Ghrelin, an acylated upper gastrointestinal peptide, is the only known orexigenic hormone.
Considerable evidence implicates ghrelin in mealtime hunger and meal initiation …

Ghrelin is brain-gut peptide with growth hormone-releasing and appetite-inducing activities.
It is mainly secreted from the stomach mucosa but it is also expressed widely in different …

Data accumulated over recent years have significantly advanced our understanding of
growth factors, cytokines, and hormones in breast milk. Here we deal with leptin …

Ghrelin is an enteric peptide that is the only known circulating appetite stimulant. This
feature of the hormone has garnered widespread attention, as reflected by more than 1000 …

OBJETIVO: Apresentar uma revisão da literatura sobre a hipótese de que o aleitamento
materno teria um efeito protetor contra a obesidade infantil, a plausibilidade biológica dessa …

OBJECTIVE: To establish mean plasma ghrelin levels during fetal life and childhood.
STUDY DESIGN: Cord blood was obtained at birth from premature (n= 29) and full-term …

Aim: To establish ghrelin, leptin and IGF‐I serum levels in breastfed (BF) and formula‐fed
(FF) infants during the first period of life. Methods: A cross‐sectional study was conducted on …

Summary Karakosta P, Chatzi L, Plana E, Margioris A, Castanas E, Kogevinas M. Leptin
levels in cord blood and anthropometric measures at birth: a systematic review and meta …

Objective To determine the influence of gestational age and fetal growth restriction on the
cord blood adipokine profile, IGF1, and ghrelin levels, and their relationship with glucose …

To investigate the relationship between ghrelin and both fetal and neonatal growth
parameters and energy balance, we measured plasma ghrelin concentrations in 54 cord …