Changes in Liver Gene Expression and Plasma Concentration of Rbp4, Fetuin-A, and Fgf21 in Sprague-Dawley Rats Subjected to Different Dietary Interventions and Bariatric Surgery

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(a) Mean values of RBP4 plasma levels in groups subjected to different dietary patterns, according to the DJOS and SHAM operation type. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Abbreviations: DJOS: duodenal-jejunal omega switch surgery; HF: high-fat diet; CD: control diet; HF/HF, CD/HF, HF/CD, and CD/CD: type of diet 8 weeks before/8 weeks after surgery. (b) Mean values of Rbp4 fold change between groups subjected to different dietary patterns, according to the DJOS and SHAM operation type.

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