Ghrelin is expressed in the pancreatic islet cells as well as the stomach. In the perfused
pancreas and isolated islets, GHS-R antagonism, ghrelin immunoneutralization and ghrelin …

Ghrelin is the orexigenic peptide produced in the periphery, and its plasma level shows
remarkable pre/postprandial changes. Ghrelin is considered a pivotal signal to the brain to …

Objectives: To characterize the gut hormone profile and determine the effect of satiety gut
hormone blockade on food intake in disease-free postesophagectomy patients. Background …

Background Oesophagectomy is associated with reduced appetite, weight loss and
postprandial hypoglycaemia, the pathophysiological basis of which remains largely …

Leucine is a branched-chain amino acid that is present in protein, and it is an essential
factor in activating the mechanistic target of the rapamycin complex 1 signaling pathway and …

Few peptide hormones have attracted as much attention of the scientific community as
ghrelin, the natural secretagogue for growth hormone (GH) identified by M. Kojima et al. in …

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) achieves a higher remission of type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in non-morbidly obese …

Background Anorexia is a serious problem in patients with gastric cancer who have
undergone gastrectomy. Ghrelin, an orexigenic hormone primarily secreted from the …

Poor nutrition and weight loss are important factors contributing to poor quality of life (QOL)
after gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer. Ghrelin is a hormone produced by the …

The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of exogenous ghrelin for early recovery in
partial gastrectomied rats and its long-term significance. The subtotal gastrectomy (B-ltype) …