| Ghrelin and motilin concentration in colicky infants. | |
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PMID: 16754557 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To evaluate serum ghrelin and motilin concentration in infants with infantile colic. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted on fasting blood venous samples obtained from 18 infants with infantile colic and 20 healthy infants to measure ghrelin (RIA test) and motilin (RIA test). RESULTS: Colicky infants showed higher ghrelin serum levels (2534.2 +/- 600.0 pg/ml; ln 7.8 +/- 0.2) than controls (2126.1 +/- 281.3 pg/ml; ln 7.6 +/- 0.1) (p = 0.011). Serum motilin concentration was significantly higher in colicky infants (94.6 +/- 23.2 pmol/l) than in controls (64.1 +/- 30.1 pmol/l) (p = 0.001). Motilin concentrations were higher in formula-fed colicky infants (104.5 +/- 20.4 pmol/l) than in breastfed ones (82.2 +/- 21.3 pmol/l) (p = 0.038). CONCLUSION: Our finding shows that ghrelin and motilin concentrations are higher in infants with colic than in controls, supporting an organicistic aetiopathogenesis of this disorder. Furthermore, the role of ghrelin on gastrointestinal motility may open new doors to better understand the aetiology of infantile colic. |
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Authors:
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Francesco Savino; Erica Clara Grassino; Carla Guidi; Roberto Oggero; Leandra Silvestro; Roberto Miniero |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 95 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-06-06 Completed Date: 2007-04-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: Norway |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 738-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Paediatrics, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin University, Turin, Italy. francesco.savino@unito.it |
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Colic
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blood* Female Ghrelin Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Motilin / blood* Peptide Hormones / blood* |
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0/Ghrelin; 0/Peptide Hormones; 52906-92-0/Motilin |
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