Backstage of eating disorder—About the biological mechanisms behind the symptoms of anorexia nervosa

K Skowron, M Kurnik-Łucka, E Dadański… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) represents a disorder with the highest mortality rate among all
psychiatric diseases, yet our understanding of its pathophysiological components continues …

Endocrinology of underweight and anorexia nervosa

C Fricke, U Voderholzer - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
More than any other mental illness, the course, prognosis, and therapy of anorexia nervosa
are shaped by the physical changes associated with being underweight. This article …

Plasma proteome profiling reveals metabolic and immunologic differences between Anorexia Nervosa subtypes

D Samodova, A Hoel, TH Hansen, L Clausen… - Metabolism, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims/hypothesis Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder of an
unknown etiology with a crude mortality rate of about 5% per decade, making it one of the …

Ketamine and zinc: treatment of anorexia nervosa via dual NMDA receptor modulation

JS Mitchell, DF Hermens, MR Bennett, AT Can… - CNS drugs, 2023 - Springer
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder associated with serious adverse health outcomes, for which
there is currently considerable treatment ineffectiveness. Characterised by restrictive eating …

Biochemical discrepancies in the evaluation of the somatotroph axis: Elevated GH or IGF-1 levels do not always diagnose acromegaly

C Peixe, M Sánchez-García, AB Grossman… - Growth Hormone & IGF …, 2022 - Elsevier
The most frequent diagnosis underlying the finding of an elevated growth hormone (GH) and
insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is acromegaly due to a GH-secreting pituitary tumour …

Elevated lipid class concentrations in females with anorexia nervosa before and after intensive weight restoration treatment—A lipidomics study

AA Hussain, M Bilgin, J Carlsson… - … Journal of Eating …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study the plasma lipidome of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) before and
after weight restoration treatment and report associations with AN subtypes and oral …

Dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular axis due to energy deficit

M Grossmann, GA Wittert - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context Although gonadal axis dysregulation from energy deficit is well recognized in
women, the effects of energy deficit on the male gonadal axis have received much less …

Effects of autism on 30-year outcome of anorexia nervosa

S Nielsen, SR Dobrescu, L Dinkler, C Gillberg… - Journal of Eating …, 2022 - Springer
Background Long-term consequences of comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in
individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) are inadequately investigated. Methods In the 1980s …

Associations of fatty acids composition and estimated desaturase activities in erythrocyte phospholipids with biochemical and clinical indicators of cardiometabolic risk …

I Šarac, J Debeljak-Martačić, M Takić… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Fatty acids (FAs) composition and desaturase activities can be altered in
different metabolic conditions, but the adiposity-independent associations with clinical and …

Sexual function and dysfunction among women with anorexia nervosa: a systematic scoping review

T Price, M Zebitz, A Giraldi, TS Lokind… - … Journal of Eating …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research suggests that a variety of biological and psychosocial factors are
associated with the sexual health of women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN). This …