title: Gut hormones and the control of appetite.
abstract: Obesity is the main cause of premature death in the UK. Worldwide its prevalence is accelerating. It has been hypothesized that a gut nutriment sensor signals to appetite centres in the brain to reduce food intake after meals. Gut hormones have been identified as an important mechanism for this. Ghrelin stimulates, and glucagon like peptide-1, oxyntomodulin, peptide YY (PYY), cholecystokinin and pancreatic polypeptide inhibit, appetite. At physiological postprandial concentrations they can alter food intake markedly in humans and rodents. In addition, in obese humans fasting levels of PYY are suppressed and postprandial release is reduced. Administration of gut hormones might provide a novel and physiological approach in anti-obesity therapy. Here, we summarize some of the recent advances in this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Division of Investigative Science, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001069:Appetite Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054439:Ghrelin; D005934:Glucagon / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053772:Oxyntomodulin; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036361:Peptide Hormones / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019894:Peptide YY / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D054439:Ghrelin; D020738:Leptin; D053772:Oxyntomodulin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D036361:Peptide Hormones; D011498:Protein Precursors; D019894:Peptide YY; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005934:Glucagon; D002766:Cholecystokinin