Adipose Tissue Pericellular Fibrosis, Weight Loss and Features of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease after Bariatric Surgery

This study demonstrates that while adipose tissue pericellular fibrosis is generally poorly correlated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) features in patients with severe obesity, higher baseline subcutaneous fibrosis predicts reduced weight loss following bariatric surgery, whereas increased omental fibrosis post-surgery is associated with worsening hepatic fibrosis.

Original authors: Tremblay, E.-J., de Toro Martin, J., Lebel, S., Couture, C., Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Maltais-Payette, I., Ostinelli, G., Vohl, M.-C., Biertho, L., Mauriege, P., Tchernof, A.