The efficacy of Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass (RYGB) and other bariatric surgeries in the
management of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus and novel developments in …

Ghrelin is a gastric peptide hormone, discovered as being the endogenous ligand of growth
hormone secretagogue receptor. Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide presenting a unique n …

Irisin was recently identified as cleavage product of fibronectin type III domain containing 5
(FNDC5) and shown to increase energy expenditure in mice and humans and therefore was …

The unpredictable nature of peptide binding to surfaces requires optimization of
experimental containers to be used. To demonstrate the variable recoveries of peptides from …

Background Maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) is positively associated with infant obesity risk.
Breast milk contains a number of hormones that may influence infant metabolism during the …

Numerous peptides released from endocrine cells in the intestinal mucosa were established
early on to be involved in the physiological regulation of food intake with a prominent role in …

Numerous bioactive peptides (such as ghrelins) have been identified in breast milk but there
is no information concerning apelin and nesfatin-1. Therefore, present study was designated …

This review focuses on the control of appetite by food intake-regulatory peptides secreted
from the gastrointestinal tract, namely cholecystokinin, glucagon-like peptide 1, peptide YY …

Integral membrane proteins reside within the bilayer membranes that surround cells and
organelles, playing critical roles in movement of molecules across them and the transduction …

Ghrelin and nesfatin-1 are enteroendocrine peptide hormones expressed in rat X/A-like and
human P/D1cells of the gastric mucosa. Besides their effect on food intake, both peptides …