Exploring Organ-Specific Extracellular Vesicles in Metabolic Improvements Following Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents with Obesity
Ahlee Kim, Tsuyoshi Okura, Kwangmin Choi, Rupinder Kaur Gill, Vishnupriya J. Borra, Kazutoshi Murakami, Andrew Poulos, Xiang Zhang, Todd M. Jenkins, AMY SANGHAVI SHAH, Michael A. Helmrath, Takahisa Nakamura
This study investigates how organ-specific extracellular vesicles (sEVs) contribute to metabolic improvements after vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) in adolescents with obesity, finding that liver-derived sEVs correlate with BMI and BCAAs, while adipose-derived sEVs correlate with liver function markers.
Obesity · Sep 10, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology