrocchi, Carlo Cosimo. - In: OBESITY SURGERY. - ISSN 0960-8923. - 34:9(2024). [10.1007/s11695-024-07416-w]
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