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Ghrelin and Obesity: Identifying Gaps and Dispelling Myths. A Reappraisal.

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Makris, MC; Alexandrou, A; Papatsoutsos, EG; Malietzis, G; Tsilimigras, DI; Guerron, AD; Moris, D
Published in: In vivo (Athens, Greece)
November 2017

The etiology of obesity is complex. Environmental and genetic causes have been implicated in the development of this disease. Ghrelin is a hormone known to stimulate appetite. There are numerous possible actions through which ghrelin exerts its effect in the body: a) Overproduction of ghrelin, b) reduced ghrelin following meals, and c) increased receptor sensitivity to ghrelin action. Sleeve gastrectomy, a bariatric procedure, leads to reduction of ghrelin levels and subsequently to weight loss. However, there are many limitations to measurement of the fasting plasma level of the active form of ghrelin. The establishment of the exact correlation between ghrelin, appetite and obesity could be vital for the fight against obesity.

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In vivo (Athens, Greece)

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EISSN

1791-7549

ISSN

0258-851X

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

31

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1047 / 1050

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Retina
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Obesity
  • Leptin
  • Humans
  • Ghrelin
  • Gastrectomy
  • Fasting
  • Appetite
 

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Makris, M. C., Alexandrou, A., Papatsoutsos, E. G., Malietzis, G., Tsilimigras, D. I., Guerron, A. D., & Moris, D. (2017). Ghrelin and Obesity: Identifying Gaps and Dispelling Myths. A Reappraisal. In Vivo (Athens, Greece), 31(6), 1047–1050. https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.11168
Makris, Marinos C., Andreas Alexandrou, Efstathios G. Papatsoutsos, George Malietzis, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Alfredo D. Guerron, and Demetrios Moris. “Ghrelin and Obesity: Identifying Gaps and Dispelling Myths. A Reappraisal.In Vivo (Athens, Greece) 31, no. 6 (November 2017): 1047–50. https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.11168.
Makris MC, Alexandrou A, Papatsoutsos EG, Malietzis G, Tsilimigras DI, Guerron AD, et al. Ghrelin and Obesity: Identifying Gaps and Dispelling Myths. A Reappraisal. In vivo (Athens, Greece). 2017 Nov;31(6):1047–50.
Makris, Marinos C., et al. “Ghrelin and Obesity: Identifying Gaps and Dispelling Myths. A Reappraisal.In Vivo (Athens, Greece), vol. 31, no. 6, Nov. 2017, pp. 1047–50. Epmc, doi:10.21873/invivo.11168.
Makris MC, Alexandrou A, Papatsoutsos EG, Malietzis G, Tsilimigras DI, Guerron AD, Moris D. Ghrelin and Obesity: Identifying Gaps and Dispelling Myths. A Reappraisal. In vivo (Athens, Greece). 2017 Nov;31(6):1047–1050.

Published In

In vivo (Athens, Greece)

DOI

EISSN

1791-7549

ISSN

0258-851X

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

31

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1047 / 1050

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Retina
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Obesity
  • Leptin
  • Humans
  • Ghrelin
  • Gastrectomy
  • Fasting
  • Appetite