Ghrelin and other gastrointestinal peptides involved in the control of food intake.
The increasing prevalence of obesity has triggered intense research on its pharmacotherapy. Besides central neuroendocrine pathways, many peripheral endocrino-metabolic signals have been investigated, but only few are probably of some utility in weight loss. This review reports about ghrelin and other gastrointestinal peptides involved in hunger and satiety.
Tassone
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Broglio
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F
Gianotti
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L
Arvat
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E
Ghigo
E
E
Maccario
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M
D001839:Bombesin / Q000502:physiology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000502:physiology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D054439:Ghrelin; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / Q000502:physiology*; D006815:Hunger / Q000502:physiology*; D036361:Peptide Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D019894:Peptide YY / Q000502:physiology*
D054439:Ghrelin; D036361:Peptide Hormones; D019894:Peptide YY; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D001839:Bombesin