Browsing Enfermidades endocrinas, nutricionais e metabólicas by Subject "Ghrelin"

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Approved and off-label uses of obesity medications, and potential new pharmacologic treatment options

Isidro, María Luisa; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2010-01-12)

[Abstract] Available anti-obesity pharmacotherapy options remain very limited and development of more effective drugs has become a priority. The potential strategies to achieve weight loss are to reduce energy intake by ...
Ghrelin neutralization during fasting-refeeding cycle impairs the recuperation of body weight and alters hepatic energy metabolism

Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Helming, Steffen; Vázquez, María J.; Klussmann, Sven; Cordido, Fernando (Elsevier, 2011)

[Abstract] Ghrelin, a hormone whose levels increase during food deprivation, plays a pivotal role in the regulation of food intake, energy metabolism and storage, as well as in insulin sensitivity. Here, we investigated ...