Impact of weight loss induced by gastric bypass or caloric restriction on oxidative stress and genomic damage in obese Zucker rats

2016 
Abstract Background Evidence on bariatric surgery induced weight loss and its possible impact on cancer risk is limited, but also controversial. We used obese Zucker fa/fa and lean Zucker fa/+ to investigate the association between obesity, oxidative stress and genomic damage after weight loss induced either by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) or caloric restriction. Methods Male Zucker fa/fa rats underwent RYGB ( n =15) or sham surgery ( n =17). Five shams were food restricted and body weight matched (BWM) to RYGB. Twelve Zucker fa/+ rats served as lean controls. Body weight and food intake were measured daily. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed on day 27. DHE staining and western blots of HSP70 and HO-1 were used to evaluate oxidative stress and anti-3-nitrotyrosine antibody staining for nitrative stress detection in colon and kidney. Lipid peroxidation products in urine were quantified by TBARS assay. LC/MS/MS was applied to measure urinary excretion of 8-oxoGua (oxidized DNA derived base), 8-oxodG (oxidized DNA derived nucleoside) and 8-oxoGuo (oxidized RNA derived nucleoside). DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) and cell proliferation (PCNA) were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results Sham-operated rats showed impaired glucose tolerance, elevated plasma insulin levels as well as elevated oxidative stress and nitrative stress markers, which were less severe after weight loss by RYGB or caloric restriction. Cell proliferation showed similar trends but no significant alteration. DNA DSBs were more frequent in sham-operated compared to all other groups. DNA damage in Zucker fa/fa rats positively correlated with basal plasma insulin values (Spearman's correlation coefficient for colon, 0.634 and for kidney, 0.525). Conclusions RYGB and caloric restriction were sufficient to significantly reduce elevated oxidative/nitrative stress and genomic damage in obese Zucker fa/fa rats. Further investigations are needed to elucidate the underlying mechanism of these genome protective effects.
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