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Gut hormones and appetite control.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18939959     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The gastrointestinal tract is the largest endocrine organ in the body. It secretes more than 20 different peptide hormones, which serve both a local regulatory function and provide a means by which the gut can regulate appetite and satiety. As the worldwide prevalence of obesity reaches epidemic proportions, the importance of delineating the mechanisms which regulate food intake becomes even more urgent. There is now a substantial body of work in both rodent and human models demonstrating the effects of these peptides on appetite and work is underway to therapeutically manipulate the gut-brain axis for the treatment of obesity. In addition, it may also be possible to use our understanding of the entero-endocrine system to treat calorie-deficient states.
Authors:
S Hameed; W S Dhillo; S R Bloom
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2008-10-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oral diseases     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1601-0825     ISO Abbreviation:  Oral Dis     Publication Date:  2009 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-16     Completed Date:  2009-04-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508565     Medline TA:  Oral Dis     Country:  Denmark    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  18-26     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Department of Investigative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Appetite Regulation / physiology*
Cholecystokinin / physiology
Eating / physiology
Gastrointestinal Hormones / physiology*
Ghrelin / physiology
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / physiology
Humans
Models, Animal
Obesity / therapy
Oxyntomodulin / physiology
Pancreatic Polypeptide / physiology
Peptide YY / physiology
Satiety Response / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Department of Health; //Medical Research Council; //Wellcome Trust
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gastrointestinal Hormones; 0/Ghrelin; 0/Oxyntomodulin; 106388-42-5/Peptide YY; 59763-91-6/Pancreatic Polypeptide; 89750-14-1/Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; 9011-97-6/Cholecystokinin

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