Background/objectives: Hypothalamic neurons play a major role in the control of body mass. Obese subjects present radiologic signs of gliosis in the hypothalamus, which may reflect the damage or loss of neurons involved in whole-body energy homeostasis. It is currently unknown if hypothalamic gliosis (1) differs between obese nondiabetic (ND) and obese diabetic subjects (T2D) or (2) is modified by extensive body mass reduction via Roux-n-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).
Subjects/methods: Fifty-five subjects (all female) including lean controls (CT; n = 13), ND (n = 28), and T2D (n = 14) completed at least one study visit. Subjects underwent anthropometrics and a multi-echo MRI sequence to measure mean bilateral T2 relaxation time in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) and two reference regions (amygdala and putamen). The obese groups underwent RYGB and were re-evaluated 9 months later. Analyses were by linear mixed models.
Results: Analyses of T2 relaxation time at baseline showed a group by region interaction only in the MBH (P < 0.0001). T2D had longer T2 relaxation times compared to either CT or ND groups. To examine the effects of RYGB on hypothalamic gliosis a three-way (group by region by time) mixed effects model adjusted for age was executed. Group by region (P < 0.0001) and region by time (P = 0.0005) interactions were significant. There was a reduction in MBH relaxation time by RYGB, and, although the T2D group still had higher T2 relaxation time overall compared to the ND group, the T2D group had significantly lower T2 relaxation time after surgery and the ND group showed a trend. The degree of reduction in MBH T2 relaxation time by RYGB was unrelated to clinical outcomes.
Conclusion: T2 relaxation times, a marker of hypothalamic gliosis, are higher in obese women with T2D and are reduced by RYGB-induced weight loss.
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