• Altered GH-IGF-1 Axis in Severe Obese Subjects is Reversed after Bariatric Surgery-Induced Weight Loss and Related with Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Pena-Bello, Lara; Cordido, María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2020-08-12)
      [Abstract] Endocrine disorders are common in obesity, including altered somatotropic axis. Obesity is characterized by reduced growth hormone (GH) secretion, although the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) values are ...
    • Beneficial effects of bariatric surgery-induced by weight loss on the proteome of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue 

      Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Varela, Luis; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Noguera, José Francisco; Valero-Gasalla, Javier; Cordido, Fernando; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Bravo, Susana Belén (MDPI, 2020-01-13)
      [Abstract] Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective treatment for obesity and has a positive impact on cardiometabolic risk and in the remission of type 2 diabetes. Following BS, the majority of fat mass is lost from ...
    • Central Resistance to Thyroid Hormones in Morbidly Obese Subjects is Reversed after Bariatric Surgery-Induced Weight Loss 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Cordido, María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Pena-Bello, Lara; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2020-01-28)
      [Abstract] Endocrine abnormalities are common in obesity, including altered thyroid function. The altered thyroid function of obesity may be due to a mild acquired resistance to the thyroid hormone. The aim of this study ...
    • Effect of weight loss after bariatric surgery on thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in euthyroid patients with morbid obesity 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Pena-Bello, Lara; Cordido, María; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2019-05-20)
      [Abstract] Obesity is associated with several endocrine abnormalities, including thyroid dysfunction. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of weight loss after bariatric surgery on thyroid-stimulating ...
    • Evaluation of Thyroid Hormone Replacement Dosing in Morbidly Obese Hypothyroid Patients after Bariatric Surgery-Induced Weight Loss 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Cordido, María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Urones Cuesta, Paula; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Pena-Bello, Lara; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2021-08-19)
      [Abstract] The most frequent endocrine disease in obese patients is hypothyroidism. To date, there are no clear data regarding what happens to the dose of levothyroxine (LT4) after bariatric surgery (BS). The objective of ...
    • Metabolic Recovery After Weight Loss Surgery Is Reflected in Serum microRNAs 

      Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Theofilatos, Konstantinos; Barwari, Temo; Gutmann, Clemens; Takov, Kaloyan; Singh, Bhawana; Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Duregotti, Elisa; Zampetaki, Anna; Lunger, Lukas; Ebenbichler, Christoph; Tilg, Herbert; García-Brao, María Jesús; Willeit, Peter; Mena, Enrique; Kiechl, Stefan; Cordido, Fernando; Mayr, Manuel (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-10-01)
      [Abstract] INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery offers the most effective treatment for obesity, ameliorating or even reverting associated metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes. We sought to determine the effects of ...
    • MiR-19 family impairs adipogenesis by the downregulation of the PPARγ transcriptional network 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Cordido, Fernando; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana (MDPI, 2022-12-13)
      [Abstract] microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small endogenous RNA that play pivotal roles in both the differentiation and function of adipocytes during the development of obesity. Despite this, only a few miRNA families ...