AIM:To study the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(RYGB) on the expression of pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1(PDX-1) and pancreatic β-cell regeneration/neogenesis,and their possible mechanisms in diabetics.METHODS:Three groups of randomly selected nonobese diabetic Goto-Kakizaki(GK) rats were subjected to RYGB,sham-RYGB and sham-operation(sham-op) surgery,respectively.The rats were euthanized at postoperative 1,2,4 and 12 wk.Their pancreases were resected and analyzed using reverse transcription polymerase...
AIM:To study the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(RYGB) on the expression of pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1(PDX-1) and pancreatic β-cell regeneration/neogenesis,and their possible mechanisms in diabetics.METHODS:Three groups of randomly selected nonobese diabetic Goto-Kakizaki(GK) rats were subjected to RYGB,sham-RYGB and sham-operation(sham-op) surgery,respectively.The rats were euthanized at postoperative 1,2,4 and 12 wk.Their pancreases were resected and analyzed using reverse transcription polymerase...