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Characteristics of Dendritic Cells Before and After Gastric Banding

NCT00488930 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2016-10-26

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Summary

A research study to find out more about a specific white blood cell called a dendritic cell. These cells are found in a layer of fat in the body called the omentum. The omentum is a layer of fat that covers the bowels (intestines) and protects them.

The purpose of this study is to allow us to compare dendritic cells in normal weight individuals to the dendritic cells of people who are extremely overweight. These cells will be collected from the omentum, the layer of fat that covers and protects the bowels (intestines), from the mesentery, which is another layer of fat that surrounds the intestines directly, and from the subcutaneous tissue, which is the layer of fat just under the skin.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Observational

data collection ONLY

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Santiago Horgan, MD · UCSD

  • Jerrold M Olefsky, MD · UCSD

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • United States

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