Glycosaminoglycans of Abdominal Skin After Massive Weight Loss in Post-bariatric Female Patients
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Daniela Francescato Veiga & Rodolpho A. Bussolaro & Elsa Y. Kobayashi & Valquíria P. Medeiros & João R. M. Martins & Elvio B. Garcia & Neil F. Novo &
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Background The number of post-bariatric patients had a significant increase over the last years, and a better understanding of the consequences of massive weight loss on skin is imperative. Despite weight-loss-related changes in collagen and elastin have been reported, less is known about changes in another of the matrix components of the skin, the glycosaminoglycans. The objective of this study is to evaluate abdominal skin glycosaminoglycans concentrations and perlecan and collagen III expression in postbariatric female patients. Methods Skin tissue samples from the abdomen of lean (n= 19) and post-bariatric (n=24) female patients were compared. Sulfated glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid were extracted, characterized and quantified. Perlecan and collagen III expression was assessed by immunofluorescence. Results The major glycosaminoglycans found were dermatan sultafe and hyaluronic acid; the others were found in smaller amounts. The skin of the post-bariatric patients had lower concentrations of heparan sulfate (p=0.002) while hyaluronic acid, dermatan sulfate, and chondroitin sulfate concentrations were similar to the lean women’s skin. Postbariatric skin showed decreased expression of perlecan and increased expression of collagen III. No correlation was found among glycosaminoglycans concentrations and age, body mass index, frequency of pregnancies, or skin types, but it was observed in higher skin heparan sulfate concentrations in post-bariatric patients who had their weights stabilized for over than 24 months (p=0.000). Conclusion Abdominal skin of post-bariatric women presented decreased heparan sulfate concentrations and perlecan expression and increased expression of collagen III.
OBES SURG (2011) 21:774–782 DOI 10.1007/s11695-011-0405-2 Published online: 12 April 2011
